By Ian S. Palmer
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The Pittsburgh Steelers will be making a trip to the west coast this Sunday, November 29 as they’ll face off against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington. The Steelers are coming off of a 30-9 win over the Cleveland Browns two weeks ago and have now won two in a row. They took week 11 off with a bye and enter the game with a 6-4 record which is good for second place in the AFC North Division. Meanwhile, Seattle is second in the NFC West at 5-5 on the season after their 29-13 home victory over the San Francisco 49ers last week.
Steelers vs Seahawks – BOVADA NFL BETTING LINE:
- Bovada currently lists the Seahawks at -4 at even odds with the Steelers +4 at -120 with the over at 46 points at -120 each
Steelers vs Seahawks – Betting Trends
Pittsburgh Steelers:
- Season record: 6-4 straight up, 5-3-2 against the spread
- Pittsburgh is 4-2 straight up in their last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh’s last 8 games
- Pittsburgh is 4-1-1 against the spread in their last 6 games on the road
Seattle Seahawks:
- Season record: 5-5 straight up, 3-6-1 against the spread
- Seattle is 3-8-2 against the spread in its last 13 games
- Seattle is 16-7 straight up in its last 23 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle’s last 6 games
The Steelers could still pass the Cincinnati Bengals for first place in their division if they can finish the season on a winning streak. They saw quarterback Ben Roethlisberger enter the game to play against Cleveland despite a foot injury and his produced his best performance of the season. Big Ben threw three touchdown passes and 379 yards as he upped his career record against the Browns to 19-2. Roethlisberger’s 379 yards set a new league record for the most yards by a quarterback who didn’t start the game.
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Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant also had good games as Bryant gained 178 yards and scored a touchdown on six receptions and Brown added another 139 yards and two touchdowns on 10 catches. Pittsburgh has been gaining 258.8 yards per game on average in the air, which ranks 13th in the league. The Steelers have also been playing well defensively as of late. They’ve allowed just 19.1 points per outing which is fifth-lowest in the NFL and will be facing a Seahawks side which has struggled this campaign by scoring an average of 22.8 points per outing.
Pittsburgh plays a more aggressive style of defense this year and has recorded 28 sacks in their 10 games, which ranks as fourth best. They had 33 sacks last season to rank 26th. The Steelers enter the game with a 2-1-1 mark against the spread so far this year.
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The Seahawks bounced back with a win last Sunday over San Francisco after being downed 39-32 by Arizona in their previous outing. It was a big triumph since it put them back to .500 on the year. Running back Thomas Rawls led the way offensively by running for 209 yards, which ranks second all time in a single game in the club’s history. He replaced Marshawn Lynch in the starting lineup and also chipped in with a pair of touchdowns. Rawls is now just the third Seattle running back to crack the 200-yard mark in a game. The only player to do better than Rawls was Shaun Alexander when he rushed for 266 yards in 2001. Rawls will be facing a tough task this weekend though since the Steelers’ defensive line is ranked sixth-best in the league by conceding 93 yards against on the ground per game.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson completed 24 of his 29 pass attempts last week for 260 yards and threw three touchdown passes. His passer rating was an impressive 138.5 and he’ll be up against a Steelers’ secondary which concedes 278.4 yards against per outing in the air, which is the fifth-worst mark in the league. Seattle enters the contest at 2-3 against the spread in their home outings this season and this looks to be a close encounter.
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