Steelers-Browns Pointers

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns will meet on the gridiron at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. Oddsmakers currently have the Steelers listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Browns, while the game's total is sitting at 44. The Steelers defeated Houston 38-17 as a 7-point favorite last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (44). Willie Parker rushed for 138 yards on 25 carries with three touchdowns for Pittsburgh, while Ben Roethlisberger completed 13-of-14 passes for 137 yards with a pair of TD passes to Hines Wards in the win The Browns lost to Dallas 28-10 as a 6-point underdog last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (48.5). Derek Anderson threw for 114 yards with a touchdown for Cleveland and Kellen Winslow had five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. Team records: Pittsburgh: 1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS Cleveland: 0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS Pittsburgh most recently: When playing in September are 6-4 When playing on grass are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing within the division are 7-3 Cleveland most recently: When playing in September are 3-7 When playing on grass are 6-4 After being outgained are 6-4 When playing within the division are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh Next up: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Sunday, September 21 Cleveland at Baltimore, Sunday, September 21