The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Giants, two recent Super Bowl champions that both had sub-par seasons last year, square off in NFL Preseason action on Saturday at the new Meadowlands Stadium (7 pm ET, NFL Network).
And both teams enter the 2010 NFL season with problems at quarterback: the Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger will serve a six-game suspension, while the Giants’ Eli Manning suffered a nasty head wound in his first series of his first preseason game on Monday Night Football, and will not play against the Steelers.
Sports Betting Odds have the visiting Steelers as a 4-point, -225 moneyline favorite and the over/under total at 33.5.
The Giants have a slight edge head-to-head, going 2-1 SU and 3-0 ATS in the past three meetings, the last one coming on Oct. 26, 2008, when New York won 21-14 and cashed as a 3-point road underdog. The score went under the total of 41.
Pittsburgh won is exhibition opener last Saturday, beating the Detroit Lions 23-7. The Steelers easily covered the point spread as a 3-point favorite and the score went under the total of 33.5.
The Giants beat the rival New York Jets 31-16 on MNF last week, cashing as a 3-point underdog. The score easily went over the total of 33.5.
The Giants finished third in the NFC East division with an 8-8 SU and 6-9 ATS record last season after starting the season undefeated (5–0 SU).
The Steelers, coming off their record sixth Super Bowl win, went 9-7 and 5-10-1 ATS last season, finishing 3rd in the AFC North and out of the playoffs.
