There's a large contingent of bettors out there who don't believe the Seattle Seahawks are two TDs worse than the Pittsburgh Steelers.
That's the line (-14.5) on the Week 2 match featuring the home team but 48% of voters have picked the Seahawks to cover that number in the consensus data at OddsShark.com. http://oddsshark.com/nfl/seattle-pittsburgh-odds-september-18-2011 "Seattle was right in the game last week with the 49ers and gave up those two Ted Ginn return scores, but there is little to suggest they can't hang with the Steelers," said Mike Pickett of OddsShark.com. "Pittsburgh is clearly not as bad as they looked in Baltimore, but the opinion is that 14.5 points is way too much to give and many players in our free NFL bankroll contest are siding with Seattle."
http://contests.oddsshark.com/sports/football-bankroll/how-to-play Seattle's recent run of play as a big underdog doesn't suggest they will cover however. They are 1-8 ATS past 9 games as dog of 9 points or more. That single victory was a huge one though — last year's home playoff upset of the Saints.
While the spread is an intriguing option, the over-under has proven to be a very reliable play when it comes to Seattle in this spot. In the past 15 games as an underdog, Seattle has played OVER the total 13.
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Cardinals +4 @ Redskins -4 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 63% on Redskins
Washington 9-1 SU, 7-3 ATS past 10 vs Cardinals.
Ravens -6 @ Titans +6 | Total 38 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 73% on Ravens
7 of past 8 meetings went UNDER the total
Ravens 17-2 SU past 19 games when favored
Jaguars +9 @ New York Jets -9 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 61% on Jaguars
Jags are 7-1-1 favoring the OVER in past 9 road games
Jags are 6-0 ATS past 6 meetings with Jets dating to 1999
Jets 8-3 ATS past 11 games as fave of 9 or more points
Bears +7 @ Saints -7 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 57% on Bears
OVER is 6-1 past 7 meetings between these teams
Bears 9-3 ATS past 12 games as underdog
Buccaneers +3 @ Vikings -3 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 55% on Buccaneers