NFL lines, Week 2 2019: 5 best bets

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Los Angeles Chargers Quarterback Philip Rivers (17) celebrates after throwing a pass for a touchdown during an NFL game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Los Angeles Chargers on September 08, 2019, at Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – SEPTEMBER 08: Ben Roethlisberger #7 of the Pittsburgh Steelers hands the ball off to James Conner #30 during the game between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium on September 08, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

1. Steelers -3.5

I know what you’re thinking: how on earth can you take the Steelers after the massive egg they laid in New England on Sunday night? It is certainly a fair question, especially after Pittsburgh was massively outclassed by the Patriots once again in Foxboro.

This is a classic Week 1 overreaction, and its important to remember that this is still a very good football team. The Steelers never match up well with the Patriots, and there is too much talent in that locker room to assume they will completely flop this season.

The opposition is Seattle, which struggled mightily to get by the presumptive AFC North cellar dwellers in the Cincinnati Bengals. Despite entering that game as 9.5 point favorites, the Seahawks found themselves trailing the Bengals into the fourth quarter before a Russell Wilson bomb to Tyler Lockett put them ahead for good.

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Another important factor to consider is that the Steelers are home, and Ben Roethlisberger has played far better at Heinz Field then on the road in recent years. Home cooking and desperation should be the key to a strong win for the Steelers, who are in clear need of a win to keep pace with the Ravens in the division.