Thursday, May 17th, 2012
The Pittsburgh Steelers will travel in AFC North divisional action when they face the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night football.
Kick off time from Baltimore is scheduled for 8:20PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBC.
The point spread opened up in this game with the home team Baltimore Ravens favored by -3 points with an over under of 39 ½ points.
The bettors have come in early on the side of the road underdog Pittsburgh Steelers as the Baltimore Ravens are currently favored by -2 ½ points. The total has moved up to 40 points.
Baltimore Ravens money line gamblers will lay -150 odds with the road underdog Pittsburgh Steelers bringing back +135 odds to earn the outright win without the benefit of taking the points.
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In their first meeting of the year it was the Baltimore Ravens with the 17-14 road victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers as a +2 ½ point road underdog. The game landed under the closing total of 34 points.
With Steelers starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger still serving his suspension the Steelers had trouble generating offense as they could only produce 210 yards. The team rushed it 27 times for 84 yards and could only pass for 126 yards against the Ravens defense in defeat.
Pittsburgh enters this huge road contest with a record of 8-3 on the season. The club puts up 23 points and 334 yards per game.
The Steelers sit tied in the AFC north division with the Baltimore Ravens with 6 games remaining.
The team hit’s the highway for the seventh time on the season where they sit at 5-1 on the season. Their lone road loss came in a 20-10 defeat at New Orleans on Halloween night as a +1 point underdog.
Pittsburgh’s three losses this season came in their biggest tests against New Orleans, Baltimore and New England.
The team is coming off a 19-16 overtime victory against the Buffalo Bills last week as a -6 ½ point road favorite.
Pittsburgh blew at 13-0 lead in the second half. They were very fortunate that Buffalo dropped a sure touchdown pass in overtime that would have hung a loss on the Steelers last week.
The Steelers put up 426 yards and converted on 12 of 19 on third down. The team had a solid game on the ground with 206 yards on 45 carries for a 4 ½ yards per rush average. The team was penalized 10 times for 107 yards. The Steelers dominated time of possession by 18 minutes.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed 20 of 33 passes for 246 yards with no touchdowns and picks.
Running back Rashard Mendenhall ran it 36 times for 151 yards with a touchdown.
Hines Ward led the receiving corps with 7 catches for 107 yards. Tight end Heath Miller had 4 catches for 46 yards. Big play Mike Wallace had 3 catches but for just 33 yards.
On defense the Steelers allows its opponents 17 points and 304 yards per game.
The team gave up 329 yards to the Bills last week and 4 of 13 on third down. The team gave up 74 rushing yards on 17 carries for nearly 4 ½ yards per rush. The Steelers were good in the red zone allowing 0 of 3 touchdowns last week to their AFC East opponent. Pittsburgh allowed the Bills to hit on 23 of 45 passes for 265 yards with a touchdown and a pick.
Baltimore enters this big game with an overall record of 8-3. The club puts up 22 points and 348 yards per game.
With a win over Pittsburgh on Sunday they will hold the head to head tiebreaker. Factoring the tiebreaker the Ravens would hold a 2 game lead over the Steelers with 4 games remaining with a win.
Baltimore is at home for the sixth time this season where they are 5-0. Their losses this season came on the road at Atlanta, New England and Cincinnati. The Ravens are coming off a 17-10 victory last week against Tampa Bay as a -7 ½ point favorite.
Baltimore put up 349 yards and converted on just 3 of 12 on third down. The team ran the ball 26 times for 92 yards for only a 3 ½ yards per rush average.
Quarterback Joe Flacco completed 25 of 35 passes for 289 yards with two touchdowns and 1 pick.
Running back Ray Rice ran it 20 times for 85 yards. Rice caught 7 passes for 47 yards.
Wide receiver Derrick Mason led the team with 8 catches for 87 yards and 1 score. Tight end Todd Heap had 2 catches for 79 yards and 1 touchdown.
On defense the team gives up to their opponents 17 points and 306 yards per game.
The team gave up just 263 yards to Tampa Bay last week and 6 of 16 on third down. The Ravens allowed the NFC south opponent to rush it 23 times for 101 yards and nearly a 4 ½ yards per rush average. Baltimore limited the Buccaneers through the air for only 162 yards.
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