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PromosTake the Three Points and Make Baltimore Clear Them
By BetPhoenix Editorial Team updated
You do not need Indianapolis to win this game to cash Colts +3.
Game Snapshot
Indianapolis Colts +3 (-110) vs. Indianapolis Colts Moneyline (+135). Full game, including overtime.
A Colts win or loss by one or two cashes +3; a three-point loss pushes; four or more loses.
A 20-18 Baltimore finish is enough. The Colts lose the game, the Indianapolis moneyline loses with them—and the +3 ticket still cashes.
That is what the spread buys: room for your Colts position to survive a narrow loss.
Make Pittsburgh Win by Four—and Stop Paying -180
By BetPhoenix Editorial Team updated
Game Snapshot
Pittsburgh Steelers -3 (-120) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Moneyline (-180). Full game, including overtime.
Steelers by four or more cashes the spread; exactly three pushes; two or fewer loses.
If you expect Pittsburgh to do more than scrape out a win, the moneyline may be charging you for protection you do not want.
The Steelers moneyline is -180. Pittsburgh -3 brings the price down to -120, but it changes the assignment: winning is no longer enough. The Steelers must win by at least four.
Don’t Pay -185 If You Expect Seattle to Win by Four
By BetPhoenix Editorial Team updated
There are two ways to back Seattle, and one makes you pay heavily for close-win protection.
Game Snapshot
Seattle Seahawks -3.5 (-110) vs. Seattle Seahawks Moneyline (-185). Full game, including overtime.
Seattle by four or more cashes the spread; three or fewer loses. No push.
The Seahawks moneyline costs -185 and cashes on any Seattle victory. Seattle -3.5 cuts that price to -110—but now the Seahawks must win by at least four.