It may be a week later than scheduled, but the Pittsburgh Steelers are preparing to face their first road matchup in the AFC North as they travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens. Even though the Steelers are the only remaining unbeaten team in the NFL, they are still down the list when it comes to odds of winning their division, conference, and the Super Bowl.
Can the Steelers continue their impressive run defense against the Raven’s rushing attack? Will the Steelers take better care of the ball following their three turnover performance in Week 7? Can the offense control the clock in Baltimore like they have so far this season?
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 8
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM
Betting line: +3.5
Over/under: 46.5
Last Regular Season Meeting: Steelers (L) 28-10 vs Ravens
Win streak: 2 game BAL
Last 3 Meetings: PIT 1 - 2 BAL
Last 10 Meetings: PIT 4 - 6 BAL
The opening line on the game was at +7 when the schedule was released in May. With the Steelers not having lost in 2020, the line has moved in favor of the Steelers. Before the results of Week 7, the Ravens were favored by 5.5 points.
Being the underdog on Sunday, the Steelers have a current moneyline of +160 to win the game straight up, which is the equivalent of 8/5 odds. So a $20 bet placed on the Steelers over the Titans would have a payout of $52 ($32 plus the original $20 bet). The Ravens have a current moneyline of -180, or 5/9 odds. Therefore the same $20 bet placed on Baltimore to win straight up would have a payout of $31.11 ($11.11 pus the original $20 bet) .
According to Oddsshark.com, the Steelers are 5-1 against the spread in their last 6 games as well as being 4-1 straight up the last 5 times they played an AFC opponent. The Steelers also have gone UNDER in 5 of their last 6 games in Baltimore and have gone UNDER in 13 of their last 16 road games.
If looking at the futures bets, the Steelers odds to win the Super Bowl vary from 8/1 to 12/1. They have odds to win the AFC Championship of 4/1 odds. As for winning the AFC North, the Steelers are currently at 20/21 odds just behind Baltimore at 10/11 odds. The Browns are next at 14/1 odds with Cincinnati coming in at the bottom at 500/1 odds to win the AFC North.