Last Updated on February 6, 2011 8:30 pm by drew
Super Bowl XLV Odds
ARLINGTON, TX (TheSpread) – The hype is over. It is finally time for Super Bowl XLV as the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night.
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The Steelers come into the game as AFC Champions with a record of 14-4 while the Packers are the NFC Champions and 13-6 on the season. Trends show that Pittsburgh is 9-1 against the spread in its last 10 playoff games while Green Bay is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 playoff games as a favorite.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com currently have the Packers as a 3 -point favorite against the Steelers on Sunday. The over/under total has been set at 44.5 points. (View Matchup)
Opening odds had the Packers favored by 3 points and the spread quickly dropped to 2.5 points. The odds held strong there for most of the two weeks before moving back up to 3 points late this past week. The over/under total opened at 46 points and the total climbed to 46.5 points before slowly falling back all the way to 44.5 points.
Green Bay is 12-7 against the point spread odds this season and the Packers have hit the under in 12 of 19 lined games. Green Bay had an up-and-down regular season, but the Packers got hot at the right time, winning their last five games to reach the Super Bowl. Green Bay has been strong defensively all year, as the Packers allow just 15 points per game and give up 114.9 rushing yards and 194.2 passing yards per game. On offense, Green Bay averages 24.3 points and 358 yards per game. Aaron Rodgers has led the team all season with 3,922 passing yards and 28 touchdowns to go along with 11 interceptions.
Pittsburgh is 12-6 against the point spread odds this season and the Steelers have split the over/under total through 18 games, hitting each 9 times. The Steelers have won their last four games to reach the Super Bowl, and like Green Bay, Pittsburgh has an outstanding defense. Pittsburgh leads the league in scoring defense at 14.5 points per game allowed and it also has more sacks than any team at 48. The Steelers are the top rushing defense, allowing just 62.8 yards per game on the ground. On offense, Pittsburgh posts 23.4 points and 345 yards per game. Leading the team is quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who has thrown for 3,200 yards and 17 touchdowns with just 5 interceptions while running back Rashard Mendenhall has rushed for 1,273 yards and 13 touchdowns.
In terms of injuries, Pittsburgh rookie center Maurkice Pouncey is out for the game due to an ankle injury while Green Bay linebacker Erik Walden is questionable to play because of an ankle injury as well.
Over 70,500 public bets have been placed on this game with Pittsburgh getting 51% of the wagers with point spread odds of +3 against Green Bay.
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