NFL Odds – Steelers Host the Ravens on Saturday. The Pittsburgh Steelers are favored in NFL odds on Saturday as they host the Baltimore Ravens. These two division rivals will meet for the third time this season with the winner advancing to the AFC Championship game. The teams have split their two meetings this season with each team winning and covering the NFL betting odds on the road. The Steelers are favored by about a field goal at the Sbg sportsbook.
Ravens Winning on the Road
Baltimore has shown they are very capable of winning on the road. They won last week at Kansas City, throttling the Chiefs 30-7. Baltimore forced five turnovers in the win over Kansas City. In the past three seasons the Ravens have won on the road in the Wild Card round each time and overall the Ravens have now won four of their past five playoff road games. On Sunday against the Chiefs it was Joe Flacco throwing two touchdown passes while Billy Cundiff kicked three field goals. The Ravens have now won 13 games this season. They are playing on the road in this game because the Steelers won the tiebreaker for the AFC North and got the bye last week.
Hard Hitting Games
The Ravens and Steelers play some of the hardest hitting games in the NFL. The teams usually play tough defensive battles and that is why the total on this game is so low. The Ravens won 17-14 at Pittsburgh in Week 4 but it should be noted that Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did not play in that game as it was the last game of his suspension. Pittsburgh won last month in Baltimore by a score of 13-10 in a game that turned on one play when Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu forced a Joe Flacco fumble late in the contest.
Recent Series Numbers
The Steelers have won six of the last ten games against Baltimore and they are 5-4-1 against the NFL betting odds. Even though the Ravens won at Pittsburgh earlier this season they are still just 2-8 straight up in the last 10 games at Pittsburgh. The game earlier this season went under but 7 of the last 10 between the two at Pittsburgh have actually gone over the NFL odds.