The Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-3 straight up and against the spread over their last three games. The Steelers will try to end their skid when they host the New England Patriots this Sunday afternoon.
Patriots small road favorites at Steelers on Sunday NFL odds
The Pittsburgh Steelers look to get back on track at home this Sunday hosting the New England Patriots as small betting underdogs at the sportsbooks.
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Pittsburgh is a 2-point home underdog on the NFL odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Steelers are 10-5 SU and 10-3-2 ATS in their last 15 games as a home underdog but are 0-2 SU and ATS in their last two instances as one against New England.
New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers
When: Sunday, December 16, 4:25 p.m. ET
Where: Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Betting Line / Total: New England -2 / 52 Points
Pittsburgh Steelers
From the beginning of October through the middle of November, Pittsburgh looked like a team that would be in the running for a first round bye on the heels of a 6-0 SU and 5-0-1 ATS run.
But over the last three weeks, the Steelers have gone 0-3 SU and ATS, most embarrassingly losing to the Oakland Raiders last week as 10-point road favorites. At 7-5-1 SU and 6-6-1 ATS, Pittsburgh is no longer a sure thing to win the AFC North or to even make the postseason.
The Steelers have been tormented by New England over the last 20 years with a 3-12 SU and 3-11-1 ATS record in their last 15 games against the Patriots per the OddsShark NFL Database.
New England Patriots
What a difference a single play can make. If the Patriots don’t allow Miami to score a miracle touchdown on the final play of the game last Sunday, they improve to 9-1 SU over their last 10 games and to 10-3 SU on the season.
Instead, New England is now tied with Houston at 9-4 SU on the season for the second seed in the AFC and just 2-2 SU and ATS over its last two games. The Patriots enter this game with a 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS record in their last 10 road games against teams with winning records.
Sunday’s total is set at 52 points at betting sites. The UNDER is 5-1 in New England’s last six games.
With New England coming off of a humiliating loss to the Dolphins and Pittsburgh suddenly in must-win mode coming off of three straight losses, Sunday’s game should feature two very angry and fired up teams. These two teams were crystal clear Super Bowl contenders a month ago, but the loser of this one might have that status called into question on Monday morning.
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