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30-DIME #101 Pittsburgh Steelers -6 (-120) (BUY 1/2 POINT) ***BETTING 36 to WIN 30*** This game PayneInsider has tried to look at with an open and clear mind. We absolutely love what the Cardinals have done, and we know better then anybody that on any given day, anybody can win. No doubt the Arizona Cardinals will be so hyped to be in this game; but when the dust settles we like the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's tough to say, but I think when it's all said and done "THE CARDINALS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE"!!! Lets face facts and reality here. You have a team in Arizona that has played in the worst division in football the entire season, and they got to play the likes of all those teams TWICE!!! I will not fall for this trap in the Arizona Cardinals, I just can not do it. They do have a very good offense, but defense wins championships and that's the bottom line. I'm not going to go out on a limb and call the Arizona Cardinals offense a fraud, but I will show you what I mean. Arizona comes in ranked 4th in the league in total offense averaging about 365 yard per game. We previously mentioned they play in the worst division and were able to play the likes of Seattle-Twice (Ranked 30th In D), St. Louis-Twice (Ranked 28th In D), San Francisco-Twice before the turnaround (Ranked 16th In D). In those 6 games with the division foes they averaged roughly 405 yards from the line scrimmage. Well over the season average by close to half a football field. Now, if you take a more in depth look when they played teams with good defenses such as the Giants, Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles-Twice, New England they averaged UNDER 300 yards of total offense a game. Pittsburgh is the #1 defense in the league and are better then any of those teams previously mentioned. I also do not have the idea out of my head that when you get pressure on Kurt Warner he likes to give the ball away. Don't get me wrong he has a quick release and is ranked very high against the blitz, but Warner has been known to drop the ball on the ground and fumble it away a few times a game. I also do not expect that running game of the Cardinals who have showed up in the playoffs to continue to have that kind of success. Which means what? A one dimensional passing team going against the #1 defense in the league...GOOD LUCK! I think Vegas knows this as well if you look at the prop bets for rushing totals they have James around 40 and Hightower around 20. The other thing I would like to point out about the Arizona Cardinals is what they do when they are not playing in the comfy confines of Phoenix Stadium. They are 4-5 on the road and in all their loses have been pretty much blow outs. They won't be able to have the home cooking behind them today as they have had in the playoffs thus far. Jumping on Atlanta 14-3 and the Eagles 24-6. They also won't get 5 Interceptions and a fumble from Big Ben like they did Delhomme. Now on the other side of it, you have Arizona coming in as possibly one of the worst defensive teams to make it to the Super Bowl. Ranked 28th in points allowed at a little over 26 a game! Again, they play teams like Seattle-Twice (28th In Offense), St. Louis-Twice (27th In Offense), SF-Twice (23rd In Offense). I think it is safe to say that Pittsburgh with a now HEALTHY fast Willie Parker, Heath Miller, Santonio Holmes, Hines Ward, and a gang of other receivers who seem to step it up Pittsburgh will fair extremely well against this Cards defense. Just look last week, I mean come on they gave up almost 500 yards to the Eagles at home? The one thing that I love about this game is you have the Toughest team in football vs. one of the softest teams in football. You know what the Steelers are going to do, and yet they still do it to you. They out man you and out physical you. This offense didn't look great, but everyone forgot that Fast Willie Parker was injured, he makes this offense a really, really good one. The bottom line is I think you have two different classes of teams, Pittsburgh has had the toughest schedule in football all year long, while Arizona has had one of the worst! I really hope for the people out there that this game is fairly close and competitive. You have a team that has never even sniffed the super bowl, and another team that is attempting to be the best franchise in football history winning its 6th Super Bowl. Call this a square play, but I see Pittsburgh in controll all game long with a 10-13 point lead middle of the fourth quarter and they go on one of those slam it down your throat drives to end all hopes for the Cardinals and their backers! PROP BETS FOR FUN: These will not count towards record or dimes & won't be monitored (Prop Wagers Can Be Found On 5DIMES.COM) Have some fun this only happens once a year. Throw a Dime or two on a few of these prop bets... #148-Arizona Cardinals QB Sacks Made: Under 5.5 (-135)#7001-Jennifer Hudson National Anthem: OVER 2 Minutes (-200)#8001-Ben Roethlisberger pass completions -1/2 (+110) Over Sylvan Landesberg (Virginia Basketball) points
30-DIME #101 Pittsburgh Steelers -6 (-120) (BUY 1/2 POINT) ***BETTING 36 to WIN 30*** This game PayneInsider has tried to look at with an open and clear mind. We absolutely love what the Cardinals have done, and we know better then anybody that on any given day, anybody can win. No doubt the Arizona Cardinals will be so hyped to be in this game; but when the dust settles we like the Pittsburgh Steelers. It's tough to say, but I think when it's all said and done "THE CARDINALS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE"!!! Lets face facts and reality here. You have a team in Arizona that has played in the worst division in football the entire season, and they got to play the likes of all those teams TWICE!!! I will not fall for this trap in the Arizona Cardinals, I just can not do it. They do have a very good offense, but defense wins championships and that's the bottom line. I'm not going to go out on a limb and call the Arizona Cardinals offense a fraud, but I will show you what I mean. Arizona comes in ranked 4th in the league in total offense averaging about 365 yard per game. We previously mentioned they play in the worst division and were able to play the likes of Seattle-Twice (Ranked 30th In D), St. Louis-Twice (Ranked 28th In D), San Francisco-Twice before the turnaround (Ranked 16th In D). In those 6 games with the division foes they averaged roughly 405 yards from the line scrimmage. Well over the season average by close to half a football field. Now, if you take a more in depth look when they played teams with good defenses such as the Giants, Cowboys, Redskins, Eagles-Twice, New England they averaged UNDER 300 yards of total offense a game. Pittsburgh is the #1 defense in the league and are better then any of those teams previously mentioned. I also do not have the idea out of my head that when you get pressure on Kurt Warner he likes to give the ball away. Don't get me wrong he has a quick release and is ranked very high against the blitz, but Warner has been known to drop the ball on the ground and fumble it away a few times a game. I also do not expect that running game of the Cardinals who have showed up in the playoffs to continue to have that kind of success. Which means what? A one dimensional passing team going against the #1 defense in the league...GOOD LUCK! I think Vegas knows this as well if you look at the prop bets for rushing totals they have James around 40 and Hightower around 20. The other thing I would like to point out about the Arizona Cardinals is what they do when they are not playing in the comfy confines of Phoenix Stadium. They are 4-5 on the road and in all their loses have been pretty much blow outs. They won't be able to have the home cooking behind them today as they have had in the playoffs thus far. Jumping on Atlanta 14-3 and the Eagles 24-6. They also won't get 5 Interceptions and a fumble from Big Ben like they did Delhomme. Now on the other side of it, you have Arizona coming in as possibly one of the worst defensive teams to make it to the Super Bowl. Ranked 28th in points allowed at a little over 26 a game! Again, they play teams like Seattle-Twice (28th In Offense), St. Louis-Twice (27th In Offense), SF-Twice (23rd In Offense). I think it is safe to say that Pittsburgh with a now HEALTHY fast Willie Parker, Heath Miller, Santonio Holmes, Hines Ward, and a gang of other receivers who seem to step it up Pittsburgh will fair extremely well against this Cards defense. Just look last week, I mean come on they gave up almost 500 yards to the Eagles at home? The one thing that I love about this game is you have the Toughest team in football vs. one of the softest teams in football. You know what the Steelers are going to do, and yet they still do it to you. They out man you and out physical you. This offense didn't look great, but everyone forgot that Fast Willie Parker was injured, he makes this offense a really, really good one. The bottom line is I think you have two different classes of teams, Pittsburgh has had the toughest schedule in football all year long, while Arizona has had one of the worst! I really hope for the people out there that this game is fairly close and competitive. You have a team that has never even sniffed the super bowl, and another team that is attempting to be the best franchise in football history winning its 6th Super Bowl. Call this a square play, but I see Pittsburgh in controll all game long with a 10-13 point lead middle of the fourth quarter and they go on one of those slam it down your throat drives to end all hopes for the Cardinals and their backers! PROP BETS FOR FUN: These will not count towards record or dimes & won't be monitored (Prop Wagers Can Be Found On 5DIMES.COM) Have some fun this only happens once a year. Throw a Dime or two on a few of these prop bets... #148-Arizona Cardinals QB Sacks Made: Under 5.5 (-135)#7001-Jennifer Hudson National Anthem: OVER 2 Minutes (-200)#8001-Ben Roethlisberger pass completions -1/2 (+110) Over Sylvan Landesberg (Virginia Basketball) points
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