Super Bowl XLIII Odds released: Steelers 7-point favorites
Odds are out and according to TheSpread.com, the Steelers are 7-point favorites over the Cards.
The Steelers won the AFC North crown with a 12-4 record, and were 9-7 against the spread. They held opponents to 13.9 points a game this season – ranking them No. 1 in the NFL in total defense and points allowed.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sports Interaction have made the Steelers a 7-point favorite over the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, and have established the over/under total at 47.
The Cardinals were NFC West Champions this year despite finishing with an average 9-7 regular season record. They too were 9-7 against the number this season and won most of their games with their prolific offense, scoring 26.7 points per game and averaging 292.1 passing yards per game.
Fellow TSR writer John Paulsen and I were talking about the game and we both came to a similar notion that Pittsburgh fans will likely push the spread up before kickoff. If the spread gets closer to 10, I would lean towards the dog and just hope that Kurt Warner doesn’t turn the ball over and give the Steelers easy scoring opportunities. If the spread drops, I would probably jump on the Steelers and assume their defense would put the clamps down on ‘Zona’s passing game.
The over/under total has been set at 47, which seems rather high to me. The Steelers don’t score a ton of points and one would figure that their defense would limit the Cards to 20 points or fewer. Regardless, both the line and total seem pegged right by odds makers.
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Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Kurt Warner, Pittsburgh favored in Super Bowl, Pittsburgh Steelers, Steelers 7-point favorites over Cardinals, Steelers favored over Cardinals, Steelers Super Bowl favorites, Super Bowl XLIII odds, Super Bowl XLIII over/under total, Super Bowl XLIII point spread
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I think the O/U is high because historically speaking, the Super Bowl often goes over. I expect Steeler Nation to push the line to 8.5 to 9, but you never know.
I like the idea of waiting as well. The line will go up.
I like Arizona.
I want the Cards to win. I expect the black and gold marauders of death to do so, but would love to see Kurt seal the Hall of Fame bid. It will sound sappy but here is my Kurt Warner story: We live in west county St. Louis. My wife was at a local breakfast eatery when Kurt played here with two of my daughters. She notices Warner enjoying breakfast with a man in a suit. She leaves him alone till done with his meal and when he gets up she lets the girls go over and ask for autographs. He pulls out his trading card with scripture on the back and signs it with their names and pats them on the head. Classy style right? My wife and daughters finish their meal beaming over their souvenirs. Then when my wife asks for the check the waitress says, “Oh sweetie, Mr. Warner paid for all your breakfasts.”
Yeah, I know, he’s a high-paid athlete. The $20-25 tab was nothing to him. But the fact that he even thought about it. That impressed me.
Brian Marchant-Calsyn
That’s an awesome story, Brian – thanks for sharing.
I know Warner is beloved in St. Louis and after hearing stories like this it’s no wonder why.
Nice to see there are some classy
civalized athletes out there.
Ones not shooting themselves, others, in driving the shooters…
Great story, and hey 20-25 dollars, it could have been 1000.00 and he sounds like he’d still have done it.