Pittsburgh opened as a 4½-point home favorite, but the line is down to 3 (minus 120) at multiple Las Vegas sportsbooks and to 3½ (Even) at the majority of books.
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NFL underdogs went 9-3-1 against the spread with seven outright upsets Sunday as Las Vegas sportsbooks had their best day of the season, by far.
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Miami is one of six 0-3 teams, along with the Redskins, Jets, Broncos, Bengals and Steelers, and probably would take Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa with the No. 1 overall pick.
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Handicappers Hank Goldberg, Scott Kellen and Mark Franco are tied for the contest lead at 11-4 ATS, and Westgate sportsbook vice president Jay Kornegay is 10-5.
Win and the Raiders are off to London to play Khalil Mack and the Bears with a 2-2 record. But lose and they are 1-3 and looking at a 1-6 start to the season.
Handicapper Christopher Smith likes the underdog Red Raiders, whose defense has improved considerably under first-year coach Matt Wells, against Oklahoma on Saturday.
The Panthers are on a 3-8 spread skid since late 2018, while the Texans are 9-3-1 against the spread in their last 13 regular-season games.
VSiN host Mitch Moss leads the contest with an 11-7-2 against the spread record, Dana Lane is 11-9 and Kelly Stewart and Bernie Fratto are each 10-9-1.
Penn State has three wins and covers in a row against Maryland, the last two by a combined score of 104-6. The Nittany Lions are 7-4 as road favorites since 2016.
Sharp bettors at CG Technology sportsbook backed Green Bay as a 3-point favorite on the lookahead line and the number climbed as high as 5 before settling at 4.
The Chiefs, Cowboys, Packers and Rams all improved to 3-0 against the spread this season. The Eagles and Dolphins have yet to cover.
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