Acrisure Stadium will host Thursday Night Football in Week 9. The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the Tennessee Titans in the first meeting between the clubs since December 2021. Pittsburgh has won four straight against Tennessee and is 4-3 this season. Tennessee is 3-4 overall, including a 28-23 win over Atlanta in Week 8, and seeking its first road win of the year after an 0-3 start. Four of the last five Titans games have gone under the total, while five straight Steelers games have also gone under.
Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET in Pittsburgh. The Steelers are 2.5-point favorites, while the over/under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 37 in the latest Titans vs. Steelers odds. Before locking in any Steelers vs. Titans picks or NFL predictions, you need to see the NFL betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 9 of the 2023 NFL season on an incredible 174-123 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 28-15 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of last season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, the model has zeroed in on Titans vs. Steelers and just revealed its picks and predictions. You can see the model’s picks only at SportsLine. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Steelers vs. Titans:
- Titans vs. Steelers spread: Steelers -2.5
- Titans vs. Steelers over/under: 37 points
- Titans vs. Steelers money line: Steelers -152, Titans +128
- TN: Titans are 4-3 against the spread this season
- PITT: Last four Steelers’ games have gone under the total
- Titans vs. Steelers picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why the Titans can cover
While the Titans enter Week 9 with a 3-4 record, compared to a 4-3 record for the Steelers, The Titans have the superior point differential (minus-eight) compared to the Steelers (minus-34), and Pittsburgh has issues on both sides of the ball. The Steelers are No. 30 in total yards allowed and No. 23 or worse in passing yards allowed, rushing yards allowed, yards allowed per rush attempt, and third down efficiency allowed.
Tennessee is above-average in scoring defense (20.0 points allowed per game), while Pittsburgh’s offense falls well short of the league average. The Steelers are averaging only 16.1 points per game and only 13.9 points per game come from the team’s offense. Pittsburgh is scoring only 1.19 points per possession and generating points on only 25.3% of offensive drives. The Steelers are also near the bottom of the league in total yards (271.7 per game) and yards per play (4.6), and Pittsburgh is the only NFL team that has been outgained in every game during the 2023 season. See which team to pick here.
Why the Steelers can cover
The Titans are above-average on defense when it comes to points allowed, and the Steelers are averaging fewer than 14 offensive points and only 16.1 overall points per game this season. Pittsburgh is scoring on only 25.3% of possessions and averaging fewer than 1.2 points per offensive drive. The Steelers are also averaging 271.7 total yards per game, the fewest for the organization through seven games since 1989, and Pittsburgh is near the bottom of the league in total yards and yards per play (4.6).
Pittsburgh is the only team to be outgained in every game during the 2023 season and is on a 55-game streak without reaching 400 total yards, the longest streak in the NFL since 2010. Pittsburgh goes three-and-out on 46% of offensive possessions, the worst mark in the league, and the Steelers are in the bottom five in first downs, touchdown passes, rushing yards, and yards per carry. See which team to pick here.
How to make Titans vs. Steelers picks
SportsLine’s model is leaning Under the point total, calling for 35 total points. The model also says one side of the spread cashes in well over 50% of simulations. You can see the model’s NFL picks and analysis only at SportsLine.
So who wins Steelers vs. Titans on Thursday Night Football, and which side of the spread cashes well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Titans vs. Steelers spread you should jump on, all from the advanced model that is up more than $7,000 on top-rated NFL picks, and find out.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
November 2, 2023 | 9:51 am
