The Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers will meet on Sunday night in a matchup of AFC teams which seem destined for postseason status. The opening kickoff from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh is slated for 8:20 PM ET and it will be televised by NBC. At this present time (11/30), the NFL betting odds at Bovada has Pittsburgh listed as a 3.5-point favorite.

This will be the first meeting between these teams since 2015 when Pittsburgh came away with a 24-20 win as a 4.0-point road underdog. Furthermore, since 1989, the Steelers have gone 14-4 SU&ATS against the Chargers.

Steelers Dominate Following a Loss
Pittsburgh is coming off an upset loss at Denver last week as a 3.0-point favorite. That marked their first ATS loss since 9/30 against Baltimore.

Despite amassing an impressive 526 yards of total offense, Pittsburgh managed to score just 17 points in that loss to the Broncos. It’s easy to decipher why they had that low point scoring output even though piling up a plethora of offensive yardage. The Steelers committed 4 drive killing turnovers in that contest, and the last of which occurred at the Denver 3-yard line with just over a minute left to play.

On a more positive note for Steelers backers, since 2014, their team has gone a terrific 17-4 straight up and 15-6 ATS following a loss in their previous game. That also includes 13-1 straight up and 11-3 ATS if they were facing an opponent with a win percentage of .750 or worse. By the way, Los Angeles is 8-3 (.727) entering this week’s action.

High Scoring Games as Home Favorites
Pittsburgh has gone over the total in 10 of their last 11 games as a home favorite. Additionally, during that precise time frame, they went over in all 6 games as a home favorite when facing a non-division opponent. Those 6 contests averaged a combined 68.8 points scored per game.

Road Bandits
The Chargers have been one of the top money-making road teams during recent seasons. As a matter of fact, they’ve gone an outstanding 20-7 ATS (74.1%) during their previous 27 away games, and that includes 13-3 ATS (81.3%) as an underdog of 3.0-points or greater. Regarding this season, the Chargers are 4-1 SU&ATS in true road games and that includes 3-0 SU&ATS during its last 3.

Chargers Under the Total Trend
According to the NFL odds at Bookmaker, there’s a posted total of 51.5 on this Sunday primetime affair. Since the start of the 2014 NFL regular season campaign, the Chargers have gone 25-10 under the total after game 8 of their season. Moreover, if there was a total of 45.0 or greater in those contests, they went 19-4 (82.6%) under. It also must be noted, Los Angeles has gone 21-5 under the total in their last 26 games following a win in their previous outing.

Turnover Battle
As is the case in many NFL games, whomever wins the turnover battle, usually comes out on top. Having said that, the Chargers would appear to have an edge over Pittsburgh in that department. Los Angeles has only committed 9 turnovers through their first 11 games. Conversely, Pittsburgh has turned the ball over 7 times in its last 2 games alone.

Red-Hot Teams
NFL betting is never easy, and especially when it pits 2 teams against one another who are playing extremely well. That’s certainly the case in this instance. After beginning its season 1-2, the Los Angles Chargers have gone 7-1 since that time, and their only loss in that sequence was 23-22 versus Denver. On the other hand, the Pittsburgh Steelers started with a 1-2-1 record, and followed that up by winning 6 of their next 7 games.

Ross Benjamin is a top sports analyst and one of the sports industry's most respected handicappers. Follow him on Twitter: @RossBenjamin1 or visit his website at RBWins.com