The Pittsburgh Steelers (-2.5) are heading southwest to face the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. Kickoff for this game is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET and interested parties can catch the action live on CBS.
Week 14 Betting Preview: Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Arizona is the home underdog in this game and is currently receiving 2.5 points. The Steelers are also receiving -140 moneyline odds while the Cardinals are +120. Some good live betting opportunities may exist during the game, and Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 43 points.
Odds have moved from where they were first posted. The opening line was 0, while the game’s total has yet to change after being set initially at 43.
The Steelers have recorded 2.7 units so far in 2019 and are 6-4-2 against the spread (ATS). They’ve been a good under bet and have recorded an O/U mark of 3-9.
The Cardinals are down 4.3 units this season. The team is 7-4-1 ATS and has an O/U record of 7-5.
The Steelers are 7-5 straight up (SU) in 2019 while the Cardinals are 3-8-1 SU.
Arizona enters this matchup on a zero-game winning streak while Pittsburgh has lost each of its last zero. The Steelers are coming off a 20-13 win over Cleveland in Week 13. Devlin Hodges completed 14-of-21 passes for 212 yards, along with one TD and an interception. Benny Snell Jr. (63 rushing yards on 16 attempts, one TD) led the ground attack while James Washington (four receptions, 111 yards, one TD) and Vance McDonald (three catches, 21 yards) handled the receiving duties in the win.
Arizona might be waving the white flag following a 27-point loss to the Rams in Week 13. Kyler Murray completed 19-of-34 passes for 163 yards and one interception. Kenyan Drake (31 rushing yards on 13 attempts) led the running game while Larry Fitzgerald (six receptions, 56 yards) and Pharoh Cooper (four catches, 26 yards) led the pass-catching corps in the loss.
Pittsburgh’s run the ball on 43.3 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Arizona has an overall rush percentage of 39.7 percent. The Steelers have rushed for 90.8 yards per game and have six scores on the ground this year. The Cards are logging 114.1 rushing yards per game and have 11 total rush TDs.
It seems like the Steelers should hold an advantage along both the offensive and defensive fronts. Their offensive line has yielded only 24 sacks while the D-line registered 52 sacks. The Cardinals, on the other hand, have given up 52 sacks and their defense has sacked opposing QBs just 49 times.
The Steelers offense has tallied 212.7 yards/game through the air overall and has 15 passing scores so far. The Cards have recorded 241 pass yards per contest and have 14 total pass TDs.
Defensively, Pittsburgh appears to have the upper hand in both phases. The team has allowed opponents to rush for an average of 103.7 yards and pass for 236.9 yards per game. The Arizona defense has allowed 324.8 yards per game to opposing passers and 118.8 yards per game to opposing runners. The Steelers are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 4.98 to opposing QBs, while the Cards have given up an 8.19 ANY/A.
Offensively, Hodges has put up 412 passing yards this season, and has connected on 72 percent of his 50 attempts with two passing scores and two interceptions. He has a 6.84 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number is 8.60 over the last two outings.
Kyler Murray has managed to complete 249-of-394 passes for 2,716 yards, 12 TDs and six INTs for Arizona. His ANY/A stands at 5.64 for the year and 3.25 over his last two outings.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals NFL Prediction
SU Winner: Cardinals, ATS Winner: Cardinals, O/U: Over
Team Betting Trends
- Pittsburgh, as a team, has averaged 4.0 yards per carry over its past three games and 4.0 over its last two.
- Arizona has averaged 4.4 yards per carry over its last three contests and 4.5 over its last two.
- The Arizona offense has lost three fumbles this season while Pittsburgh has lost six.
- Pittsburgh has won seven of its last eight games SU, with a 14-point defeat to Cleveland on November 14th accounting for the only loss over that stretch.
- The Steelers offense has tallied eight pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the Cardinals have accounted for nine such plays.
- The Pittsburgh defense has allowed five pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Arizona has given up seven such plays.
- The Pittsburgh offense has created seven rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Arizona has created 11 such runs.
- The Steelers defense has allowed five rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Cardinals have given up six such runs.
- The Pittsburgh defense has 43 sacks on the year while Arizona has just 30.
