If you listen to ESPN radio, the Steelers are almost the unanimous XLIII pick, giving further evidence to what the Arizona Republic newspaper said about their home town team, \u201cThe Arizona Cardinals entered the playoffs channeling the likes of Rodney Dangerfield, who got no respect.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the Cards have been respectable in terms of covering the spread, going 12-7 ATS (and 12-7 SU), including playoff games (where they are a perfect 3-0 ATS).<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re wondering how these teams have performed in head-to-head matchups, don\u2019t worry about it. There\u2019s nothing there to help find an edge, as they rarely play each other (dating back to 1985 they\u2019ve faced each other six times, splitting out at 3-3 ATS).<\/p>\n
But let\u2019s look at they have done in this poinstpread situation.<\/p>\n
Arizona has been barely profitable the last 20 times they\u2019ve kicked off as a dog of 8 points or less, sporting a 10-9-1 ATS mark (7-13 straight up).<\/p>\n However, of note though is the fact the Cardinals have posted a record of 16 overs and only 4 unders in those 20 games. In addition, Arizona owns a 15 overs and 5 unders on when playing on grass (the game is at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa which has the real stuff).<\/p>\n What about Pittsburgh? Including the postseason, the Pittsburgh Steelers are 14-4 SU and 11-7 ATS this year, with a 2-0 SU and ATS mark in the playoffs.<\/p>\n As favorites of 8-points or less, the Steelers are profitable on the moneyline, as you might expect, at 12-8 SU but are below .500 when it comes to betting against the line going 9-11 ATS.<\/p>\n While SPORTSBETTING.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong> is reporting balanced action on the moneyline, they are getting the nod from bettors wagering on the pointspread. As of Thursday morning, 65% of the volume on the side was tilted to the Steelers. They are the favorite, so this pattern should likely continue up to kick-off.<\/p>\n The majority are also starting to think this one could go \u201cOver\u201d the 47 total, as\u00a0SPORTSBETTING.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is seeing just over 60% of the \u201cOver\/Under\u201d money come in on the \u201cOver\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n