New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction, 10/20/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 7

Game: New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers

Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024

Location: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Steelers (+1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 37.5

Acrisure Stadium is the location where the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) will attempt to beat the New York Jets (2-4) on Sunday. Pittsburgh opens as 1.5-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 37.5.

The New York Jets come into this game with a record of 2-4 for this year. In their last contest, the Jets went up against the Buffalo Bills and went home with a loss by a final score of 23-20. Aaron Rodgers connected on 23/35 with 294 yards through the air and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 99 and ended the game with 1 pick. Allen Lazard left with an average of 19.0 yds per catch by totaling 114 yards on 6 receptions. Breece Hall was the best rusher for the Jets with 18 attempts for 113 yards (6.3 yds per carry). Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 56 plays which totaled 393 yds. The New York Jets ran the football 21 times and had 121 yards, which earned them an average of 5.8 yards per tote. In the running game, the Jets conceded 149 yds on 33 tries, which is an average of 4.5 yards per run surrendered. New York conceded 19 completions on 25 tries for 210 yards, and a completion rate of 76.0%.

When talking about scoring points, the New York Jets have an average of 18.8 points per game. As a team they hold an average of 87.2 yards in the run game ranking them 30th in the league. The Jets have earned 1,826 total yards this season. New York has 71 first downs as a team, and they have been hurt by 50 infractions for 462 yds. They have given the ball to the opposition 7 times (5 picks and 2 fumbles). In terms of distribution of touchdowns, New York has totaled 10 touchdowns through the air and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Concerning yards through the air, the Jets have surrendered 893 yards which ranks them 3rd in the NFL. They have given up 148.8 yards per outing via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 60.6%. They have yielded 4 touchdowns through the air as well as 5 touchdowns running the ball. Overall, they have surrendered 273.0 yards per game which has them sitting 2nd in football. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.3 yards per run and 124.2 rushing yards per contest this season. The Jets are ranked 7th in the NFL when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 18.0 points per game. Over the course of this year, they have conceded 745 running yards through 6 games.

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The Steelers come into this matchup with a record of 4-2 for this season. When they last stepped on the football field, the Steelers took home the win by a final score of 32-13 against the Las Vegas Raiders. Justin Fields ended the game with 145 yds on 14/24 passing while his quarterback rating was 75.9. He kept the ball away from the defense with no picks and his average yds per pass attempt was 6.0 yards. George Pickens was the best receiver for the Steelers, snagging 3 throws for 53 yds (17.7 yds per catch). Najee Harris carried the football 14 times for 106 yards, finishing the contest with 7.6 yards per attempt for Pittsburgh. The Steelers finished with a total of 293 yds while they ran 59 plays (5.0 yards per play). Pittsburgh rushed the football for 5.2 yards per tote, finishing with 183 yds on 35 attempts. Pittsburgh surrendered 19 rush attempts for 57 yds (3.0 yards per carry). The Steelers pass defense gave up a completion rate of 67.5%, surrendering 218 yards on 27 out of 40 passing.

The Pittsburgh Steelers hold an average of 298.3 yards/outing ranking them 26th out of all teams in the league. They have an average of 131.5 yards per game via the rush and have run for 789 yards in total. The Pittsburgh offense has totaled 306 yds of penalties on 43 infractions, which is good for 8th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. For the year thus far, the Steelers have racked up 1,001 passing yards along with holding an average of 166.8 passing yards per game, ranking them 28th in football. When discussing how much they score, the Steelers are sitting 20th out of all teams in the NFL with an average of 20.7 points per game.

The Steelers are surrendering 14.3 points per contest, which has them in 2nd in football. They have yielded 7 touchdowns through the air and 208.7 yards/game, which has them in 13th in the NFL. Pittsburgh has allowed a total of 513 yards rushing (85.5 yards per contest) in addition to 2 touchdowns via the rush for the season. The Steelers defense has been on the field for 350 plays, which ranks 11th in the league. Their defense has tallied 11 takeaways (4 fumbles recovered and 7 picks) on the season.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Jets -1.5

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