Oakland Raiders @ Pittsburgh Steelers Sun. Nov. 21^st 2010 1pm EST

The Oakland Raiders have been arguably the biggest surprise team of the NFL regular season as they have play consistently well throughout the first half of the year, but they will have perhaps their biggest challenge of the season ahead of them as they are set to face off against the defensive minded Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11.

Even though the Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the best teams in the league with arguably the best defense in the NFL right now, the Oakland Raiders are more than capable of pulling off the upset this weekend as they have become an extremely resilient team with a never say die attitude.

With the Steelers D giving up some yards last week, and the ability of Oakland to turn it on, this is an interesting NFL football betting matchup.

One of the most intriguing things about this football game will be the Steelers run defense (1^st in the NFL) and against the Raiders running game (2^nd in the NFL). With running back Darren McFadden having a breakout season and quickly turning into one of the best backs in the league, he will be given the toughest test of his career against superstar safety Troy Polamalu and the Steelers secondary.

As of right now, the Steelers have been given a fairly big edge to come out on top in this matchup against the Raiders with a -7 point spread, but even though I believe that Ben Roethlisberger and company can easily get the win in Week 11, my money is on the upset.

One thing the Oakland Raiders have thrived on this season has been the fact that everyone doubts them and is just waiting for them to fall flat on their face, but despite losing four games this season already, they will deliver a big blow to the Pittsburgh Steelers this week by pulling off the unlikely upset.

Odds and lines for this matchup by leading online sportsbooks:

BetUs Sportsbook:
Spread: Oakland Raiders +7.5 & Pittsburgh Steelers -7.5
Moneyline: Oakland Raiders +260 & Pittsburgh Steelers -320
Over/Under: Oakland Raiders 110 over & Pittsburgh Steelers 110 under (41.5)

DSI Diamond Sportsbook:
Spread: Oakland Raiders +7.5 & Pittsburgh Steelers -7.5
Moneyline: Oakland Raiders +275 & Pittsburgh Steelers -325
Over/Under: Oakland Raiders 110 over & Pittsburgh Steelers 110 under (41.5)

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