Tonight's prime time ESPN match up features an inter-conference battle between the 5-2 Pittsburgh Steelers and the 6-2 Washington Redskins. The game is set to kick off at 8:35pm ET at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Monday night football betting odds at BetUS.com have the Redskins as a -2.5 home favorite.
The Redskins moved to 6-2 last week by defeating the Detroit Lions 25-17 at Ford Field. While the score appeared relatively close, statistically Washington dominated the Lions, accumulating 165 more yards and nine more first downs.Jim Zorn's club did most of its damage through the air, averaging over 10 yards per pass.
This season, the Redskins are averaging 20.6 points per game and allowing 18.1 points per contest. The Washington ground game, led by Clinton Portis, is averaging 4.7 yards per carry.
Pittsburgh dropped their second game of the season last week in a tightly contested tussle with the Giants at Heinz Field. The Steelers held momentum through most of the game, but a snap into the end zone on a second half punt swung things in New York's favor. The Giants capitalized on the shift and scored a game sealing touchdown with just over three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.
The Steelers come into this Monday night game averaging 22.1 points per game and holding teams to a stingy 15.7 per game.
Aside from the quality match-up on the field, this game also bears watching from a political perspective. In football circles there is something called the 'Redskin Rule' . This rule refers to the fact that the Redskins have been a forecaster of the last 17 presidential elections. If the Redskins won the weekend prior to the election, the incumbent party won the election; if they lost, the opposing party took office. So, Republicans will don their Redskins gear this evening while Democrats break out the black and gold.
Monday Night Football Trend: The Under is 8-2 in the Steelers last 10 road games in the month of November.
BetUS.com's Monday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Washington Redskins
Steelers +2.5 (-11), Over 37.5 (-110), +120 (Money line)
Redskins -2.5 (–10), Under 37.5 (-110), -140 (Money line)
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