Baltimore 14, 
Pittsburgh 23
6:30 PM ET
January 18, 2009
Heinz Field,
Pittsburgh, PA
| THIS WEEK'S LINE | |||
| FAVORITE | SPREAD | UNDERDOG | OVER/UNDER |
| Pittsburgh | 6.0 | Baltimore | 34.0 |
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| 2008 TRENDS (Post Season) | |
| The Ravens are 2-1 ATS. | |
| The Ravens are 2-1 ATS away. | |
| The Ravens are 1-1 ATS as the underdog. | |
| The Ravens are 1-1 ATS as an away underdog. | |
| The Steelers are 2-1 ATS. | |
| The Steelers are 2-0 ATS at home. | |
| The Steelers are 2-1 ATS as the favorite. | |
| The Steelers are 2-0 ATS as a home favorite. | |
| Head 2 Head (since 2001) | ||
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| SU | 7-11-0 2008: 0-3-0 | 11-7-0 2008: 3-0-0 |
| ATS | 6-2-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 2-6-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS @PIT | 3-1-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 1-3-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS: favored | 1-1-0 2008: -- | 1-5-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS: underdog | 5-1-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 2008: -- |
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| Baltimore is obviously one of the best defenses in the league, but they were just 11th in the league in sacks. The only Top 5 defense not to have at least 40 sacks. Even with Terrell Suggs hurting the team needs to sack Ben Roethlisberger at least 3 times where they increase their chances to 43 percent, up from just 18 percent when they sack Ben 1 time or less. Do not look for any RB to have a good game. Despite his success last week against San Diego, Willie Parker, who has only averaged over 4 ypc once in the past 4 years against Baltimore is forecasted for 55 yards on 19 carries (just 2.8 ypc). Leron McClain had success good games against Pittsburgh this season, but he is only averaging 2.7 ypc. The big question will be can rookie Joe Flacco minimize turnovers and produce big downfield passing plays? There is a 37.8 percent chance that Flacco has no interceptions and Baltimore increases their chances to 46 percent when throws no picks. If he also throws at least 1 touchdown pass, like he did against Tennessee, the Ravens win 54 percent of the simulations with an average score of BAL 20, PIT 18. If Flacco has one or more interceptions and is sacked at least 3 times the Ravens have just a 22 percent chance of winning the game. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| HEAD 2 HEAD RESULTS (SINCE 2001) | |||
| Date | Score | Line | O/U |
| Dec 14, 2008 | PIT 13, @BAL 9 | BAL, -3 | 34.0 |
| Sep 29, 2008 | BAL 20, @PIT 23 | PIT, -6 | 34.5 |
| Dec 30, 2007 | PIT 21, @BAL 27 | PIT, -3 | 34.5 |
| Nov 5, 2007 | BAL 7, @PIT 38 | PIT, -9 | 36.0 |
| Dec 24, 2006 | BAL 31, @PIT 7 | PIT, -3½ | 36.0 |
| Nov 26, 2006 | PIT 0, @BAL 27 | BAL, -3 | 41.0 |
| Nov 20, 2005 | PIT 13, @BAL 16 | PIT, -3½ | 33.0 |
| Oct 31, 2005 | BAL 19, @PIT 20 | PIT, -12½ | 35.0 |
| Dec 26, 2004 | BAL 7, @PIT 20 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
| Sep 19, 2004 | PIT 13, @BAL 30 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
| Dec 28, 2003 | PIT 10, @BAL 13 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
| Sep 7, 2003 | BAL 15, @PIT 34 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
| Dec 29, 2002 | BAL 31, @PIT 34 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
| Oct 27, 2002 | PIT 31, @BAL 18 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
| Jan 20, 2002 | BAL 10, @PIT 27 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
| Dec 16, 2001 | PIT 26, @BAL 21 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
| Nov 4, 2001 | BAL 13, @PIT 10 | PIT, NL | 0.0 |
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NFL Scores
Sunday, January 18th 2008
| Philadelphia | 25 | Final |
| Arizona | 32 |
| Baltimore | 14 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 23 |