Seahawks vs. Steelers Odds
PITTSBURGH, PA (The Spread) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are looking to reestablish themselves after a tough loss to start the season when they host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at 1PM ET on CBS.
Both teams are 0-1 on the season and 0-1 against the point spread odds. Both also hit the over in their openers, which were on the road. The Steelers have won the last two games in this series.
Trends show that the under has hit in four of the last five games of this series. Seattle is just 2-12 against the spread in their last 14 games on grass while Pittsburgh is 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 home games.
Oddsmakers have made Pittsburgh the clear favorite at home on Sunday. The Steelers have odds of -14 points against Seattle. The over/under total for the game has been set at 40 points. (View Matchup)
Pittsburgh was handed a 35-7 loss at Baltimore last Sunday. The Steelers committed seven turnovers in the loss and had 312 yards of offense while giving up 385 yards to Baltimore on defense. Pittsburgh had just 66 rushing yards in the loss but Ben Roethlisberger did throw for 280 yards and a touchdown, but also committed five of the seven Pittsburgh turnovers.
Seattle was handed a 33-17 loss by San Francisco in its season opener. The Seahawks held the 49ers to just 209 yards in the game, but allowed two return touchdowns in the final 4 minutes of play. Seattle struggled on offense in the loss as well, amassing just 219 yards of offense. Tavaris Jackson threw for 197 yards and two touchdowns in his debut with the team.
In terms of Injuries, Seattle receiver Sidney Rice is questionable to play with a shoulder injury while guard Robert Gallery is questionable with a knee injury. Pittsburgh linebacker Chris Carter is questionable with a hamstring injury while tackle Willie Colon has been placed on injured reserve due to a triceps injury.
Currently over 4,800 Public Bets have been placed on this game and Pittsburgh is getting 71% of the wagers with odds of -14 at home against Seattle.
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