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The Steelers are not a complete team this year. Their fatal flaw is the OL. They simply do not control the line of scrimmage. Where it really shows up is in Steelers road games. The Steelers are averaging a pathetic 15.6 points per game on the road (that would be 240 points scored pro-rated for an entire season). In the last three road games, they scored 13, 3, and 13. Now factor in the loss of Mendenhall and that Roethlisberger is probably not gonna be healthy the rest of the way. Now factor in the fact that the Steelers are a wild card team needing to win road playoff games. Not pretty.Call me crazy but I see real value in taking the Gmen and Pitt to emerge from their respective conferences. I played Pitt to the win the SB and the Gmen to win the NFC in the last couple of weeks at nice odds. I did not play them for more than pocket change however.NFC Champs:
NO +250
NYG +1000
SB Champs:
NO +500
NYG +2000
Matchups:
NYG v. NE +1900
NO v. NE +500
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(side note: these are at sportsbook. If I get serious and put some of these in, obviously need to shop around)
(side note: I am not a NYG homer. That said, I watch a lot of their games. Could see them surging here if Bradshaw can have a decent game or two).Pitt is the most complete team in the AFC. NE, even though they are getting Chung back, is going to struggle with a physical team like Pitt. I also can't see Balt beating Pitt three times in one season. Add to it that Ray Lewis is not 100% healthy by all accounts and I do not think it is all that hard to see Pitt emerging from the AFC. I can see why you like NE, but I personally would rather take the longer odds.
As far as the NFC, the Giants present the most value, IMHO. Neither GB or NO has a defense to speak of and SF can be shut down if you can slow Gore down. The Giants are getting healthy and peaking at the right time. They just got OSI back and may get Ballard back this weekend as well. They have enough of a running game to keep the other team's offense off of the field and a pass rush that will cause matchup problems for other teams offenses. Clearly the Giants will need some breaks to emerge from the NFC, including it would help if SF could beat NO in the likely 2nd round matchup, but I don't think it is completely out of the realm of possibilities.
Full Disclosure.. Gmenbut I'd like to think that I can somewhat objective in my analysis of them.
GLTA
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Do you think the Steelers will hold Ray Rice and the Ravens under 16? I don't.
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Pitt is the most complete team in the AFC. NE, even though they are getting Chung back, is going to struggle with a physical team like Pitt. I also can't see Balt beating Pitt three times in one season. Add to it that Ray Lewis is not 100% healthy by all accounts and I do not think it is all that hard to see Pitt emerging from the AFC. I can see why you like NE, but I personally would rather take the longer odds.
but I'd like to think that I can somewhat objective in my analysis of them.
Whehn are you going to release your NCAA Hoops plays today?
Around 5ish EST, probably
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