Steelers vs. Ravens SNF Prediction
The Sunday Night Football matchup should be a good one, as the Pittsburgh Steelers will host AFC North rival the Baltimore Ravens at 8:20 p.m. ET. Will the host Steelers prevail or should bettors bank on a small upset?
Game Snapshot
275 Baltimore Ravens at 276 Pittsburgh Steelers
8:20 p.m. ET, Sunday, September 30
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Public Betting Trends
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetNow.eu, the Steelers are 3-point favorites to beat the Ravens. The total, meanwhile, sits at 51 points. As of this writing, 55% of the public betting tickets are on the Ravens to cover the point spread.
Baltimore Ravens Fantasy News & Notes
Terrell Suggs (knee) is questionable for Week 4 against the Steelers. Suggs didn’t practice Friday due to a knee injury. Although a Friday DNP is typically concerning, we fully expect the soon to be 36-year-old to take the field in an important divisional matchup against the Steelers in primetime.
Pittsburgh Steelers Fantasy News & Notes
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Steelers are “actively shopping” holdout RB Le’Veon Bell. Initially, the Steelers were just “listening” on offers for Bell, but now they’re the ones making calls. Per Rapsheet, the Steelers are looking for at least a second-round pick and a “good player” in exchange for Bell. That’s a high asking price for a rental, especially considering Bell can’t negotiate an extension until after the season. James Conner will continue to serve as Pittsburgh’s workhorse with Bell MIA.
NFL Betting Trends
Baltimore
The Ravens are 3-0-1 against the spread in their last four games against the Steelers in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh
The Steelers are 1-1-5 against the number in their last seven games against the Ravens overall.
Prediction
These games are notorious for being close and this matchup tonight figures to be as well. That said, I firmly believe the Ravens are the better team. They certainly have the better defense and Alex Collins remains an underrated back that ripped Pittsburgh a year ago. The Steelers are also coming off a short week in which they traveled to Tampa, nearly blew a 20-point halftime lead and then had to come back to Pittsburgh with limited days to rest and prepare. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Ravens win outright but I’ll gladly take the field goal.
NFL Week 4 Prediction: Baltimore Ravens +3