NFL Betting Picks - 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers Odds and Predictions
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Oh, how the mighty have fallen. After capturing
Super Bowl XL in Detroit two seasons ago, the
Pittsburgh Steelers failed to make the playoffs
last year during a frustrating season for them
and for their football betting investors. This
was one of the three teams that lost to the Raiders
last year. Yeesh.
The NFL odds are seriously stacked against the
Steelers because of their major personnel losses
this season. They lost Bill Cowher, their head
coach, and replaced him with unproven Mike Tomlin.
In doing so, offensive coordinator Ken Wisenhunt
bolted for the head job in Arizona and took offensive
line coach Russ Grimm with him.
Pittsburgh Steelers Odds And Lines
+3000 to win Super Bowl XLII
+250 to win AFC North
+450 NFL Odds to win Wildcard Playoff spot
Then they released Joey Porter, the passionate
leader of their defense who went south to Miami.
So what is to hope for in Steel Town, with the
Bengals becoming stronger and the Ravens improving
so much?
Not much. Well, not much until we all see what
Mike Tomlin can do. He has the weapons. Roethlisberger
continues to improve as a passer, and has Fast
Willie Parker in the backfield to take pressure
off him. Parker can change games in a split second
with his breakaway speed, but has a nasty habit
of losing yards in an attempt to bust the big
one instead of running north-south.
The receiving corps is potent as well. Hines
Ward is one of the best all-around talents at
wide receiver and Heath Miller is establishing
himself as a threat at tight end. The Steelers
will need big production out of Santonio Holmes
this year to be successful.
The draft also boosted the Steelers tremendously
as they grabbed Lawrence Timmons at line-backer
from FSU. Timmons is a hard hitting truck that
was coveted by the Steelers. He will have to
be effective almost immediately.
There is no breathing
room in the AFC North. You must get off to
a good start to have a chance, and the Steelers
have too many big questions to answer. The
biggest question being, of course, “How
good is Mike Tomlin?”
Only time will tell, but at +3000 the Steelers
might be one of those flyer teams worth a little
NFL betting for divisional champ.
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Posted on 8/9/2007 8:26:00 PM
NFL Betting Picks - 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers Odds and Predictions
By Tim Furious
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