The Pittsburgh Steelers now find themselves in the midst of a quarterback controversy. While most can agree the wise decision is to continue to go with Devlin Hodges after he relieved Mason Rudolph in the second half and led the Steelers to a 16-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, neither quarterback has completely instills total confidence in leading the offense efficently. In order to continue with their winning ways in search of a wildcard birth, the Steelers will continue to rely heavily on their defense and the many takeaways they have been forcing.
Winners of five of their last six games, the Steelers single set back was two weeks ago against the Cleveland Browns. Giving host to the Browns this time, the game looks to be one of the most physical grudge matches the Steelers have faced in a while.
When it comes to the betting lines for Sunday’s game, the following information is the current consensus spread and over/under for the Steelers this week as reported by oddsshark.com.
Game Info: Week 13
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns
Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 1:00 PM
Betting line: +2
Over/under: 40
Last Regular Season Meeting: Steelers (L) 21-7 vs Browns
Win streak: 1 game CLE
Last 3 Meetings: PIT 1 - 1 - 1 CLE
Last 10 Meetings: PIT 7 - 2 - 1 CLE
The opening line on the game was at -3.5 when the schedule was released in April. With the Steelers falling to the Browns 21-7 only two weeks prior, the previous matchup as well as the Browns current winning streak has now put them in the position of slight favorite.
Being the underdog on Sunday, the Steelers have a current moneyline of +110 to win the game straight up, which is the equivalent of 11/10 odds. So a $20 bet placed on the Steelers over the Browns would have a payout of $42 ($22 plus the original $20 bet). The Browns have a current moneyline of -125, or 4/5 odds. Therefore the same $20 bet placed on Cleveland to win straight up would have a payout of $36 ($16 pus the original $20 bet) .
According to Oddsshark.com, the Steelers are 10-0 straight up in their last 10 games at home against Cleveland and the total has gone OVER in 4 of their last 6 games versus the Browns. The Steelers also have gone UNDER in 5 of their last 6 games and are 3-8 against the spread in their last 11 games in December.
If looking at the futures bets, the Steelers odds to win the Super Bowl vary from 100/1 to 150/1. They also have varying odds to win the AFC Championship from 50/1 odds to 80/1. As for winning the AFC North, the Steelers are at 9/1 odds and they are projected to place second the AFC North. Baltimore has better odds to win the division at 1/10 while Cincinnati has been eliminated from the AFC North race.