BETTING GUIDE
Looking to place a wager on some football games this weekend? The Post-Gazette has all the information you need to make picks in key contests, locally and nationally. Here’s the outlook for games Nov. 1721. Odds are current as of Wednesday afternoon, per DraftKings Sportsbook. Historical information is from Odds Shark. Public betting info is from VSiN.
Pro Football Cincinnati at Steelers
Spread: Cincinnati, -4
Moneyline: Cincinnati -205, Steelers +175
Over/under: 41
Trends: The Steelers are drawing 42% of the spread bets but 71% of the money in the market, a sign big bettors are strongly backing them. … Sharps are also showing a preference for the under, which is attracting 57% of the handle in the total market on just 33% of the bets. … The Steelers are 3-2-1 against the spread as an underdog this season, a record that includes an outright upset of the Bengals in Week 1. … The under has now cashed in four of the Steelers’ past five games. … The Bengals have been one of the NFL’s hotter spread teams since that upset, posting a 6-2 record against the spread.
Thursday Night: Tennessee at Green Bay
Spread: Green Bay, -3
Moneyline: Green Bay -165, Tennessee +140
Over/under: 41
Trends: Sharps seem to be favoring Green Bay, which has 63% of the money behind it on just 48% of the bets. … Tennessee has been one of the league’s hottest teams against the spread, having covered in each of its past seven. Green Bay, conversely, is just 25 against the spread in that same span. … The under has cashed in each of the Titans’ past six games.
Sunday Night: Kansas City at L.A. Chargers
Spread: Kansas City, -6.5
Moneyline: Kansas City -285, Los Angeles +240
Over/under: 50.5
Trends: This is another under the sharps are favoring, as that market is drawing 49% of the handle on just 37% of the bets. … The Chargers covered as four-point underdogs in these teams’ Week 2 matchup. … Five of the last six meetings between these division rivals have gone over 50.5 total points.
College Football
Duke at Pitt
Spread: Pitt, -7.5
Moneyline: Pitt -300, Duke +250
Over/under: 52
Trends: Sharps are overwhelmingly backing Duke in the spread market. The Blue Devils are getting 88% of the handle with just 65% of the bets. … The big bettors also like the under here. It’s backed by 79% of the handle on just 39% of the bets. … Pitt is 2-4 against the spread at home in 2022. … The total has gone over 52 points in six of the eight meetings as conference opponents.
No. 11 Penn State at Rutgers
Spread: Penn State, -19
Moneyline: Penn State -1400, Rutgers +850
Over/under: 45
Trends: The Nittany Lions are an overwhelming public side in the spread market with 82% of the bets and 90% of the money behind them, making Rutgers the house’s clear preference in this game. … The Nittany Lions have covered in each of their past four games and are 7-3 against the spread overall. … Rutgers has lost six of its past seven straight up but has covered or pushed in three of those losses.
No. 19 Kansas State at West Virginia
Spread: Kansas State, -7.5
Moneyline: Kansas State -280, West Virginia +235
Over/under: 54.5
Trends: Sharps are pounding the under, which is drawing 78% of the money in the total market on just 42% of the bets. … The under has now cashed in five of the Mountaineers’ past seven games. … The win against Oklahoma last Saturday gave West Virginia two outright wins as home underdogs in 2022. … Just one of the 10 meetings as conference opponents has gone over a total of 54.5 points.
No. 7 USC at No. 16 UCLA
Spread: USC, -1.5
Moneyline: USC -125, UCLA +105
Over/under: 75
Trends: This is one over the big bettors like. They’re pounding it to the point that it’s backed by 84% of the handle on just 52% of the bets. … The over has cashed in 14 of these teams’ 20 games this season.
No. 10 Utah at No. 12 Oregon
Spread: Oregon, -3
Moneyline: Oregon -155, Utah +135
Over/under: 62
Trends: The over is an overwhelming public side with 85% of the bets and 90% of the money, making the under a chance to bet with the house. … The Ducks have covered in five of their past six games. … The over has cashed in four of Oregon’s past five home games.