Line Dance: Steelers Begin Week As Favorites, Now Underdogs To Jets

A 2-4 street group will not be typically the favourite over a 4-2 membership. The New York Jets weren’t in that spot at first of the week. However after the New York Jets acquired WR Davante Adams, and maybe due to the Pittsburgh Steelers QB swap to Russell Wilson, the Jets are actually the betting favourite tonight in Acrisure Stadium.

As we famous on Monday night time, shortly after the Jets’ loss to the Buffalo Payments, the Steelers had been the opening line favorites at 1-point. It’s not a serious margin, however favorites nonetheless.

These odds modified early within the week and have held since. The driving issue appears to be New York lastly touchdown WR Davante Adams, acquired Tuesday morning (the road appeared to shift a couple of hours earlier than, possible some insiders who knew the deal was executed provided that Aaron Rodgers came upon round 1 AM Tuesday). And so they’ve held ever since, 1.5-point favorites heading into Sunday night time’s kickoff.

It’s solely the second time Pittsburgh has been underdogs this season, beating the favored Atlanta Falcons within the season opener. In reality, the Steelers have gained their final three video games as canines, beating the Seattle Seahawks and Cincinnati Bengals as a part of their late-season comeback in 2023. Two of these video games got here on the street, whereas the one house contest got here towards the Bengals, QB Mason Rudolph’s first begin that led to spectacular vogue for him and the group.

Narrowing it down additional, the Steelers with home-field benefit in primetime motion are not often underdogs. Of the group’s 17 such video games since 2016, it’s solely occurred as soon as—final season towards the Cleveland Browns. Pittsburgh got here out on high, 26-22. Within the Tomlin period, this marks the sixth such time, the Steelers are 2-3 in these video games. They misplaced to the Baltimore Ravens in additional time in 2015, beat the Bengals however misplaced to the Chicago Bears in 2013, and misplaced to the Ravens in 2012.

Like a lot of the noise this week, none of it issues as soon as the ball’s kicked off. But when the Steelers come out on high, Vegas shall be reminded to not doubt Steelers Nation at house below the lights.