Steelers vs. Raiders: Who the experts are taking in Week 2

Derek Carrier #85 of the Oakland Raiders tackled by T.J. Watt #90 of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
Derek Carrier #85 of the Oakland Raiders tackled by T.J. Watt #90 of the Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – NOVEMBER 8: Center Tony Bergstrom #70 of the Oakland Raiders against the Pittsburgh Steelers (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

Steelers vs. Raiders: Who the experts are picking in Week 2

The three websites used by the experts in this article are sportingnews.com, nflspinzone.com, and sports.yahoo.com.

All three sites are reputable and have made some interesting choices for the game on Sunday. Many favor the home team over the visiting Raiders in the matchup, and that makes for good reason.

Pittsburgh is the better team and should win this game without too much of a concern, but Las Vegas can emerge victoriously.

Sporting News: Steelers

This expert has the black and gold winning this contest with relative ease.

The score predicted by this expert is 31-14 in the home team’s favor. The major cause for this prediction is the short week that the Raiders will be on heading across the country to play a very well-coached team. They expect this squad to be a nice rebound opportunity for Pittsburgh as it tries to show its offensive miscues in the opener was nothing to be concerned about.

NFL Spin Zone: Steelers

This site also has Pittsburgh winning, but this time by a nine-point margin.

They expect this score to finish 33-24. The idea behind their prediction mostly focuses on how impressive the black and gold’s defense was against Josh Allen and the Bills last week. They believe this home defense will get after the Raiders and cause a lot of issues throughout the game.

The silver and black should get a decent chunk of points in their losing effort according to this individual.

Yahoo! Sports: Steelers

Yahoo! Sports is probably the most recognizable name on this list for fans. They decided to go around many of their platforms and ask experts to give their thoughts on who will win this game on Sunday.

Twelve writers submitted their picks between these two teams, and nine of them chose Pittsburgh to win.

That is a 75-percent majority picking the black and gold to emerge victorious when the clock strikes zero.