Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers preview, predictions, betting odds, live stream info

Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

The Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers will faceoff Monday night in a battle of 3-3 teams.  The Texans enter this one looking to rebound after a tough 33-28 loss last Thursday to the Indianapolis Colts. The Steelers also could use a strong performance to right their season following their 31-10 blowout loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Details for Monday’s game are below:

Date: Oct. 20, 2014
Start Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Stadium: Heinz Field
TV Info: ESPN
Live Stream: Watch ESPN
Radio:For Texans, click here.  For Steelers, click here.
Ticket information: For Texans ticket info, click here. For Steelers ticket info, click here.

Keys to Victory

For the Steelers, it all starts with Ben Roethlisberger. The Texans have a weak secondary (allowing 28th most passing yards per game) and the Pittsburgh signal caller needs to exploit it all night long. On the other side of the ball, Pittsburgh needs to contain Arian Foster, who has been running wild in recent weeks.

For Houston, they need a big game from Foster. Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick predictably hasn’t played very well lately and it’d be a mistake to rely on his arm to win the game. Also, the Texans must gameplan to slow down Antonio Brown. The Steelers wideout has absolutely dominated this year and playing tight on him is the key to slowing down the Steelers’ passing attack.

Betting Odds:

Point Spread: Steelers (-3)

Moneyline: HOU: +153 PIT: – 173

O/U: 44.5

Prediction

This should be a close battle throughout, but the Steelers get the slight edge here as a result of the home field advantage and their advantage at quarterback. Roethlisberger and Co. will do just enough to squeak out a victory here.