Giants Vs. Steelers: Odds, Analysis, Picks For NFL Week 13 Game
Editor’s note: NESN.com’s Mike Cole, Ricky Doyle and Andre Khatchaturian deliver their NFL picks every Thursday of the season, and here’s who they like in the New York Giants-Pittsburgh Steelers Week 13 game, with the line from OddsShark.
New York Giants at (-6) Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, 4:25 p.m.
Mike: Steelers. The Giants are technically one of the NFL’s hottest teams, although they’ve been winning against clubs like Cleveland, Los Angeles and Chicago. While I’m still not sold on Pittsburgh, the Steelers are averaging 28.3 points per game in the six full games they’ve had Ben Roethlisberger, Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown.
Andre: Giants. The Giants are for real. They allow just 5.1 yards per play (7th) and, after struggling to force turnovers in the early part of the season, have forced 11 in the last five weeks and have a plus-five turnover differential in that span.
Ricky: Giants. The Steelers have won back-to-back games following their four-game losing streak, but keep in mind those victories came against the lowly Browns and a Scott Tolzien-led Colts team. Granted, you also could make the case the Giants have beat up on bad teams during their six-game winning streak, but New York’s defense passes the eyeball test, and Eli Manning should find success against Pittsburgh’s questionable secondary. This spread seems a little high.
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