Los Angeles Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers 11/21/21 NFL Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers clash in Sunday Night Football in week 11 NFL action at SoFi Stadium. The Pittsburgh Steelers need a win to rebound from a 5-3-1 record. The Los Angeles Chargers look for a win after splitting their last eight games.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have won two of their last three road games. Mason Rudolph is completing 60 percent of his passes for 242 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Chase Claypool and Diontae Johnson have combined for 1,046 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Najee Harris has 44 receptions. The Pittsburgh Steelers ground game is averaging 94.7 yards per contest, and Harris leads the way with 646 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Pittsburgh is allowing 20.6 points and 348.9 yards per game. Minkah Fitzpatrick leads the Pittsburgh Steelers with 64 tackles, TJ Watt has 12.5 sacks and Terrell Edmunds has 1 interception.

The Los Angeles Chargers have lost three of their last five home games. Justin Herbert is completing 65.4 percent of his passes for 2,545 yards, 19 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Mike Williams and Keenan Allen have combined for 1,306 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns, while Austin Ekeler has 39 receptions. The Los Angeles Chargers ground game is averaging 100.2 yards per contest, and Ekeler leads the way with 523 yards and 5 touchdowns. Defensively, Los Angeles is allowing 25.3 points and 361.1 yards per game. Derwin James Jr. leads the Los Angeles Chargers with 80 tackles, Joey Bosa has 5.5 sacks and Asante Samuel Jr. has 2 interceptions.

The Steelers are 33-15-3 ATS in their last 51 games as an underdog and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Chargers are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games in November and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Steelers last 9 games overall. The under is 6-2 in Chargers last 8 home games. The Steelers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Los Angeles.

I’m not running to the window to lay chalk with the Los Angeles Chargers, a team that runs hot and cold and sees inconsistent play from Herbert. However, the Pittsburgh Steelers have their own issues, which includes Ben Roethlisberger being out, an offense that doesn’t finish drives to begin with and a defense that struggles to stop the run. Heck, the Steelers just settled for a tie against arguably the worst team in the league. The Los Angeles Chargers have done a decent job of bouncing back this season, and their secondary that’s ranked fourth against the pass should give the Steelers backup quarterback fits. I’ll lay the points.