Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay (09/26/2010)

Away:  Pittsburgh [2-0 ATS]
Home:  Tampa Bay [2-0 ATS]

Game Time: 1:00 PM
Stadium: Raymond James Stadium

Recent Meetings:
N/A

Team Leaders:

Pittsburgh:
Passing: Dennis Dixon (254)
Rushing: Rashard Mendenhall (189)
Receiving: Hines Ward (117)

Tampa Bay:
Passing: Josh Freeman (360)
Rushing: Cadillac Williams (126)
Receiving: Kellen Winslow (115)

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SEE PITT RUN all day long........

and the beat goes on.

PITT by DD

The Steelers were aweful on offense last week at Tenn but pulled out a 19-11 win on the road due to the benifit of 7 Tennesee turnovers and are a surprise at 2-0 as are the TB Bucs.

Pitt is a +6 in TO's and TB is a +4 in TO's. I'm not gonna get very deep into stats here since I believe this will be another ugly game for both teams. I like getting the points here for the home team vs a team with a 3rd stringer QB that has produced very little offensive output on the scoreboard. The Steelers have 7 FG's, 1 TD (OT) and 1 kickoff return TD which accounts for all their scoring so far this season. Tampa Bay has 4 offensive TD's and 3 fg's on their end. It will be a slow grinding game but I feel that TB should prevail in this contest and at least get a cover.

Pick = TB+2.5 pts.

My Guesstimate = Tampa Bay-17 Pittsburgh-16

Josh Freeman is the real deal, he takes care of the ball, makes wise decisions, and is always calm under pressure. Pitt has been winning games because other teams have turned the ball over. If Tampa doesn't turn the ball over, which Freeman rarely does, the Bucs will have a shot. Tampa just crushed the Panthers on the road, they will only improve at home. They will be dangerous

Tampa ML

Quote Originally Posted by Cyrax:

I'll ride the Steelers until the wheel comes off 

Can't dispute the fact that they are 2-0 SU and ATS as underestimated dogs... but get your AAA card ready.

I can't argue with those tits  but I disagree with your pick.

(Just my way to compliment your Avi)

person Luck all the same

? ?Freeman had 18 ints last year and fumbled 4 times. He already has an int this year. In the 12 games Freeman has played in his career he has turned the ball over 20 times. Freeman rarely turns the ball over????? Actually he turns it over a lot.  Pitt's defense wins this game.TB won't get 10 points in this game.

Pitt wins 17-6

you can't go off of stats from a rookie on a young team with a new coaching system.  especially when he hardly has any weapons to throw to.  i guess you overlooked the game where Freeman, in his freshman year, managed to beat the defending champion Saints IN New Orleans. 

not sure who can win this game but i do like the under and if i had to roll the dice, then im gonna side with Josh Freeman ( who is the real deal ) and bet against Charlie Batch o' Cookies that is sure to crumble against this TB defense.  i'll give the Pittsburgh defense credit for winning in Tennesee, but I watched that game THOROUGHLY, and know that 3 of those takeaways were simply giveaways.  Vince Young's play was the worst i've seen from anyone in awhile.  Dude was throwing lollipops in areas where all you could see was black jerseys. 

bet the under / small play on TB ML

Pittsburgh - 24                           Tampa Bay - 21

Steelers -2.5                           over 33.5

Clash between two undefeated teams has me liking the Steelers in sits' like this. Coming off a SU dog win over the Titans (on the road) has this team feeling very confident no matter who is QBing. Throw in the fact that the Black and Gold are 3-0 last 3 ATS vs the Bucs

Steelers -- OVER

Pitt is the play for me here....d is nasty batch has come thru for pitt in the past and should be able to manage the game