Football Betting – Steelers a Tough Matchup for Green Bay. The Green Bay Packers are favored in football betting in Super Bowl XLV at the Sbg sportsbook but it is not a great matchup for the Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Packers are the team that is getting much of the early NFL football betting in the Super Bowl but the Steelers give Green Bay some definite matchup problems.
Three Keys to Beating Green Bay
- Get Pressure on Aaron Rodgers – A team that is going to beat Green Bay will get pressure on Rodgers. And the Steelers have the number one defense in the league and they can not only get to Rodgers but sack him. Green Bay was able to exploit weak defensive lines against Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago. They will have a very tough time against Pittsburgh who led the league in sacks with 48.
- Win the Turnover Battle – Teams that beat Green Bay win the turnover battle. Pittsburgh is a team that forces turnovers and doesn’t turn the ball over on offense. They are exactly the type of team that can beat the Packers. The Steelers only lost the turnover battle in one game this season. Pittsburgh was +17 this season in turnover margin and that was second best in the league.
- Have a top receiver who gets over 90 yards – A good wide receiver who can make big plays is important against Green Bay. Philadelphia had one in DeSean Jackson but he got hurt. Atlanta had one in Roddy White but he was never a factor while the Bears didn’t have one. Pittsburgh has two in Mike Wallace and Hines Ward. The Steelers had 12 games this season with a receiver who had at least 90 yards and that was most in the NFL. Wallace had eight of those games. It is also worth remembering that tight end Heath Miller is very capable of having 90 yards or more.
Green Bay has some strength as well but the love affair that everyone has with the Packers in NFL football betting definitely has some holes in it. Pittsburgh has the defense to pressure Rodgers, they win the turnover battle and they have big play receivers. The Steelers are underdogs in football betting but many of the matchups favor them to win the Super Bowl.