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New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 NFL Picks, Odds & Predictions

by Matt Foust on Sunday, November 14th, 2010

New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 NFL Picks, 2010 NFL Odds & 2010 NFL Predictions: The New England Patriots are in Pittsburgh tonight as they attempt to rebound from last weekend's shocking loss to the Browns with an upset of the Steelers. This evening's game is scheduled to get underway at 8:20pm ET at Heinz Field; it will be broadcast live on NBC's Sunday Night Football. 2010 NFL Pick, Odds & Predictions at Sportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as a -4.5 against the spread home favorite and the game total set at 45.

About the only impressive things coming from New England this season are the Patriots record and New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 NFL Picks, Odds & Predictionsthe play of Tom Brady. The Pats defense, which had shown signs of progress before last week's 34-14 loss to Cleveland (19.3 points per game allowed in previous three games), ranks 23rd in the league in both yards and points per game allowed.

New England's offense, despite Brady's performance this season, ranks 20th in yards per game at 324.4. Granted, the Patriots are second in scoring (27.4 points per game), but their point totals have been greatly padded by special teams and defensive touchdowns.

Brady has lefted the team up, though, compiling a 95.7 passer rating after completing 63. 6 percent of his passes for 1826 yards, 14 touchdowns, and four interceptions.

Pittsburgh comes into this evening's game with the same 6-2 mark, but it has been far more impressive in producing that record than New England. The Steelers, which beat the Bengals 27-21 on Monday night in Cincinnati, ranks first in points per game allowed (15.4) and fourth in yards per game (298.2), giving them the best all-around defense in the league. 

Pittsburgh's offense has experienced a few more struggles, as its 299.6 yards per game would indicate (28th); however, the unit is starting to come around since Ben Roethlisberger returned to the lineup four weeks ago. With Big Ben under center the Steelers are averaging 330 yards per game, a significant increase in output over its first four games.

NFL Picks Betting Trend: The Steelers are 6-1 against the spread and straight up in their last seven games as a home favorite with a spread between 4 and 7.5 and total between 44.5 and 47.

NFL Picks Week 10 New England Patriots vs Pittsburgh Steelers 2010 NFL Picks, Odds & Predictions:

New England Patriots +4.5 (-110), Over 45 (-110), +180 (Moneyline)

Pittsburgh Steelers -4.5 (-110), Under 45 (-110), -220 (Moneyline)

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