Pittsburgh made a miraculous comeback and defeated Indianapolis 28-24 after falling behind 24-7 in the third quarter, and clinched the AFC North title. Cleveland was missing four receivers due to COVID protocol, but that was still no excuse to lose to the woeful New York Jets. Now the Browns are nearly double-digit favorites in this game even though these teams are hated rivals. The thought of keeping the Browns out of the playoffs will be motivation enough for the Steelers to keep it close, even with Mason Rudolph filling in for Ben Roethlisberger. Cleveland has gone UNDER its last two games while Pittsburgh was 5-0-1 UNDER before going OVER its last two games against Cincinnati and the Colts. The Steelers are 22-8-2 ATS as underdogs, including 9-3 ATS on the road. Also, Pittsburgh is 13-5-3 ATS its last 21 games in January. Cleveland is just 3-7 ATS its last 10 games overall and 9-24-1 ATS its last 34 games versus the AFC North. Pittsburgh is 21-8-1 UNDER as a dog and 19-9-2 UNDER its last 30 games versus AFC teams. Eleven of the last 16 meetings have stayed UNDER. Take the Steelers and the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on December 29, 2023 at 10:25AM ET.
NFL
Pittsburgh at Cleveland
January 3, 2021
1:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Pittsburgh +10.5 (-120) (risk 1 to return 1.83)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 42 -109 (risk 1 to return 1.92)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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