The battle for Pennsylvania is on between the Steelers and Eagles this Sunday in Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh is 10-3 this season and winners of two straight and six of the past seven. With Russell Wilson, the Steelers’ offense has been revived at 28.4 points per game. George Pickens is questionable, which doesn’t help the offense, but Pittsburgh has excelled as the underdog, going 5-0 ATS this year, including 3-0 as the road underdog.
Philadelphia is 11-2 on the year and holds the NFL’s longest winning streak at nine straight games. The Eagles have won four straight at home and are 4-1 at the Linc since its Week 2 loss to the Falcons (22-16). Saquon Barkley is second in MVP odds (+400) behind Josh Allen and has carried this offense over the past three games due to Jalen Hurts’ struggles to get the ball downfield (108, 118, 179 passing yards).
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· Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024
· Time: 4:25 PM EST
· Site: Lincoln Financial Field
· City: Philadelphia, PA
· TV/Streaming: FOX
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Game odds for Steelers vs. Eagles
The latest odds as of Thursday courtesy of DraftKings:
Moneyline: Pittsburgh Steelers (+205), Philadelphia Eagles (-250)
Spread: Eagles -5.5 (-110)
Total: 43.0
The line opened at 45.5 for the total and Philadelphia -5, so money has come in on the Under in the battle of PA. The spread dipped to +4.5 in favor of Pittsburgh but has been bet back up.
Expert picks & predictions for Steelers vs Eagles
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Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Pittsburgh Steelers to cover the +5.5 as road underdogs in Philadelphia:
“Pittsburgh is 3-0 ATS and on the ML as road underdogs this year, 5-0 ATS as an underdog overall, and an NFL-best 10-3 ATS overall (tied with Denver).
The Steelers are 6-1 with Russell Wilson under center and the offense looks dangeruss. Pittsburgh averages an NFL-best 5.6 plays of 20-plus yards with Wilson under center and George Pickens is also one of the main reasons why the Steelers lead in that category.
Pickens is questionable to play and if he’s good to go, his presence would be a significant boost for the Steelers offense in what should be a gritty game. I like the Steelers to cover the +5.5 and would sprinkle the ML (+205).”
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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles team stats, betting trends
- Pittsburgh is tied for NFL-best 10-3 ATS and 3-0 ATS and on the ML 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.
Quarterback matchup for Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Jalen Hurts – Hurts has 29 total touchdowns (16 passing, 13 rushing) to 5 interceptions on the season. Hurts is on pace to break his career-high of 15 rushing touchdowns last season and is 240 rushing yards shy of his career-high of 784.
Pittsburgh: Russell Wilson - In seven starts with the Steelers, Wilson has tossed 1,784 yards, 12 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, and sports a 6-1 record. Wilson’s thrown two or more touchdowns in four of seven games and 264 or more in four as well.
Steelers and Eagles injury update
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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