Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction, 8/17/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 2

Game: Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Steelers (-4)

Total/Over-Under: 34

Acrisure Stadium is the site where the Pittsburgh Steelers (10-7 last season) will compete against the Buffalo Bills (11-6 last year) on Saturday. Buffalo is 4-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 34.

The Buffalo Bills finished the year having a 11-6 mark. In their last game, the Bills stepped onto the field against the Chiefs and went home with a win by a final score of 20-17. Josh Allen connected on 23/42 with 233 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 68.8 and walked away from the game with 1 interception. James Cook averaged 16.6 yds per reception by notching 83 yards on 5 receptions. James Cook was the rushing leader for the Bills with 10 totes for 58 yards (5.8 yards per attempt). In all, they had 73 plays which totaled 327 yards. The Buffalo Bills ended up running the ball 28 different times and tallied 118 yards, earning them an average of 4.2 yds per attempt. Against the run, the Bills gave up 82 yards on 18 attempts, which averages out to 4.6 yards per rush surrendered. Buffalo relinquished 25 completions on 43 tries for a total of 264 yds, and a completion rate of 58.1%.

When it comes to scoring points, the Buffalo Bills were sitting at 26.5 points per game. As a unit they had an average of 130.1 yards rushing, which was 7th in the National Football League. The Bills earned 6,366 total yards for the previous season. Buffalo accrued 199 1st downs, and they committed 106 infractions for 883 yds. They surrendered the football 28 different times (18 picks and 10 fumbles). Buffalo earned 29 passing touchdowns and 22 rushing touchdowns.

The Bills sat in 4th in the NFL when it comes to their opponents scoring, giving up 18.3 points per contest. They allowed an average of 4.6 yards per rush and 110.6 rushing yards per game last season. Overall, they allowed 1,880 running yards through 17 outings. When it comes to yards via the pass, the Bills gave up 3,342 yards which put them in 7th in the NFL. In their 17 games, they conceded 196.6 yards per game through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 65.8%. They allowed 307.2 yards per game which put them 9th in football.

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The Steelers wrapped up their year having earned a 10-7 mark. The last time they took the field, the Steelers took a loss by a score of 21-18 when they played the Patriots. Mitchell Trubisky carried the rock 8 times for 30 yds, finishing the game with 3.8 yards per attempt for Pittsburgh. Diontae Johnson was featured in the passing game for the Steelers, hauling in 3 throws for 57 yards (19.0 yds per catch). Mitchell Trubisky (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 190 yds on 22/35 through the air while his quarterback rate was 74.7. He tossed 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 5.4 yards. Pittsburgh surrendered 25 run attempts for 81 yds (3.2 yards per carry). The Steelers passing defense allowed a completion rate of 67.9%, surrendering 222 yards on 19 for 28 through the air. The Steelers finished the game with a total of 264 yds on 66 plays (4.0 yards per play). Pittsburgh ended up running for 2.9 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 82 yds on 28 attempts.

Concerning the points being put on the board, the Steelers were 28th in the league holding an average of 17.9 points per game. Last season, the Steelers had a total of 3,163 passing yards as well as averaging 186.1 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 25th in the league. They averaged 118.2 rushing yards per game and rushed for 2,010 yards in total. The Pittsburgh Steelers had an average of 304.3 yards per contest which had them sitting 25th out of all teams in the league. The Pittsburgh offense compiled 753 yards of penalties on 86 infractions, which had them ranked 27th in the league in terms of making mistakes. They threw 9 picks while conceding 7 fumbles and they tallied 153 1st downs.

They surrendered 23 touchdowns through the air in addition to 227.1 yards/game, which put them in 17th in the NFL. Pittsburgh conceded a total of 1,956 rushing yards (115.1 yards per outing) as well as 9 touchdowns rushing last season. Last season, they allowed 324 total points. Their defense earned 27 turnovers (11 fumbles recovered and 16 picks) over the course of last year. The Steelers defense was on the field for 1,074 plays, which ranked them 14th in the league. The Steelers surrendered 19.1 points per game, which had them in 6th of all teams in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Bills/Steelers NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Bills +4

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