Steelers vs. Saints Odds
Sunday Night Football features a matchup of the past two Super Bowl Champions as the New Orleans Saints host the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers are 5-1 on the season and 3-0 on the road while the Saints are 4-3 on the year and 2-2 at home. The Steelers have won two of the last three against the Saints.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have made New Orleans a 1-point favorite at home against the Steelers. The over/under has been set at 45.
Opening odds had this game even and the Steelers were even favored by 1 during the week before the Saints claimed the final odds at -1. The over/under opened at 44 and has since added a point to get to 45.
The Steelers are winners of two straight, both with Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback after he missed the first four games of the season due to a NFL suspension. The Steelers have scored an average of 25.5 points with him playing while the defense is giving up just 13.6 points per game through six games. Roethlisberger has thrown for 559 yards and five touchdowns in his two games while Rashard Mendenhall has rushed for 532 yards and five scores. Lawrence Timmons has 62 tackles and three sacks to lead the defense while Jerome Harrison has 44 tackles and five sacks.
The Saints are coming off an embarrassing loss to Cleveland last week, 30-17 where the Saints gave up two defensive touchdowns, which was similar to their loss to Arizona earlier in the year. Drew Brees has thrown for 2,029 yards and 14 touchdowns on the year, but also has 10 interceptions. Chris Ivory is their leading rusher with 325 yards despite playing in just five games. Jonathan Vilma leads the defense with 42 tackles while Sedrick Ellis has three sacks.
The Saints are just 1-5 ATS in their last five home games and 1-5 ATS in their last six games overall.
New Orleans running backs Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas are both out on Sunday while corner back Tracey Porter is questionable with a knee injury. Pittsburgh defensive end Brett Keisel is doubtful Sunday night with a hamstring injury.
Over 88,000 public bets have been made on this game with the Steelers getting 70% of the wagers at +1 against New Orleans.
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