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Published: August 11, 2009
The Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers will meet in Pittsburgh on Thursday night as both teams open the 2009 NFL Preseason. This is a rematch of the 2009 Super Bowl where the Pittsburgh Steelers earned an exciting 27-23 last minute come from behind victory. The sports betting odds were opened up by LVSC and the Pittsburgh Steelers opened as 3 point favorites with the over under coming in at 35 ½. The early sports betting money reveals no movement in the line as the Steelers are currently 3 point favorites. But the NFL betting public has placed sports bets on the under as the current total is lined as low as 33. Game time is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with television coverage provided by ESPN.
The Arizona Cardinals number 1 draft pick running back Beanie Wells sprained his right ankle in practice this past Monday and is status for the exhibition opener is doubtful. Cardinals starting quarterback Curt Warner figures to get in no more than 2 series and what will follow ought to be interesting. Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt announced an open competition for the #2 quarterback between former #1 draft pick Matt Leinhart and newly acquired Brian St. Pierre. St. Pierre and Whisenhunt have some history together when Whisenhunt was an assistant in Pittsburgh and St Pierre was a third team quarterback. Leinhart has had a very difficult career in the NFL and St Pierre has bounced around the league in 7 years. The NFL sports betting public take note that with a fierce competition for the #2 job at quarterback the Cardinals will have more to play for in support of St Pierre and Leinart now that their competition has become public. And NFL sports bettors need to consider the fact the game will be played in front of a National Audience and the topic will a hot one during and after the NFL game. Former Pittsburgh Panther quarterback Tyler Palko is listed as the #4 quarterback and expect to see him playing in his college stadium during the 4th quarter. Pittsburgh starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger figures to play in 1 or 2 series at most with the bulk of the playing time for the backups. The #2 quarterback in Pittsburgh is veteran Charlie Batch and at #3 on the depth chart is former Oregon Duck starting quarterback Dennis Dixon. Dixon threw 1 pass last season and is hoping for a good preseason in hopes of landing the #2 spot. Batch has 11 years in the league and the team is pretty confident in him should he be called upon. Dixon faces an uphill battle to gain the confidence of offensive coordinator Bruce Arians to land the #2. Rookie Mike Reilly is the #4 quarterback out of Eastern Washington and can be expected in during the 4th quarter.
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Trend: Pittsburgh is 7-2 straight up in their past 9 NFL Preseason games
The Wagerline consensus has 55.4% of the NFL bettors on Pittsburgh -3
The Wagerline consensus has 50.9 % of the NFL bettors playing under 33
2 Comments on "Arizona Cardinals versus Pittsburgh Steelers NFL Pro Football Exhibition Sports Betting Preview"
Shaun from NFL Picks (1 comments.) on Wed, 12th Aug 2009 4:58 am
Looking forward to the NFL season finally starting. Get back to making picks on games. I always find preseason betting the hardest. I guess I just dont have the inside info needed to know what the coaches will do in these games.
tyler palko – ??? on Fri, 14th Aug 2009 5:37 am
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