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Monday Night Smash NFL 8*
(NFL) Pittsburgh vs. Indianapolis,
Point Spread: 2.50 | -101.00 Pittsburgh (Away)
Result: Win
Point Spread: 2.50 | -101.00 Pittsburgh (Away)
Result: Win
#275 ASA PLAY ON 8* Pittsburgh Steelers +2.5 over Indianapolis Colts, Monday at 8:15 PM ET - Weird number here that sits at +2.5 instead of +3 which would tend to push bettors toward the host Colts in this game. There is a reason this is sitting at +2.5 and not moving this week. Pittsburgh is in a much better situational spot here after having a bye 2 weeks ago and they’ve played 2 games since so they should be well rested. Indy has yet to have a bye this season and is playing for the 12th straight week. The Steelers offense has improved as of late with Pickett getting comfortable at QB. Since their bye week they have scored 50 points and racked up 780 total yards in their 2 games vs New Orleans and Cincinnati who both rank in the top 12 in total defense. Meanwhile the Pitt defense has TJ Watt back in the line up which makes a huge difference on that side of the ball for them. They have 8 total sacks in the 2 games since he came back and they are facing an Indy offensive line that allowed more sacks than any team in the NFL and an immobile QB Matt Ryan. The Colts have played 2 games under interim coach Jeff Saturday beating a bad Las Vegas team by 5 and then losing to Philly last week. The Steelers are improving and they’ve played the toughest schedule in the NFL thus far this season. We like the coaching advantage here as well with Mike Tomlin vs Jeff Saturday.