When something unexpected happens once, you could mark it up to chance. If it happens again, you start to raise your eyebrows a bit. If it happens a third time? Now, that’s a trend, my friends.
That is exactly what the Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to do this coming Sunday at Acrisure Stadium in their Week One matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Currently, the 49ers are 2.5-point road favorites on Fanduel and DraftKings, having been the favorites to win the matchup since the schedule came out a few months ago. However, the drumbeat for a Pittsburgh upset has been growing steadily louder with each passing day as multiple analysts and personalities across the NFL are beginning to think that Pittsburgh can play spoiler to San Francisco after making it to the NFC Championship game last season.