It’s time for Monday Evening Soccer to wrap up Week 8, and this week it’s the New York Giants touring west a pair hundred miles to tackle the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pittsburgh comes into the sport 5-2, needing a win to remain forward of the Baltimore Ravens within the AFC North, whereas the Giants are assured one other week within the cellar of the NFC East, as even a win just isn’t sufficient to tug them even with the Dallas Cowboys.
The Russell Wilson led Steelers come into the sport as 5.5 level favorites with the over/underneath sitting at 36.5 at FanDuel Sportsbook. That isn’t plenty of scoring anticipated, which is smart given the ineptitude of the New York offense thus far this season. The Giants have scored 20 or extra factors simply twice on the season, together with simply 10 factors within the final two video games mixed since placing 29 on the board in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 5.
For the Steelers it’s the second recreation of the Wilson period, so for these fascinated about probably seeing Wilson and Mike Tomlin probably earn themselves one other Tremendous Bowl ring using a powerful protection, it is a probability to see the duo present what they’ll do in primetime.
Lengthy story brief, the Steelers are going to win this recreation and may cowl the unfold in opposition to a clumsy Giants offense that can be battling a protection that’s second greatest within the NFL by way of factors allowed. Take the Steelers to cowl and wager the underneath as a result of neither workforce is prone to put plenty of factors on the board.
Followers can tune in on ESPN or ABC at 8:15 ET/5:15 PT. Alternatively the sport might be streamed on ESPN+.