The Tampa Bay Buccaneers travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers on Sunday afternoon in Week 6 NFL disassembly.
The 3-2 Bucs are coming off a 21-15 win over the Falcons. The Steelers, on the other hand, come into this game on a four-game losing streak. So far this season they have been down Patriots, Brown, Jet planes and Buffalo. Pittsburgh’s only win this season was a 23-20 win over the team in Week 1 of Bengal.
Can Tampa Bay keep going and improve to 4-2 this weekend, or will the Steelers finally get that elusive second win?
Here’s everything you need in terms of betting on the Buccaneers-Steelers game, from the point spread, money line, total over/under and expert picks (odds via Bet FOX):
Buccaneers in Steelers (1 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX)
Point Spread: Buccaneers -8 (Buccaneers prefer to win by more than 8 points, otherwise Steelers cover)
Cash line: Buccaneers -400 favorites to win (bet $10 to win $12.50 total); The Steelers are +280 underdogs to win (bet $10 to win $38)
Total points over/under: Both teams combined for 43.5 points
Pick through FOX Sports NFL analytics Jeff Schwartz:
Pittsburgh stinks. The Steelers might be the worst team in football, but I’m going to root for them here.
First, Tomlin’s teams are fantastic against the spread at home. Second, this Kenny Pickett first home opener and I would expect the offense to improve after only scoring three points against Buffalo. Pickett only turned the ball over once, and he played better than the box score suggests. The biggest problem for the Steelers offense on Sunday was their 0-for-4 performance in the red zone. They can’t be any worse on Sunday against the Bucs.
I am always optimistic Tom Brady team. He’s the best ever, and no matter how shaky his team may look, he’s shown time and time again that it doesn’t matter. However, I’m starting to lose my optimism as the Bucs just seem to be stuck in the mud. They lost in Packersexploded Chiefs and without terrible rudeness a passer-by calls out against Grady Jarretton Sunday, the Falcons will drive the ball to win.
I’m just not sure the Bucs are that good right now and this is the perfect place to buy against them. It’s a lowly Steelers team that no one believes in against a Tampa Bay team that is better on paper than they’ve been playing.
CHOICE: Steelers (+8 at FOX Bet) to lose by less than 8 points (or outright win)
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