New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction, 10/28/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 8

Game: New York Giants at Pittsburgh Steelers

Date: Monday, October 28, 2024

Location: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN/ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Steelers (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 37

Acrisure Stadium is the location where the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) will compete against the New York Giants (2-5) on Monday. New York opens this contest as 6.5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 37.

The New York Giants head into this matchup 2-5 this season. In their last contest, the Giants played the Philadelphia Eagles and went home with a loss by a final score of 28-3. Tyrone Tracy was the best rusher for the Giants with 6 carries for 23 yds (3.8 yards per carry). Malik Nabers had an average of 10.3 yds per catch by recording 41 yds on 4 receptions. Daniel Jones connected on 14/21 with 99 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 77.3 and finished the contest without throwing an interception. In the running game, the Giants conceded 269 yards on 45 attempts, which is an average of 6.0 yards per rush allowed. New York conceded 10 completions on 15 tries for a total of 70 yards, and a completion rate of 66.7%. In the game, they tallied 47 plays which gave them a total of 119 yds. The New York Giants rushed the ball a total of 18 different times and tallied 76 yds, which came out to an average of 4.2 yards per carry.

Concerning scoring points, the New York Giants are sitting at 14.1 PPG. As a team they maintain an average of 101.6 yards via the ground game which ranks them 25th in the NFL. The Giants have tallied 2,035 total yards this season. New York has accounted for 74 first downs offensively, and they have been flagged for 36 infractions for 282 yards. They have surrendered the football 8 times (4 picks and 4 fumbles lost). When it comes to scoring touchdowns, New York has compiled 6 touchdowns via the pass and 3 touchdowns via the ground.

When talking about yards through the air, the Giants have allowed 1,256 yards which puts them in 9th in the NFL. They are allowing 179.4 yards per game through the air as well as allowing a completion percentage of 71.0%. They have yielded 8 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 6 touchdowns via the ground game. For the season, they are conceding 317.6 yards/game which ranks them 12th in the league. They are allowing 5.4 yards per run and 138.1 rushing yards per game for the season. The Giants are ranked 13th in the NFL in relation to the opposition scoring, allowing 21.3 PPG. During the season, they have conceded 967 rushing yards through 7 games.

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The Steelers head into this matchup 5-2 for this season. In their last contest, the Steelers walked away with a victory by a final of 37-15 when they played the New York Jets. Russell Wilson (2 touchdowns) ended the contest with 264 yds on 16/29 passing while his quarterback rating was 109. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 9.1 yards. George Pickens was a featured target for the Steelers, grabbing 5 balls for 111 yds (22.2 yds per catch). Najee Harris ran the football 21 times for 102 yds, ending the game with 4.9 yards per attempt for Pittsburgh. The Steelers ended up finishing with 409 yds while they ran 65 plays (6.3 yards per play). Pittsburgh rushed the ball for 4.1 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 149 yards on 36 attempts. Pittsburgh surrendered 15 attempts on the ground for 54 yards (3.6 yards per rush). The Steelers pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 61.5%, relinquishing 269 yards on 24 for 39 passing.

When it comes to their ability to score points, the Steelers are ranking 16th in the league with 23.0 points per outing. For the year so far, the Steelers have earned 1,261 passing yards in addition to an average of 180.1 passing yards per outing, putting them at 26th in the NFL. They average 134.0 yards via the ground game and have toted the ball for 938 yards for the season. The Pittsburgh Steelers have an average of 314.1 yards per contest which ranks them 19th in the NFL. The Pittsburgh offense has accrued 342 penalty yds on 47 infractions, which is good for 11th in the NFL in terms of helping out the opposition.

The Steelers are allowing 14.4 PPG, which puts them in 2nd in football. They have allowed the opposition 8 touchdowns through the air as well as 217.3 yards per game, ranking them 22nd in the NFL. Pittsburgh has allowed a total of 567 yards via the ground game (81.0 yards/game) in addition to 3 touchdowns by ground for the season. The Steelers defense taken the field for 405 plays, which ranks them 12th in the NFL. They have earned 13 takeaways (4 fumbles recovered and 9 interceptions) on the year.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Steelers -6.5

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