Steelers vs. 49ers Odds
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (The Spread) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are banged up and the San Francisco 49ers are vying for the top seed in the NFC when the two meet on Monday night at 8:30PM ET on ESPN.
PITTSBURGH: The Steelers are 10-3 on the season following a 14-3 win over Cleveland last week. Pittsburgh can take the lead in the AFC playoff standings with a win tonight as they hold a tiebreaker over New England, who is already 11-3. Pittsburgh is 6-7 against the spread this year and 4-2 on the road while hitting the under in 7 of 13 lined games. Pittsburgh will be playing with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hobbled by an ankle injury, but he will play. The Steelers are averaging just 21.7 points per game this season, but most of the offense comes from Big Ben. He has thrown for 3,526 yards and 21 TD’s this season with only 11 INT’s. Defensively, Pittsburgh gives up just 15.2 points per game and they have the top defense in regards to yards allowed, giving up only 276.1 per game.
SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco is now 10-3 following a 21-19 loss at Arizona last weekend. The 49ers are the only team that can take the top spot in the NFC from Green Bay, but they will have to win out and the Packers will have to lose out. The 49ers are 10-2-1 against the spread and 6-1 at home this season while hitting the under in 7 of 13 games. The 49ers are scoring 23.6 points per game this season but average just 309 yards per game. The team relies on Frank Gore, who has rushed for 1,054 yards and 6 TD’s to lead the offense. Defensively, San Francisco allows the fewest points in the league at 14 points per game. They also have the top rushing defense, giving up just 70.5 yards per game on the ground. The defense will be less than 100 percent however, as Patrick Willis is doubtful to play because of a hamstring injury. Willis has 93 tackles and two sacks on the year.
ODDS: Oddsmakers have made the 49ers the slight favorite at home in this game, giving them point spread odds of -3 points against the Steelers. The over/under odds for the game is set at 38 points. Currently over 22,400 public bets have been placed on this game and the Steelers are getting 56% of the wagers with odds of +3 at San Francisco.
TRENDS: Trends show that Pittsburgh is just 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games as a road underdog and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a win. San Francisco is 8-0 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite and 19-7 ATS in their last 26 Monday games. In regards to the over/under, the Steelers have hit the over in 6 of their last 8 road games while the 49ers have hit the under in their last 6 Week 15 games.
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