Cardinals @ Steelers
Cardinals
SteelersArchived game: closing numbers from Action Network's consensus at kickoff. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.
Matchup summary
Final: Cardinals beat the Steelers 24-10 on the road. The market closed with Cardinals at +220 on the moneyline and the total at 41. This was an NFL 2023 week 13 game. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the earliest tracked line and the movement into kickoff are below.
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Cardinals vs Steelers betting splits
Where was the money on Cardinals vs Steelers?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Cardinals | 65% | 80% | +6.5 (-110) |
| Steelers | 35% | 20% | -6.5 (-110) | |
| Total | Over | 59% | 64% | O 41 (-102) |
| Under | 41% | 36% | U 41 (-110) | |
| Moneyline | Cardinals | 16% | 81% | +220 |
| Steelers | 84% | 19% | -275 |
65% of spread tickets and 80% of spread money were on the Cardinals, so the average Cardinals bet was larger than the average Steelers bet.
59% of total tickets and 64% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.
The Steelers held 84% of moneyline tickets but only 19% of the money; 81% of moneyline money was on the Cardinals with 16% of tickets, so the average Cardinals bet was larger.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Cardinals vs Steelers?
| Market | Earliest tracked | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Steelers) | -6.5 | -6.5 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 41 | 0 |
The Steelers were -6.5 twelve hours before kickoff and closed -6.5: the spread has not moved.
The total was 41 twelve hours before kickoff and closed 41: it has not moved.
The earliest tracked line is the oldest consensus snapshot Locksmith holds for this game, not the market opener.
Why the line moved
Why did the Cardinals vs Steelers line move?
The spread did not move from the line tracked twelve hours before kickoff (Steelers -6.5) even with 80% of the spread money on the Cardinals. The total did not move from the line tracked twelve hours before kickoff (41) even with 64% of the total money on the over. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.
Across 822 NFL games (2023 week 5 through 2026 week 2, Action Network closing splits), the side with a larger money share than ticket share covered the spread 50.0% of the time (384-384-13) and hit the total 50.8% (396-383-6); break-even at -110 is 52.4%. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.