Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos: Point spread, odds

The football game to close the Sunday Week 1 match-ups is the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos football game, see the point spread, lines and odds on this NFL game below. The Steelers will travel this weekend to Denver to close the Sunday games with the match-up against the Broncos and while this is the last game of the Sunday football line-up, it is also the game with the tightest betting odds and spread this weekend.

Checking the numbers at the sports betting website Bookmaker, we find that the Steelers will travel to Denver as a small underdog, with money line +110 to win their first regular season football game, while the Broncos will welcome Pittsburgh as a favorite, sitting on -130 odds to win the game. Keep in mind that because the game is so tight and there would be a lot of interest, there could be a final minute adjustment by the bookmakers, as wagers pour in on both NFL teams. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos point spread is -2 points chalk the Broncos, the smallest spread of this week's NFL games; if you are looking for an even smaller spread on this game, check out the Bovada sportsbook, where the Broncos are just -1 point against the spread this Sunday. The total expected by the odds makers for the Steelers - Broncos game is 46 points, over and under paying out on -110 odds.

In the past the Steelers have gone 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games on the road, while Denver is 2-6-1 against the spread in its last 9 games at home. Another betting trend to keep in mind - the total has gone OVER in 4 of the Steelers' last 6 games when playing on the road against the Broncos. In Denver only Chris Kuper is out for Week 1 with a forearm injury, while Pittsburgh's linebacker Stevenson Sylvester is out for the game against the Broncos. Questionable among the Steelers remain running backs Mendenhall and Batch, as well as linebacker James Harrison. Pittsburgh's Foote, Keisel, Redman and Worilds were all upgraded to probable for the game with Denver.

Published on 09/08/2012