New Orleans Saints Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers: Betting Odds and Matchup Analysis

October 29, 2010   ·   Kyle Vassalo   ·   Jump to comments

Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints
Sunday October 31st, 2010 8:20 PM EST
Line: Pittsburgh -1
 
Overview
The Pittsburgh Steelers are performing at an elite level.
They are 5-1 and have found a way to win by playing dominant, shut down defense. We will see how short the Saints’ memory is after they got spanked by the Cleveland Browns at home last week, who they were favored by 14 points against.
The Saints have been involved in close games all year long. Their goal in this one is going to be to keep it close and give themselves an opportunity to win at the end.
 
Keys to the Game
Rashard Mendenhall is poised to have a monster day. Mendenhall hasn’t had a 100-yard day since week three and the Saints are the perfect team to get something going against on the ground. The Steelers relied heavily on Mendenhall and their defense in the absence of Ben Roethlisberger. The Saints are much better at defending ...

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