Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers Spreads Sunday Night Football Game 2011: The Pittsburgh Steelers host bitter rivals Baltimore Ravens, Sunday Nov 6th, as the Steelers look for revenge from their Week 1 drubbing. The Ravens won their last meeting 35-7, at home, in Week 1. NFL oddsmakers have the Steelers as -3.5 point home favorites over the Ravens with the over/under set at 41.5 points. Finish off your NFL Picks Week 9 by getting your Sunday Night Football bet on the latest Ravens vs Steelers Spreads available now.
Baltimore (5-2, 1-2 V) rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Arizona Cardinals 30-27, at home, in Week 8. QB Joe Flacco completed 31 of 51 for 336 yards, and RB Ray Rice ran for 63 yards on 18 carries and scored a career-high three touchdowns. Baltimore has won six straight at home.
In fairness to Flacco, he has often played without a full receiving contingent as speedy WR Lee Evans continues to miss time with an ankle injury. His absence has created a void downfield as Flacco has been mired in a prolonged scoring drought. Flacco has alternated between good and bad outings as he entered Sunday’s game second-to-last among starting quarterbacks in completion percentage. He could be in for a tough matchup when the Ravens face Pittsburgh. The Steelers are on the rise after their thoroughly impressive win over the Patriots, and their record at the season's midpoint puts them right on schedule for another 12-4, first-place showing in the AFC North. But the glass-half-empty view would be this: the victory over New England was Pittsburgh's first quality win of the season, and the Steelers now must look equally sharp at home against Baltimore this week to completely erase the stench of their 28-point Week 1 loss at the Ravens.
Pittsburgh (5-2, 3-0 H) got a 25-17 home win over the New England Patriots, in Week 8. QB Ben Roethlisberger completed 36 of 50 passes with two touchdowns. RB Rashard Mendenhall had 13 carries for 70 yards, while TE Heath Miller made seven catches for 85 yards. The Steelers won on a series of clock-chewing drives, effectively keeping Brady and the NFL's top-ranked offense off the field. Pittsburgh held the ball for more than 39 minutes and survived a late rally to win its fourth straight.
Ben Roethlisberger was harassed into three interceptions, two fumbles and four sacks in a season-opening 35-7 loss to the Ravens. The Ravens' top-ranked defense is second in the NFL with 25 sacks, trailing only the New York Giants, by one. The 25 sacks are the most through the first seven games of a season in team history, and put the Ravens on pace to challenge the team record in that category, which is 60 during the 2006 season. Not only is the current team just three sacks shy of surpassing last season's total with nine games to go, but the Ravens have logged 15 more sacks than last year's team did through seven games. If tjhey get to Roethlisberger there could be an injury. Get $50 in Free NFL Picks here.
Recent Trends to Consider:
Over is 6-1-1 in the last 8 meetings in Pittsburgh.
Over is 8-3-1 in the last 12 meetings.
Ravens are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings.
Steelers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0.
Steelers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games in Week 9.
Steelers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games.
Steelers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. AFC North.
Steelers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite.
Ravens are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog of 3.5-10.0.
Ravens are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog of 3.5-10.0.
Ravens are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.
Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers
When: Sunday Nov 06@4:15 PM ET
Pick: Steelers -3.5
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The Bottom Line: Steelers at home are hard to beat and the Ravens aren’t getting good offense. Start the 2011 NFL season off right by getting your bet on the latest Baltimore Ravens vs Pittsburgh Steelers Spreads available now.
