Last Updated on January 23, 2011 8:30 pm by drew
AFC Conference Title Game Odds
PITTSBURGH, PA (TheSpread) – The New York Jets look to run the table and upset another AFC power as it takes on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011 AFC Championship.
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The Steelers are 13-4 on the season and 6-4 at home while the Jets are 13-5 on the season and 8-2 in road games. Trends show that the Jets have covered the spread in 4 of their last 5 meetings with the Steelers and the under has hit in 5 of the last 7 games between these two teams.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL.com currently have the Steelers as a 3.5-point favorite against the Jets Sunday night. The over/under total has been set at 38.5 points. (View Matchup)
Opening odds had the Steelers favored by 3 points and the odds moved up to 3.5 mid-week. The over/under total opened at 39 points and held there most of the week before falling back to 38.5 to close.
The Jets are 11-7 against the point spread odds this season and have went over the point total in 13 of 18 games. The Jets already own a win at Pittsburgh as they beat the Steelers 22-17 in Week 15. Pittsburgh was without Troy Polamalu in that game. The Jets have been impressive defensively in the playoffs, giving up just 37 combined points against the Colts and Patriots. Quarterback Mark Sanchez has played well in the postseason, throwing for 383 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. On the year, the Jets give up just 19 points per game while scoring 22.9.
Pittsburgh is 11-6 against the spread and the Steelers have went under the point total in 9 of 17 games. The Steelers haven’t lost since the loss to the Jets as they beat Baltimore 31-24 to reach the AFC title game. Pittsburgh scores 23.4 points per game on the season and gives up a league-low 14.5 points per contest on defense. Ben Roethlisberger has thrown for 3,200 yards and 17 touchdowns this season. In the win over Baltimore, Big Ben had 226 passing yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Roethlisberger hasn’t thrown an interceptions in his last five games.
In terms of injuries, New York return man Brad Smith will play after missing last week’s game with a groin injury while Pittsburgh defensive end Aaron Smith is out because of a tricep injury.
Over 49,200 public bets have been placed on this game with the Steelers getting 56% of the wagers with odds of -3.5 against the Jets on Sunday.
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