Steelers-Patriots Preview

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Gillette Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Patriots listed as 1-point favorites versus the Steelers, while the game's total is sitting at 40. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 243 yards as the Steelers ran over the struggling Bengals 27-10 in Week 12. The Steelers covered the 12-point spread at home, and the 37 points made it OVER the posted total of 35. Roethlisberger finished 17-of-30 with a touchdown, while rushing for 13 yards and a TD in the win. The Patriots defeated Miami 48-28 as a 1-point favorite last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5). Matt Cassel passed for 415 yards with three touchdown passes and a TD run for New England, while Randy Moss caught eight passes for 125 yards with three touchdowns in the win. Current streak: Pittsburgh has won 2 straight games. Team records: Pittsburgh: 8-3 SU, 5-6 ATS New England: 7-4 SU, 6-5 ATS Pittsburgh most recently: When playing in November are 7-3 When playing on turf are 5-5 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing outside the division are 5-5 New England most recently: When playing in November are 7-3 When playing on turf are 7-3 After outgaining opponent are 6-4 When playing outside the division are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing New England Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 15 games New England is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh New England is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games at home New England is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone OVER in 5 of New England's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up: Pittsburgh home to Dallas, Sunday, December 7 New England at Seattle, Sunday, December 7