Pittsburgh Steelers @ Miami Dolphins
Sportsbook.com Odds (Sportsbook.com Reviews): Steelers -3
The Pittsburgh Steelers may be the reigning Super Bowl Champions but they may not even get a chance to defend their crown unless they catch a number of breaks this weekend.
Should the playoffs start today, the Steelers would be on the outside looking in but that doesn’t mean that they can’t qualify.
The Steelers are on the outskirts right now but first off, they need to defeat the Miami Dolphins to get started. Topping the Dolphins, who have been feisty but have slipped up in the last few weeks, is likely but they will not some other teams in front of them to lose.
The Steelers need either the New York Jets or the Baltimore Ravens – the two teams holding the last two AFC Wild Card spots to lose and they’ll need other help. On top of that, the Steelers will need the Houston Texans to lose as well to qualify for a spot.
For Miami, they are also in the hunt but their situation is far direr. The Dolphins need to win and have to have the Jets, Ravens, Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars lose for them to make it.
The Steelers have been up and down all year but this is a spot where they can win. Now they just need some help.
NFL Picks: Steelers -3
New England Patriots @ Houston Texans
Sports Handicapping Odds: Texans -9
The Houston Texans are in a decent spot to make the playoffs this week but they need some help. The Texans are currently 8-7 and would have loved to have won one of those tight losses from earlier in the year.
The Texans-Patriots game may be a little tough to handicap because it’s unclear what the Patriots plan is on offense. They have said that they plan to play their starters for a period of time but there is a very good chance that they don’t play much more than a series.
The Texans haven’t exactly been a team to trust – even in a situation as easy as this. Keep in mind that they struggled to beat the St. Louis Rams a couple of weeks ago.
The Texans will likely play hard, win and cover only to find out that the Ravens and Jets have held serve. This is a hard luck team that won’t be going to the playoffs one way or another this year.
NFL Prediction: Patriots +9
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