Atlanta had a 10-point lead against the Dolphins, who came back to win 23-20 thanks largely to an unlikely 99-yard touchdown pass from David Fales to Damore'ea Stringfellow. The Falcons still had 270 total yards of offense, including 113 on the ground. Matt Ryan went three-for-three for 32 yards and Matt Schaub completed both of his passes for 20 yards. Matt Simms got the bulk of the playing time and went 10-of-20 for 104 yards and no interceptions. Pittsburgh is 1-4 ATS the last five years in Week 2 of preseason, including a 17-0 loss at home to Philadelphia last year. The Steelers beat the Giants 20-12 last Friday, but still are just 3-7 ATS their last 10 preseason games. Pittsburgh took advantage of a costly fumble by the Giants in the final minutes of the first half when Josh Dobbs threw a 28-yard touchdown pass on the very next play. Dobbs went 8-of-15 for 100 yards with two picks and Bart Houston was two-of-seven for 24 yards. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is only 7-15 straight-up and 5-16-1 ATS since 2012 in preseason. Lay the points and take the Falcons.
This pick was released to clients on August 15, 2018 at 2:38PM ET.
NFL
Atlanta at Pittsburgh
August 20, 2017
4:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Atlanta -2.5 (-115) (risk 1.5 to return 2.8)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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