Bet Super Bowl XLIII at Sportsbetting.com
» January 20, 2009
By Rob Gerein
The Pittsburgh Steelers are favored to beat the Arizona Cardinals by a touchdown when the teams clash in Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1.
Sportsbetting.com has the Steelers as a 7-point favorite to win the NFL Championship.
The Steelers are -250 moneyline favorites while the Cardinals are +210 moneyline underdogs, and the over/under total is currently at 47.
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In the AFC Championship on Sunday, the Steelers (12-4 SU, 9-7 ATS) defeated division-rival Baltimore Ravens 23-14 as a 6-point home favorite. The score went over the over/under total of 35.5.
Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger passed for 255 yards, including a 65-yard touchdown strike to Santonio Holmes, while Troy Polamalu ran back an interception 40 yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals (9-7 SU, 9-7 ATS) upset the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 as a 3.5-point home underdog in the NFC title game. The score went over the total of 47.
Cardinals’ pivot Kurt Warner passed for 279 yards and four touchdowns. WR Larry Fitzgerald caught nine passes of those passes for 152 yards with three touchdowns in the win.
Pittsburgh and Arizona last squared off last season, when the Cardinals won 21-14 as 5.5-home dogs on Sept. 30, 2007. Pittsburgh is 2-1 SU and ATS in the past three meetings.
Although Pittsburgh had the NFL’s No. 1 defense during the regular season and Arizona’s defense has improved greatly over the course of the playoffs, over/under bettors should note that the total has gone over in four of the past five meetings between the teams.
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