Yes, it’s only April but this doesn’t slow down the gamblers from putting out very early odds on the first week of the NFL season. Vegas Insider has their opening line out and the Pittsburgh Steelers are 6.5-point underdogs to the New England Patriots right out of the gate.
The Steelers beat the Patriots last season 17-10 breaking a five-game losing streak. Overall Pittsburgh and New England have squared off 32 times with each winning 16. Since Mike Tomlin became the head coach of the Steelers, Pittsburgh is 3-7 against the Patriots.
Pittsburgh is coming off of a disappointing 9-6-1 season where they missed the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Patriots are coming off of yet another Super Bowl win.
