Steelers vs Packers best prop bets to make for NFL Week 4 game
By Tommy Jaggi
The Pittsburgh Steelers are on the road against the Green Bay Packers this Sunday. Here are three prop bets you should consider making for this Week 4 matchup.
It’s important not to overanalyze team performances in the first few weeks of the season. There’s a lot of randomness at the beginning of the year and most teams usually start to show their true colors in October.
Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Steelers, they are entering a must-win game against the Green Bay Packers after they failed to take care of business at home in each of the past two weeks. With the Cincinnati Bengals recently boosting their record to 3-1 on Thursday night football, Mike Tomlin’s team can ill afford to drop to 1-3 on the season.
Regardless of how we feel about Pittsburgh’s playoff chances this year, Week 4 offers some intriguing prop best in the Steelers vs Packers matchup this Sunday. Here are three you might consider taking:
Steelers OVER 19.5 point total (-110)
I know this one might seem like a stretch — especially considering that Pittsburgh has averaged just 14.3 offensive points per game so far this season. However, there is plenty of reason to believe that they will finally get over the 20-point hump on offense in Week 4.
Though Pittsburgh is on the road against a good opponent, this is actually a fairly decent matchup for the Steelers. One of the weaknesses of Green Bay’s team right now is a lack of consistent pass rush.
Kenny Clark, Preston Smith, and Rashan Gary as solid football players along the defensive line, but Clark and Smith are more of run defense specialists. Meanwhile, their $16.5 million per year pass rusher, Za’Darius Smith, is on IR with a back injury.
Without the ability to generate a lot of pressure. I think Ben Roethlisberger has his best game through the air. Though they might not clear this 19.5-point bar by much, a pair of touchdowns and a field goal will do the trick against a susceptible Packers defense that has allowed 27.7 points per game so far this season.