The Pittsburgh Steelers are on the road to face the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8. Here are the best bets you can make for this Pennsylvania showdown.
If you’re hoping to tune into a contest that is sure to come down to the wire, this might not be the nail-biter you were hoping for. The 2-5 Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Philadelphia to face the 6-0 Eagles, and with his back against the wall, Mike Tomlin will be looking to avoid catastrophe.
Though his upset win against the Buccaneers a few weeks back looked really impressive at the time, Tampa Bay has dropped five of their last six games — including an embarrassing 21-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Besting the Eagles, however, would certainly put this team on the map, as Philly is arguably the best team in the league right now.
With a spread of +10.5 for the Steelers, it’s unwise to believe they will defy the odds — especially considering their stagnant offense this year. However, if you want to truly make this game worth your while, here are the three best bets you can make for Steelers vs Eagles this week:
Best Steelers Bets Week 8
Philadelphia Eagles moneyline (-500)
Oddsmakers at Fanduel Sportsbook set the odds right where I thought they would be entering Week 8. After predicting on the Still Curtain Podcast that the Steelers would lose to the Eagles with a score of 27-16, I don’t love betting on either team to cover. However, it feels remarkably safe to take the Eagles at the moneyline.
Granted, the payout isn’t good when doing so (just -500), but it’s probably the safest game to predict the outcome of around the NFL this week. The Steelers, collectively, have the worst offense in the NFL, while the Eagles are the only remaining team and might have the deepest roster in the NFL. We feel confident saying that Philadelphia will win outright.
Alternate spread: Steelers +14.5 (-162)
If you want to improve your payout, I would suggest taking the alternate spread of Steelers +14.5. This means that if Mike Tomlin’s team is able to keep this game within two touchdowns, you still get paid. Considering the Eagles rely heavily on the rushing attack and after watching Pittsburgh’s defense step up to the plate against the Buccaneers and Dolphins in two straight weeks, I think holding this to a two-score game is very attainable.
Kenny Pickett OVER 214.5 passing yards
Kenny Pickett has crushed the over in his passing yard prop bet in each of his two starts in which he was not forced to leave the field early with an injury. The time he hasn’t done so thus far is when he suffered a concussion against the Buccaneers.
In his only two full games played so far, Pickett is averaging 48 pass attempts per game to go with 292 passing yards on average, per ESPN stats. Even with poor yards per attempt numbers, Pickett should be able to hit the over on this prop as the Steelers will be forced to pass often in an effort to keep this one close.