Why is Pgh favored this game?

[lloydroid]

And it's not by point, they are favored by 5. Recently, Cinci has mostly been playing well and winning (save the last second loss to Dallas) and Pgh is reeling, starting dudes off their couches as DBs.

And, Cinci has some serious weapons at WR. Green is a freak and he will be covered by....dudes we never heard of?

And yet, Pgh is favored. Go figure.

By the way, I do realize how lines are formed.

[pfelix73]

Well then, I guess you answered your own ?....

[lloydroid]

Well then, I guess you answered your own ?....

No, the question remains: why does the betting public think, over all, on average, that Pgh will win by about 5?

[Mister Pittsburgh]

Care to place a wager based on what you think the line should be Roid?

[Mister Pittsburgh]

One annoying thing to me is the past couple games you see our DB's get picked on yet when we face a young DB or backup we don't pick on them and if we do we rarely succeed.

[supersteeler]

Well, I guess because we are playing at home and our past success against the Bengals.
If I was to bet the game I would take the points, I figured we would be favored by 2 1/2 points but @ 5 taking the Bengals would seem logical based on recent games.
I look for a very close game, and if we don't turn the ball over we should win.....we are due don't you think?


Lets Roll......HERE WE GO STEELERS .....HERE WE GO!

[flippy]

Dalton's 0-3 against the Steelers and averages about 130 yards passing per game.

[Eich]

Dalton's 0-3 against the Steelers and averages about 130 yards passing per game.

This - and it's essentially a playoff game. Who does the bettin' public trust in a playoff game? The Bungles? Or the Steelers?

I'm not very confident about the game, given how we've played lately and the current list of injuries. But I can see how we're favored.

[Slapstick]

Why? Because, for some reason, the betting public has more faith in the Steelers than you do...

[feltdizz]

I wouldn't bet on the Steelers... but I wouldn't be surprised if they win by 7. Dalton hasn't shown he can beat us or the Ravens (if I'm not mistaken.)

[MCHammer]

I'm hoping the "back-against-the-wall" mentality takes over and we blow them out, but I wouldn't bet that we cover the spread. Seems we never do against substandard teams, so why would we do so against the Bengals when our secondary is a wreck? Truth is, droid is right. We should not be 5 point favorites in this game.

[lloydroid]

Care to place a wager based on what you think the line should be Roid?

Considering that we will be playing CBs who were on their couch a week ago, no way should Pgh be laying 5. I would think it is closer to a pick em than 5.

[lloydroid]

Dalton's 0-3 against the Steelers and averages about 130 yards passing per game.

Yea, but that was when we had actual NFL caliber CBs in the game.

[NorthCoast]

Dalton's 0-3 against the Steelers and averages about 130 yards passing per game.

Sadly, all of those games are with Ike Taylor covering their #1 WR. Unfortunately, Dallas showed the world that the Steelers No. 1 pass defense is, in reality, a mirage.

[flippy]

Yea, but that was when we had actual NFL caliber CBs in the game.

Doesn't really matter. We'll have Cortez and Keenan available. We're at home. We already beat them. And Ben should be getting back closer to normal.

The betting lines are set to get people to make bets. They really are insignificant sometimes. All the talking heads like the Steelers. So the public likes the Steelers and the bettors like the Steelers. So you have to give bettors a reason to bet Cincy.