In less than 24 hours Superbowl XLIII will kickoff as football fans and sports bettors alike are rushing to get their bets in. In this article we will discuss the Pittsburgh Steelers 2009 Superbowl props and with over 300 prop bets posted at Sportsbook.com, betting on the Steelers total rushing yards over or under 115.5 caught the eye of Point-Spreads.com and other NFL Picks Experts alike.
According to Stat Fox analyst Steve Makinen, “UNDER, This is a strangely inflated price. Pittsburgh averages 105 RYPG, Arizona yields 105 RYPG, but just 77.3 RYPG in the playoffs. This game will come down to which team makes more plays through the air. Doug Upstone, another NFL picks expert analyst from Stat Fox replied with the same decision, “UNDER, Pittsburgh has surpassed that total twice in the last six games and that was against teams with weaker run defenses. The Steelers will be close, but fall short.”
Another one of my favorite Steelers prop bets and if you are looking to take the bookies to the cleaners, this one is for you. Betting on how many points Pittsburgh is going to score is making the online sportsbooks very nervous. At +800 odds, 27 points is the favorite, so for every $100 wagered you would collect $800. The Sportsbook.com research team had this to say: “The 27 total points is the most likely scenario at +800 odds and the payouts keep getting bigger if you think they’ll score either more or less points.”
The offensive line is a good place to start in measuring Roethlisberger's effectiveness as a leader and his line includes four new starters. Roethlisberger hosted the line for a weekend at his lakefront home in Georgia during the off-season and took to Chicago during the season to celebrate center Justin Hartwig's birthday. On Monday he went out to dinner with his line, ''I feel close to this group,'' Roethlisberger says. ''The guys who are starting now, I'm kind of the old guy, and can take that big brother role. I want them to know how much I care about them. They're my livelihood. They protect me.''
That brings us to the Roethlisberger Superbowl prop bets. While there are many out there, his total passing yards at over or under 237.5 should not be overlooked. To find out the exact odds we looked to the Sportsbook.com research team once again: “The Over is at -120 while it’s Even odds on the Under, ‘Big Ben’ nearly humiliated himself in the Super Bowl three years ago and Pittsburgh could be conservative with the running game if he struggles early.” The Stat Fox analysts had the over/under at 230.5 and continued the prop debate with the following; “OVER, stated Steve, I think Pittsburgh needs Big Ben to come up big here, but an OVER in passing yards for him in no way guarantees success against the spread on Sunday. In fact, six of the last seven losing Super Bowl teams passed for 230 yards or more.” Doug countered with, “UNDER, the Steelers have averaged 10.8 yards per completion and Arizona has surrendered 10.7 YPC. The odds makers are suggesting 17.5 completions for Big Ben, which is well UNDER this listed total doing the math.”
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Betting Line Favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers –7
Money Line Favorite: Pittsburgh Steelers –240
Betting Line Underdog: Arizona Cardinals +7
Money Line Underdog: Arizona Cardinals +200
Over/Under 46 1/2: -110
