Point spread: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos spread

Today we are closing the NFL Week 9 with the Monday night football game Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos and here you'll find the latest point spread, odds and betting trends on these two teams. For the Monday night football game in Week 9, the Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) will travel to meet the Denver Broncos (6-1) at INVESCO Field at Mile High, a game of high importance for both the Steelers, who are a win behind the Bengals in the AFC North standings and for the Broncos, who need the win to breath easily atop the AFC West, especially after losing to the Ravens in their last game to break their perfect record this season. The last time Pittsburgh and Denver faced off was two years ago, a game won by the Broncos 31-28 visiting the Steelers. But according to the spread and betting odds, there may not be a repeat of that football game this Monday night.

Checking the latest odds and point spread at our preferred online sportsbook, Bookmaker, we fin the Pittsburgh Steelers listed as a small odds-on favorite with money line -135, while the Broncos are the underdog, despite their record and home field advantage, and are sitting on +115 odds to win the Monday night football game. The Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos point spread is currently at -2.5 points chalk the Steelers and the total expected by the sports betting site is set at 40.5 points. Keep in mind that according to the betting trends, Pittsburgh is 0-5 against the spread in its last 5 games on the road and Denver is 6-1 against the spread in its last 7 games. Also, the total has gone OVER in 5 of the Steelers last 7 games when playing on the road against the Broncos. Luckily for both teams, injuries will not hinder the quality of the game. At Denver DL Ryan McBean is out for the Monday night football game, along with tackle Ryan Harris, but safeties Josh Barrett and David Bruton were both upgraded to "probable" for the game against the Steelers tonight. Meanwhile at Pittsburgh only defensive end Travis Kirschke and linebacker Lawrence Timmons remain doubtful for the game against the Broncos and safety Ryan Clark remains questionable.

Published on 11/09/2009