This Saturday we have a preseason clash between the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.
Both head coaches will be looking to bounce back from defeat last week, and this should be an interesting matchup. Don’t miss our Bills vs. Steelers predictions and NFL picks for August 17.
Bills vs Steelers prediction
My best betSteelers -5.5 (-108 at BetRivers)
My analysis
It’s likely to be a tale of the quarterbacks here and both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills will be looking for improvement having been beaten convincingly last time out. Neither Sean McDermott or Mike Tomlin take preseason lightly and have solid winning records upwards of 60% at this time of year.
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