Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints
Sunday, 8:20 pm Eastern – NBC
A great matchup is on tap for Sunday night in New Orleans as the last two Super Bowl champs meet with the Saints hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers look like the best team in the NFL betting this season at 5-1 while the Saints are struggling at 4-3. The Steelers got a little lucky last week in their win over Miami while the Saints were shocked at home by the Cleveland Browns.
New Orleans is a 1-point favorite with a total of 44 at SBG Global.
The Saints have committed 14 turnovers in their last five games and quarterback Drew Brees looks nothing like the quarterback who led the league’s best offense last NFL betting season. Brees has 10 interceptions already which is one fewer than he had all of last year. Part of the problem for New Orleans is the lack of a running game. Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas have been out and opposing defenses are forcing Brees to throw the ball into coverage and he has not been successful. It appears that Bush is going to be out again and Thomas is nowhere near returning to the lineup. It won’t get any easier on Sunday night against a very good Pittsburgh defense.
The Steelers have quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back and they look as good as ever. Roethlisberger has thrown five TDs since returning from his suspension. Now the Steelers not only have the best defense in the league, they also have a very potent offense. Before Big Ben returned the Steelers were known as a running team but since he has returned the Steelers have been throwing the ball all over the field. Hines Ward looks great again as Pittsburgh’s top receiver and Mike Wallace has big play ability.
Pittsburgh has not played at New Orleans since 2002 when they lost 32-20.
The teams did play in 2006 in Pittsburgh when the Steelers won 38-31. The Steelers lead the all-time series against New Orleans 7-6. Here are the football betting stats for Sunday’s game. The Steelers are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Steelers are 27-13-1 ATS in their last 41 games in October. The Saints are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
The Over is 5-2 in the Steelers last 7 road games. The Over is 18-8-1 in the Saints last 27 home games.
