Will the Eagles win their 10th game in a row?
Top defense vs. top defense is the name of the game on Sunday in our Eagles vs. Steelers tip for NFL match day 15. While the Eagles allow the fewest yards of any team, the Steelers defense generates the most opposing turnovers.
Both also allow the fifth-fewest points scored. Does that mean we won’t see many points? No, because both also have a lot to offer offensively – the Eagles a little more, which is why we see them as the favorites.
The Steelers will do everything they can to win in Philadelphia for the first time since 1965, but it could be an impossibility if they can’t stop Saquon Barkley. The Eagles’ running back is putting up historic numbers and should find the end zone again on Sunday.
Since the Eagles have the best wide receiver on the field in A.J. Brown and the better quarterback in Hurts, our prediction for Philly vs. Pittsburgh is a clear Eagles win. This could even be by more than a touchdown difference.
Kickoff of this top matchup is on Sunday at 10:25 p.m. in Philadelphia. The game can be watched live on RTL.
Philadelphia Eagles – Stats & Current Form
Plan A of the Eagles works and works and works. It is this “Saquon Barkley” plan that is currently keeping them from losing games. It would be interesting to see if they could win a game again in which the top running back stays quiet.
Despite Barkley again rushing for 124 yards, it was a very close game against the Panthers. But the Eagles have games like that every now and then – especially against weaker opponents. They were then dominant in the top games against Cincinnati, LA or Baltimore.
A battle of the defenses
On Sunday, two of the top five defenses in the league will face each other head-to-head. For the Eagles, there is only one motto: take care of the ball. The Steelers have the most interceptions in the NFL with 20 and also have the best turnover ratio in the league at +17.
If Philly can keep no or at most one turnover against Pittsburgh, then they can hardly lose the game. Offensively, we see Philly with clear advantages over the Steelers, which can also be statistically proven with 33 more yards per game.
Tips on Philly our recommendation
The Eagles are the favorites with a handicap of -5, which still seems very playable to us. We can still recommend bets with a handicap of up to -6.5 for this matchup.
Nevertheless, we have another favorite bet. The odds for Eagles vs Steelers on halftime Eagles/final score Eagles are our number 1 bet. Philadelphia has already led at halftime in five of their last six games – sometimes even quite clearly.
Key Players:
- QB: Jalen Hurts
- RB: Saquon Barkley
- WR: A.J. Brown
- TE: Dallas Goedert
- K: Jake Elliott
Pittsburgh Steelers – Statistics & current form
Seven out of eight is the current record for the Steelers, who consistently hold their number 1 spot in the AFC North. They have a two-win lead over the Ravens, against whom they will have to play next week – and away from home.
A loss on Sunday would mean that the Steelers’ number one spot in the division would be on the line again. However, the Eagles are likely to put up a fight, having won nine straight games and all of their last four at home.
Key: run defense
Against these Eagles, the first priority is of course to stop the run. With 190.5 rushing yards per game, Philly is by far the NFL leader in rushing yards. However, the Steelers only allow an average of 91.5 rushing yards per game.
Whoever wins this battle of strength against strength will probably win the game. However, we do not expect Pittsburgh to be able to hold Philly to under 120 rushing yards. We also see at least two rushing touchdowns for Philadelphia coming on Sunday.
Tips on field goals as an alternative
Win tips on Pittsburgh are to be avoided at all costs. If we want to place a bet on the Steelers at all, then it should be an over 1.5 field goals from Chris Boswell for Philly vs.
He is the NFL’s leading scorer from field goals with 36 and his success rate of 92.3% is also impressive. Since the Steelers often have to be kept away from the end zone offensively, Boswell could have plenty of work to do.
Key Players:
- QB: Russell Wilson
- RB: Najee Harris
- WR: Courtland Sutton
- TE: Pat Freiermuth
- K: Chris Boswell
Philadelphia Eagles – Pittsburgh Steelers Direct comparison / H2H record
59 years. That’s how long the last Steelers success in Philadelphia dates back. Since then, the winner in Philly has been the Philadelphia Eagles ten times in a row. It really couldn’t be assumed that Russell Wilson, of all people, would now end this streak.
Before him, famous quarterbacks such as Terry Bradshaw and Ben Roethlisberger, among others, failed in this task. In addition, the Eagles are currently in top form with nine wins in a row.
We don’t expect too many Steelers points against this defense either. So, for Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh, the odds on under 19.5 Steelers points are also a good option for those who want to abstain from win bets.
Philadelphia Eagles – Pittsburgh Steelers Tip
Currently, betting against the Eagles is hardly an option. That’s why there are several options in this matchup. On the one hand, of course, the normal handicap tips with a handicap of Eagles -5 – up to Eagles -6.5.
However, our favorite bet for Eagles against Steelers is a different one: 1/1 – i.e. half time/final score. In our view, Eagles is an excellent bet, as Saquon Barkley will also be in top form at the start and will make for some big plays.
As a player bet, Saquon Barkley is of course always recommended. However, since his odds are dropping from game to game, another player bet is at the top of our list for Sunday: a touchdown from A.J. Brown. He has only scored four touchdowns this season, but he has also been injured for a long time.
