Cleveland Browns vs Pittsburgh Steelers
- Jan 3, 2022 - 8:15PM ET
- Heinz Field - Pittsburgh, PA
- Clear, 27°, 2mph
Game Odds
- The visiting Cleveland Browns (-1.0) come into the game slightly favored against the Pittsburgh Steelers with an Over/Under of 43
- The Browns are 7-8 (46.7%) straight up and 7-8 (46.7%) against the spread
- The Steelers are 7-7 straight up but 6-9 (40.0%) against the spread
- The Browns (53.3%) and Steelers (57.1%) both tend to go UNDER this season
Previous Matchups
- The last time these two teams met, the Steelers won
- These two teams have met once in the current season. The Steelers won the game outright and also covered the spread (+5.0)
- The Steelers have covered 4 of the last 5 games (80.0%) against the Browns
- The previous matchup between these two teams hit the UNDER (43.0) with a combined score of 25
- The UNDER has hit 4 of the last 6 games (66.7%)
Key Players
- Today’s game features Ben Roethlisberger. He is averaging 240.9 yards per game (13th in the league). Our partners at PointsBet have the player pass yards prop set at 165.5, which is drastically lower (75.4 pass yards) than the average pass yards per game for Roethlisberger which could indicate good value
- Najee Harris (ranked 7th in rush yards) and Nick Chubb (ranked 3rd in rush yards) will cover plenty of ground in today’s game. Rushing props are available at PointsBet for both Harris (o/u 135.5 rush yards) and Chubb (o/u 75.5 rush yards). The better value may be Harris with his prop coming in 69.9 UNDER his normal game average
- Diontae Johnson averages 77.1 receiving yards per game, which ranks 11th in the league. The receiving yards prop at PointsBet may be an excellent value as Johnson‘s average sits quite a bit OVER the current prop line of 40.5
Injuries - Cleveland Browns
- OUT: Ryan Switzer and Stephen Carlson.
Injuries - Pittsburgh Steelers
- OUT: Anthony McFarland, Devin Bush, Joshua Dobbs, Eric Ebron and JuJu Smith-Schuster.
Head Ref - Brad Allen
- The AWAY team is 16-15 (51.6%) against the spread this season when Brad Allen is part of the crew
- Underdogs are 16-15 (51.6%) against the spread this season when Brad Allen is on the field
- The UNDER is 16-15 (51.6%) this season when Brad Allen heads up the official crew
