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Mark Sanchez and the New York Jets have looked really bad in dropping each of their last two games  – and now look like they could be in even more trouble in the BetOnline NFL Sportsbook when they visit hard-hitting safety Troy Polamalu and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field for an important Week 15 matchup that surely will have playoff implications for both franchises.

Sunday, December 19, 4:15 PM ET

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Live from Heinz Field

TV: CBS

Radio: Sirius 122 and 123

NFL Odds

Pittsburgh Steelers -7

Over/Under 35.5

Here is a look at the key head-to-head trends surrounding this matchup in the BetOnline NFL Sportsbook.

• Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.
• Home team is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.

New York Jets (9-4 SU, 7-6 ATS, 9-4 O/U)

• Jets are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games.
• Jets are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games as a road underdog.
• Jets are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games following a S.U. loss.

The Jets are coming off a dismal a 10-6 home loss to Miami in Week 14 as they got held to just 67 total rushing yards in a mistake-filled contest against their AFC East division rivals.

Sanchez fumbled four times in the affair but lost just one, while New York’s wide receivers constantly dropped passes thrown by the second-year signal caller.

New York failed to cover the spread as a 5-point home favorite while playing Under the O/U Total for the second time in the last three weeks in the BetOnline NFL Sportsbook.

Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3 SU, 8-5 ATS, 5-8 O/U)

• Steelers are 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games as a home favorite of 3.5-10.0.
• Steelers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. win.
• Steelers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a SU win of more than 14 points.

The Steelers easily handled the Cincinnati Bengals on the field and in the BetOnline NFL Sportsbook by beating their AFC North division rivals 23-7 to cash in for gridiron gamblers as a 9-point home favorite and move to an impressive 3-1 ATS over their last four games while playing Under the O/U Total for the fourth straight game.

Prediction: While I genuinely believe the New York jets are better than they’ve shown the last two weeks, I just can’t bring myself to advise any BetOnline NFL Sportsbook gambler to back the Jets in this matchup.

New York has scored just nine total points over their last two games and will be facing their third consecutive quality defense in this matchup.

Troy Polamalu is probably already licking his chops at the prospects of picking off Mark Sanchez and I just don’t see the Steelers losing this important matchup at home as they look to stay ahead of the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC betting North.

With the Home team going 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings between these two teams and the Steelers owning an impressive 21-8 ATS mark in the NFL Sportsbook over their last 29 games as a home favorite of 3.5-10.0 points, I say Pittsburgh gets the win and very narrow ATS cover.

NFL Picks: Pittsburgh Steelers -7 Points/Under 35.5 Total Points