The Pittsburgh Steelers are 9-0 straight up and 7-1-1 against the spread in their last nine games, and the New England Patriots are equally hot with an 8-0 SU and 7-1 ATS record in their last eight games.
AFC Championship 2017 prop bets: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots odds roundup
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots meet in the AFC title game on Sunday with betting props for the contest including total touchdowns and which team scores first.
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The two teams will clash in New England this Sunday in an AFC Championship Game matchup that could go a number of different ways.
The total touchdowns line in the AFC Championship Game is set at 5.5 touchdowns at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Only two touchdowns were scored in Pittsburgh’s 18-16 win over Kansas City last Sunday, and five touchdowns were scored in New England’s 34-16 win over Houston.
While these two teams are best known for their excellent offenses, New England had the best scoring defense in the NFL this season allowing 15.6 points per game, and Pittsburgh has allowed only 16.6 points per game over its current winning streak.
The OVER 5.5 touchdowns pays -125 and the UNDER 5.5 touchdowns pays +105.
If these two bend-don’t-break defenses do come up with some big plays on Sunday, there could be some value in the OVER 3.5 field goals at +125. All 18 of Pittsburgh’s points last Sunday came by way of field goals as Chris Boswell set the NFL record for field goals in a single playoff game with six against the Chiefs.
Five field goals were kicked in New England’s win over Houston. The UNDER 3.5 field goals is a -145 favorite on those NFL betting props.
Pittsburgh has a pair of home run hitters in Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown, and New England’s Tom Brady is always one broken coverage away from a big strike down the field. How long will the longest touchdown in this game be? The total is set at 47.5 yards, with both the OVER and the UNDER going off at -110.
New England, the favorite on the Super Bowl 51 odds, has scored first in each of its last six games. The Patriots are a -150 favorite to be the first team to get on the scoreboard in the AFC Championship Game, with Pittsburgh going off at +130.
The home team is also favored at -125 to be the last team to score on Sunday over Pittsburgh at +105.
