The New England Patriots (2-10) travel to face off against the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5) on Thursday, December 7th. This game will be played at Acrisure Stadium in Acrisure Stadium and televised on AMZN. Both the Patriots and Steelers will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 ET.

Patriots vs Steelers

The Patriots Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Patriots hosted the Chargers in 13. This game ended in a 6-0 loss for New England. With a 6-point loss, the Patriots added a loss to their ATS record as well. They were 4.5-point underdogs prior to the game.

For the game, quarterback Bailey Zappe attempted 25 passes and finished with 13 completions for 141. His passer rating for the game was 68.

In their matchup vs. the Los Angeles offense, the New England’s defense was thrown against 37 times, yielding 212 passing yards. On passing plays, the Patriots allowed a completion rate of 59.5%, and they permitted a total of 241 yards of offense.

The Patriots currently hold the 4th spot in the AFC-East this season, with an overall record of 2-10. In games outside their conference, they have a 0-5 record, and in AFC games, they have a AFC record.

This season, the Patriots find themselves above .500 versus the spread with a record of 2-10. Their average scoring margin for this season stands at -8.8. This season, the Patriots have an over/under record of 3-9. Their average over/under betting line so far is 41.1 points with their games averaging a combined 33.5 points per contest.

Patriots Injury Report

• Sidy Sow – Ankle (Questionable)
• Isaiah Bolden – Head (Out)
• Christian Gonzalez – Shoulder (Out)
• Demario Douglas – Concussion (Questionable)
• Calvin Anderson – Illness (Out)
• Rhamondre Stevenson – Ankle (Questionable)
• Marcus Jones – Shoulder (Out)
• Shaun Wade – Illness (Questionable)
• Tre Nixon – Shoulder (Out)
• Christian Barmore – Shoulder (Questionable)
• Tyrone Wheatley Jr. – Knee (Out)
• Kayshon Boutte – Shoulder (Questionable)
• Kendrick Bourne – Knee (Out)
• Deatrich Wise Jr. – Illness (Questionable)
• Chris Board – Back (Questionable)
• Daniel Ekuale – Bicep (Out)
• Matthew Judon – Bicep (Out)
• Ezekiel Elliott – Thigh (Questionable)
• Trent Brown – Ankle/hand (Questionable)
• Raekwon McMillan – Achilles (Out)
• JuJu Smith-Schuster – Ankle (Questionable)
• DeVante Parker – Knee (Questionable)
• Riley Reiff – Knee (Questionable)

The Steelers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

The Steelers recently suffered a 24-10 defeat at the hands of the Cardinals. In addition to their defeat in the game, the Steelers also fell short of covering the spread as 6-point favorites.

Against the Cardinals, the Steelers ran the ball 31 times, with Najee Harris leading the team with 63 yards. Mitch Trubisky threw the ball 17 times for 117 yards and a passer rating of 104.

Against the Cardinals’ offense, the Steelers allowed 282 yards of total offense. Of these yards, 150 were attributed to the rushing defense, while 132 yards were surrendered on 23 pass attempts.

So far this season, the Steelers are 7-5 overall which has the team placed 2nd in the AFC-North. This record has come while going 4-3 as the underdog and 3-2 when favored.

Pittsburgh’s scoring margin up to this point is currently at -3.1. The team comes in with an ATS mark of 7-5. With an over/under record of 2-10, the Steelers come in with an average margin of -4.4 relative to their over/under lines. Their games have consistently averaged 35.1 points per game.

Steelers Injury Report

• Mason Cole – Neck (Questionable)
• Minkah Fitzpatrick – Hand (Probable)
• Montravius Adams – Ankle (Probable)
• Elandon Roberts – Groin (Questionable)
• Isaac Seumalo – Shoulder (Questionable)
• Keanu Neal – Rib (Out)
• Kwon Alexander – Achilles (Out)
• Cameron Heyward – Groin (Questionable)
• Elijah Riley – Ankle (Out)
• Kenny Pickett – Ankle (Out)
• James Pierre – Shoulder (Questionable)
• Renell Wren – Achilles (Out)
• Cole Holcomb – Knee (Out)
• Cory Trice Jr. – Knee (Out)
• Keeanu Benton – Oblique (Questionable)
• Alfonzo Graham – Shoulder (Out)

Patriots Offense Breakdown

In terms of offense, the Patriots are at 12.3 points per game, ranking them 29th in the NFL.

So far this season, New England’s passing game is 16th in passing attempts. Their average of 186.8 passing yards per game places them 23rd in the NFL rankings.

The Patriots have been running the ball an average of 25.7 times per game and currently hold the 21st spot in the league in rushing yards. Their average yards per rushing attempt is 4.

Steelers Offense Breakdown

This season, the Pittsburgh offense has an average of 16 points, placing them 25th in the league.

Looking at their performance in the passing game so far, Pittsburgh is 28th in passing yards per game, where they have an average of 179.6. Additionally, their passing yards per attempt of 5.8, places them 16 in the league.

The Steelers have been running the ball an average of 26.7 times per game and currently hold the 14th spot in the league in rushing yards. Their average yards per rushing attempt is 4.3.

Patriots Team Defense

The Patriots defense takes on the Steelers having given up an average of 21.2 points per game. So far, they are 25th in quarterback hits and are giving up 310.5 yards per contest.

Steelers Team Defense

On the defensive side of the ball, Pittsburgh currently ranks 6th in points allowed. Their opponents have been averaging 19.1 points per game while gaining 348.3 yards per contest.

Patriots vs Steelers Trends

• Although New England has a straight up record of 0-3 in their last three road games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 0-3. The team averaged 13 points per game in these games.
• When looking at their past five home matchups, Pittsburgh has an ATS record of 3-2 while averaging 15 per game. The team went 3-2 overall in these games.
• Going back to their previous ten games as the underdog, New England has an ATS mark of 1-9 while going 1-9 straight up.
• As the betting favorite, the Steelers have an ATS mark of just 7-3 in their last ten games. Pittsburgh posted a straight up mark of 7-3 in these matchups.

Patriots vs Steelers Prediction

Pittsburgh’s passing game didn’t look good in their last game against Arizona. I’m not anticipating a sudden turnaround, which is why I’m favoring New England as 6-point underdogs.

Our model sees the over/under line for this matchup being to low and like the outlook of this game surpassing 30 points. The betting model spit out this game finishing with a combined 43 points.

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