Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Betting Prediction

NFL Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction 8/17

With the point spread sitting at -4 in favor of the Steelers, we have a good pre-season week two matchup between the Bills and Steelers. The game is set for 7:00 ET on Saturday, August 17th, and you can catch it on NFLN. The Steelers are the favorite with money line odds of -203, while the Bills’ money line odds are +168.

  • Date: Saturday, August 17th
  • Time: 7:00 ET
  • Location: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh
  • TV: NFLN

Bills vs Steelers

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Heading into the 4th quarter, the Bears led 13-6, and the Buffalo Bills were on track to cover the spread, as they were 3-point favorites with a spread line of -3. However, the Bills’ 33-6 loss has them sitting at 0-1 in the pre-season.

As for the actual game, the Bills finished with a 27-point loss, and the Bears’ late surge in the 4th quarter led to a lopsided final score. Our projected point spread had the Bills at 33-6, and the over/under line was 37.5 points, with the teams combining for 39 points.

Despite the Steelers’ 20-12 loss to the Texans, they did have a chance to cover the spread heading into the 4th quarter, as they were down 20-12. However, the Texans added a touchdown early in the 4th quarter, and the Steelers ended up losing by eight.

As for the point spread lines and over/under lines, the Steelers were +3-point underdogs, and with the O/U line sitting at 38.5 points, the teams finished with 32 combined points.

Bills Injury Report

  • Tommy Doyle – Undisclosed (Out)

Steelers Injury Report

  • Cameron Sutton – Suspended (Out)
  • Cole Holcomb – Undisclosed (Out)
  • Nathan Meadors – Hamstring (Out)
  • Breiden Fehoko – Undisclosed (Out)
  • David Perales – Knee (Out)

Bills Offense Breakdown

The Bills’ offense really struggled in their most recent game, coming away with just 123 yards on 31 passing attempts. They were held to only 6 points in a 33-6 loss to the Bears, and their inability to protect the quarterback was a major issue, as they allowed eight sacks.

Buffalo’s running game was non-existent, finishing with just 77 yards on 26 attempts (3.0 yards per attempt). Mitchell Trubisky finished with 82 yards passing, going 10/18, and was their leading passer, with 82 yards.

Steelers Offense Breakdown

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The Steelers’ offense finished with 19 first downs in their 20-12 loss to the Texans, and they had a tough time on third down, finishing with a 22.2% conversion rate. Despite this, they did finish with 255 yards, going 8.1 yards per attempt through the air.

For the game, Kyle Allen finished with 193 yards passing (17/23), and Daijun Edwards led the team with 28 yards rushing, averaging 9.3 yards per attempt and scoring one touchdown.

Bills Team Defense

In their most recent game, Buffalo’s defense gave up 199 passing yards on just 12 completions to the Bears. Despite this, the Bills’ defense really struggled to stop the run, giving up 141 rushing yards on just 30 attempts. Overall, they allowed 340 yards of offense and finished with a tough 33-6 loss.

Buffalo’s defense did a good job on third down, holding the Bears to a 33.3% conversion rate. However, they really struggled to generate pressure, finishing with just one sack and losing the battles in both turnovers and the QB hit department.

Steelers Team Defense

In their most recent game, the Steelers’ defense did a good job vs. the run, as they allowed just 80 yards on 27 attempts. However, despite their strong play vs. the run, they gave up 175 yards through the air on 19 completions and allowed one passing touchdown.

Even though they did force three sacks, the Steelers’ defense was hurt by their offense’s turnovers, as they lost the turnover battle 2-0 in their 20-12 loss to the Texans. For the game, the Steelers allowed just 255 yards and held the Texans to 17 first downs.

Bills vs Steelers Trends

  • Through their last ten road contests, the Bills offense has averaged 25 points per game while allowing an average of 19. Buffalo posted an overall record of 6-4 while going 5-5 ATS.
  • Across their ten previous home games, Pittsburgh has an ATS mark of 6-4. Their straight up record in these matchups was 6-4 while averaging 17 points per game.
  • In their last five games as the betting underdog, the Bills have a straight up record of 2-3 and an ATS mark of 2-3.
  • Pittsburgh has done well both straight up and vs the spread when favored to win the game, going 3-2 SU and 3-2 ATS in their last five games.

Bills vs Steelers Prediction

Our pick vs. the spread is to take the Bills to cover as road underdogs in this week two pre-season matchup vs. the Steelers. The point spread lines have the Bills at +4, and we have them not only covering but winning by a score of 17-16.

For the over/under line, with the line sitting at 37 points, we are leaning towards taking the under, with our projected combined score coming in at 33 points.


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