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Presenting… the people’s parlay
The Pittsburgh Steelers are traveling to face the Baltimore Ravens … yet again … this weekend for a Super Wild Card Weekend matchup, with kickoff set for Saturday evening at 8 p.m. ET from M&T Bank Stadium.
Leading through the Wild Card Round, FanDuel Sportsbook is running a promotion where users can wager a “no sweat” same-game parlay (SGP). If your SGP doesn’t hit, you’ll receive a refund of your loss in the form of a bonus bet. These parlays require a minimum of 3+ legs (and total odds of +100 or longer).
Naturally, ahead of the game, we thought we’d give bettors some suggestions for where to start in building their Steelers-Ravens same-game parlay. For help, we looked to our trusty BTSC readers (AKA, local Black and Gold experts) for their predictions in deciding the point spread and over/under, topping it off with one of our favorite player props to round it all out.
All betting odds come courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.
Steelers-Ravens 3+ leg parlay options
Point spread: Ravens -9.5
As a reminder, the point spread and over/under picks for this lovely same-game parlay were chosen by Steelers fans — you know, the same Steelers fans who have suffered through four consecutive losses, including a 17-point loss to the Ravens just weeks ago. So… yeah, we shouldn’t be super surprised that the fans picked the Steelers to win by more than nine points.
Point total: Under 43.5 points
The Steelers-Ravens rivalry has generally been a predictable one (outside of Week 16’s unfortunate blowout). It’s usually a low-scoring matchup — a close, hard-fought showdown with a minimal point differential. Per SportRadar, Steelers-Ravens matchups have hit the “under” in 11 of 16 matchups dating back to 2017 and eight of the last nine. With the Steelers’ secondary healthier this time around and Zay Flowers out, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Ravens’ offense take a small step back in this outing.
Player prop bonus: Najee Harris OVER 12.5 rush attempts
It’s no secret that this Wild Card matchup could be Najee Harris’ last contest in black and gold. It’s also no secret that Mike Tomlin’s favorite type of football is possession down football. Translation? Run the dang ball. It doesn’t mean they’ll run the dang ball well. Despite the strengths of the Ravens’ run defense, I expect situationally there will be a desire to get Harris involved early for a decently healthy workload, as long as the game doesn’t get out of hand — which, in most of these divisional games, it hasn’t.