T.M. Selection: Pittsburgh Steelers.

I like the Pittsburgh Steelers to cover the spread against the Cleveland Browns in this game on Monday. The Steelers have had a very up and down year, they are 7-7-1 at the moment and they have been finding ways to win games all year even though they have not looked the greatest in a lot of those games. As up and down as they have been all year, they still managed to beat the Browns in Cleveland in their 1st meeting and I think they can do the same here in this game now that they are the home team. The Steelers still have a chance to make it to the playoffs if they can win out the rest of the year then they give themselves a great chance because they have 1 tie this year and if there are any 9-8 teams at the end of the year, the Steelers will be ahead of them and get that playoff spot because of their 9-7-1 record at that point. They will still have to rely on some other teams to lose since there are a few that can get to 10 wins still but their battle starts with winning their final 2 games. The Browns have come close to winning lately, losing their 2 most recent games by 2 points in both of them. Baker Mayfield has been dealing with a lot of injuries though and he is out there every week with a harness on as it is the only way he can play with his shoulder intact. I think the injuries have just been too much for the Browns to overcome this year and what started out as a promising year for them was derailed by those key injuries and some losses of players to covid in key games. I think the Steelers have the momentum coming into this game and they have more motivation to win here with a better chance to make the playoffs than the Browns. I like the Steelers to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 20-16 Steelers.