The Battle for Pennsylvania: Best Bets for Eagles-Steelers

Two of the best teams in the NFL this year are located in Pennsylvania. The Eagles and the Steelers each have already won 10 games, so who gets the edge in the upcoming clash?

When the Pittsburgh Steelers traded for two quarterbacks over the offseason, few would have predicted that things would go so right for them. Justin Fields started the first three games leading the Steelers to 2 victories and then Russell Wilson capped it off with some great play, erasing the forgettable year he had in Denver in 2023. With a 10-3 record, the Steelers are 5-0 ATS when they are the underdogs, as they are this Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles in Philadelphia. But the Steelers haven’t won in Philly in 59 years. Can they break the curse?

The 11-2 Eagles have won an NFL best 9 straight games and four straight at home. Saquon Barkley is second in MVP odds (+400) behind Josh Allen. He has has carried this offense over the past three games due to Jalen Hurts’ passing struggles (108, 118, 179 passing yards). The Eagles are favored by 5.5 points with a total of 43. The line opened at 5 points and a total of 45.5 but money has come in on both sides making both lines fluctuate.

 

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Scary Stats

And there are these stats that could influence your wagers one way or another, according to NBC Sports.

  • Pittsburgh is tied for NFL-best 10-3 ATS and 3-0 ATS and on the money line as a road underdog.
  • Philadelphia is 8-5 ATS but 1-4 ATS as a home favorite, ranking sixth-worst.
  • The Eagles are 8-5 to the Under, ranking tied for 4th-best.
  • The Steelers are 7-6 to the Over and 2-1 to the Over as a road dog.
  • Jalen Hurts has a rushing touchdown in seven of the past eight games.
  • Russell Wilson tossed at least two touchdowns in four of seven starts.
  • Saquon Barkley had his three-game touchdown streak snapped last week against Carolina but he did manage 124 rushing yards surpassing the century mark for the fourth straight game.
  • Najee Harris is 123 yards short of his fourth straight 1,000-yard season. Harris has run for at least 50 yards in six of the past seven.

 

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Injury Updates

Philadelphia’s TE Dallas Goedert (knee), S Reed Blankenship (concussion), S Sydney Brown (knee), DT Byron Young (hamstring) and LB Ben VanSumeren (knee) are all out.

For the Steelers, WR George Pickens (hamstring) and LB Tyler Matakevich (hamstring) are questionable, while WR Roman Wilson (hamstring), DT Montravius Adams (knee), CB C.J. Henderson (neck) and OT Dylan Cook (foot) are all out.

 

 

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