The Pittsburgh Steelers will make the long journey out west to face the Oakland Raiders in an NFL pro football game set for Sunday afternoon. <br /> <br />Start time from Oakland is set for 4PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS TV. <br /> <br />The betting odds from this NFL game have the road side Pittsburgh Steelers favored by –3 points with a total lined at 40 1/2 points. <br /> <br />Pittsburgh has won two straight to improve to 2-4 on the season following a 19-16 home victory last week to the Baltimore Ravens as a -2 ½ point betting favorite. The game total landed at under 41 points. The Steelers failed to hold a seven point lead late as the Ravens tie the game with two minutes remaining. The Steelers then position themselves for their game winning field goal as time expired. <br /> <br />The Steelers posted 286 yards and ran for 141 on 29 carries. They go just 1 of 3 inside the red zone. Ben Roethlisberger completed 17 of 23 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown. Le’Veon Bell ran for 93 yards on 19 carries. On defense they allowed the Ravens offense 287 yards with 82 rushing on 26 carries. <br /> <br />Oakland is coming off a bye week. The team is 2-4 on the 2013 season with a 24-7 road defeat two weeks ago to the Kansas City Chiefs as a +7 ½ point underdog. The game total finished at under 41 points. It was a 7-7 tie at the half then the Raiders get outscored 17-0 in the second. <br /> <br />The Raiders offense gained 274 yards with 121 from their ground game on 28 carries. Terrelle Pryor completed 18 of 34 passes for 216 yards with a touchdown and three picks. One interception was returned for a Kansas City touchdown. Pryor had seven rushes for 56 yards. Defensively they give up 216 yards to the Chiefs offense with a mere 105 yards passing. Oakland had a -2 turnover margin.
