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THIS BET TAKES ME BACK TO SUPER BOWL XXXIV RAMS/TITANS, RAMS SAID THEY WANTED THE BALL AND THE TITANS SAID THEY WANTED THEIR DEFENSE ON THE FIELD FIRST ... DAYS BEFORE THE GAME !!! AND VEGAS NEVER TOOK THE BET OFF THE BOARD. SAME STORY HERE, CARDINALS WANT THEIR EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE ON THE FIELD FIRST AND THE STEELERS WANT THAT PUNISHING DEFENSE ON THE FIELD FIRST. STEELERS HAVE KICKED OFF EVERY GAME THIS YEAR THAT THEY HAVE WON THE COIN TOSS ...
CARDINALS TO RECEIVE THE OPENING KICK OF SUPER BOWL XLIII (-110)
Super Bowl XLIII
Sunday, February 1st, 6:30 p.m. est.
(2) Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4) vs. (4) Arizona Cardinals (12-7)
Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Florida
The Cardinals with one of the league’s top offenses have been the underdog in each of their three playoff games, scoring 30 or more points and beating tough teams. However, the Steelers are an incredibly tough team and defensive coach Dick LeBeau will have his Steel Curtain ready to immobilize Arizona's high-scoring offense. Look for the Steelers to focus with a relentless onslaught against Quarterback Kurt Warner, disturbing his passing game. Go with Pittsburgh to grab its sixth world championship.
Pittsburgh vs. Arizona
The Steelers look to build on their 7-0 ATS record in the playoffs behind QB Ben Roethlisberger against an Arizona team that has lost 13 of its last 18 SU as an underdog between 3 1/2 and 9 1/2 points. The Steelers are the pick (-7) according to Dunkel, which has Pittsburgh favored by 10. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-7).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Game 101-102: Pittsburgh vs. Arizona
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh 145.444; Arizona 135.352
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 10; 42 1/2
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh by 7; 46 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-7); Under
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Sunday, February 1
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PITTSBURGH (14 - 4) vs. ARIZONA (12 - 7) - 2/1/2009, 6:20 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 78-48 ATS (+25.2 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points since 1992.
PITTSBURGH is 72-49 ATS (+18.1 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.
Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 1-0 against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 1-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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Short Sheet
Sunday, February 1
Super Bowl XLIII
Tampa, FL
TV: NBC
Philadelphia vs. Arizona, 6:20 ET
Pittsburgh:
6-1 ATS off home win
32-16 ATS off game w/ TO margin of +3 or better
Arizona:
8-0 Over off a SU win as a dog
13-5 Over as an underdog
6:20 PM PITTSBURGH vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Pittsburgh is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Free Pick from Vegas Sports Informer Take ‘Under’ 23.5 – First Half – Pittsburgh vs. Arizona (6:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 1)
Arizona will probably be a little nervous and the Steelers defense will want to make some big plays early and avoid giving up the big plays as Arizona did against the Eagles.
Free Pick from Strike Point Sports Super Bowl Prop - Who will have more receptions, Limas Sweed or Jerheme Urban? Take Urban -160.
Jerheme Urban has been a very reliable receiver for the Cardinals this season. And with Boldin's hamstring still unknown of how healthy it is, as well as the multiple receiver sets Arizona uses, there is a great chance he is on the field a lot more than Sweed, and that presents him more opportunities for balls his way. Go with Urban in this prop..
Free Pick from Robert ********. Super Bowl Prop - Result of the first coaching challenge will be: Call Overturned (+105)
Think about this: in such a big game neither coach is going to be frivolous with their timeouts, or their challenges. If Mike Tomlin or Ken Whisenhunt reaches for that red flag on Sunday you know that they are doing so because someone is positive about a call. Coaches are always a bit more conservative in The Big Game and if there is no coaching challenges than this is a No Action. Like I said, to risk a timeout a coach is going to be extra sure that a play will be reversed so I love the value here.
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