The Pittsburgh Steelers are 8-1 straight up over their last nine games against the Detroit Lions but just 2-5 against the spread in the last seven games in this head-to-head series. The Steelers will try to pick up another win over the Lions this Sunday night on the road.
Steelers vs. Lions 2017 odds: Pittsburgh betting favorite for Sunday night matchup
Le’Veon Bell and company get the nod at the sportsbooks for Sunday’s primetime matchup as they take on the Lions in Detroit riding strong road trends.
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Pittsburgh is a 3-point road favorite in Detroit at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last 14 games as a betting favorite, the Steelers are 12-2 SU.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions
When: Sunday, October 29, 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
Betting Line / Total: Pittsburgh -3 / 46.5 Points
Pittsburgh Steelers
The recipe for success for the Steelers on offense is fairly simple; get the ball into Le’Veon Bell’s hands.
Since losing to Jacksonville 30-9 at home, the Steelers are 2-0 SU and ATS. Bell had 191 total yards on 35 touches in Pittsburgh’s 19-13 win over Kansas City and 192 total yards on 38 touches in the team’s 29-14 win over Cincinnati. Dating back to last season, the Steelers are 6-0 SU and ATS in their last six games in which Bell gets 30 touches or more.
The Steelers have been a strong road team in recent seasons, boasting an 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS record in their last 10 games away from home per the OddsShark NFL Database.
Detroit Lions
Detroit surged out of the box to a 2-0 SU and ATS start with back-to-back upset wins over the Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants. But since then, the Lions are just 1-3 SU and ATS.
The Lions entered their bye week on the heels of a 52-38 blowout loss, and getting the defense shored up will be critical to making a playoff push in the second half of the season. Detroit is just 3-13 SU in its last 16 night games.
Sunday night’s total is set at 46.5 points. The OVER is 4-0 in the last four games between Pittsburgh and Detroit.
The Lions are a perfect 5-0 SU and ATS in their last five games coming out of a bye week. To earn an upset at home on Sunday, Detroit will need to find a way to keep Bell’s production in check. In five games as a home underdog since the start of the 2016 season, the Lions are 3-2 SU and ATS.
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