The Steelers come into Week 15 on a three-game winning streak and with a 5-2 home record. The Bills are 5-1 on the road, but they lost 24-17 at home against the Baltimore Ravens last week. Third-string, undrafted rookie QB Devlin Hodges has replaced an ineffective Mason Rudolph to seemingly save the Steelers’ season. He has led his team to a win at home (vs. Cleveland Browns) and on the road (at Arizona Cardinals) over the last two weeks. Both victories came by at least six points.
Pittsburgh is 3-1 as a home favorite this season with those wins coming by an average of 9.2 points; however, each of those victories was with Rudolph under center. Buffalo is 3-1 as a road underdog, winning those games outright by an average of four points. Both teams are 6-3 against AFC opponents. The Bills are 3-0 straight up following a loss, winning by an average of 13 points per game. The Steelers are trying to win four in a row for the second time this season after dropping their first three games.
The Bills average 21.1 PPG on offense to the Steelers’ 19.9. They gain nearly 52 more yards of total offense per game, while in possession of the league’s fifth-ranked rushing attack. The Steelers are in the bottom third of the league in both passing (195.5, 31st) and rushing (94.6, 24th) yards per game. Defensively, the Bills (16.3) and Steelers (18.6) rank second and sixth, respectively, in points allowed per game. They’re third and fifth, respectively, in total yards of offense allowed per game.
The Steelers are still dealing with injuries to WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), TE Vance McDonald (concussion), and RBs James Conner (shoulder) and Jaylen Samuels (groin). The Bills are relatively healthy for this point of the season and have been one of the league’s best road teams as they roll into Pittsburgh.
EARLY ADVANCED PICK: Bills +2
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