- The Steelers are a three-point home underdog against the Packers.
- The Steelers have won eight of their last nine as home dogs following a road loss.
- My Steelers vs Packers prediction is the Pittsburgh Steelers Team Total Under 21.5 Points (-135).
Aaron Rodgers meets his former team as the Steelers host the Packers on SNF.
The last we saw Pittsburgh, the Steelers fell outright as 5.5-point road favorites in Cincinnati. The loss dropped Pittsburgh to 4-2 on the year, with both losses coming as a favorite.
Green Bay dispatched Arizona 26-23 in Week 7 thanks to a strong second half. The win lifts Green Bay to 4-1-1 on the season, good for the lead in the NFC North.
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Steelers vs. Packers Prediction
Based on Green Bay’s defensive success against weak offenses this year, my Steelers vs Packers prediction is the Steelers Team Total Under 21.5 Points (-135).
I rate this game a potential sell-high spot on Pittsburgh’s offense.
Green Bay offers one of the toughest tests for Pittsburgh’s offense. Entering Week 8, the Packers defense rank seventh in defensive DVOA, per ftnfantasy.com.
It marks only the third time all year the Steelers played a top-10 unit. In Week 2, Mike Tomlin’s team faced a Seahawks defense currently ranked fourth and scored only 17 points.
That game marks the only time this season Pittsburgh stayed under either of those two numbers.
They also played Cleveland (5th), scoring 23. However, the Steelers played that game off extra rest while Cleveland returned from London.
Green Bay has kept all but two opponents under this benchmark. One failure came at Dallas, with the second coming against Arizona.
However, those teams successfully counterbalanced Green Bay’s defensive strength: the defensive line.
Pittsburgh carries no such advantage. Per ESPN, the Packers rank seventh and 12th, respectively, in run-stop win rate and pass-rush win rate.
Conversely, the Steelers rank 13th and 32nd in the corresponding offensive categories.
Based on those factors, I’ll sell Pittsburgh off a 30+ point performance in Cincinnati.
Betting Steelers vs. Packers: NFL Public Betting
| Team | % of ATS Bets | % of ATS Money | % of ML Bets | % of ML Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | 36% | 41% | 21% | 11% |
| Steelers | 64% | 59% | 79% | 89% |
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