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A pair of AFC division leaders headline the NFL Week 9 schedule when the Indianapolis Colts take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. The Colts, behind running back Jonathan Taylor and quarterback Daniel Jones, have taken command of the AFC South at 7-1. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is in control of the AFC North at 4-3, but have dropped two in a row. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is coming off a disappointing performance in a loss to the Green Bay Packers, a team he spent 18 years with. Indianapolis enters as a 3-point favorite and is one of seven road favorites during the Week 9 NFL schedule. Another matchup involving contenders sees the Kansas City Chiefs (4-3) visiting the Buffalo Bills (5-2). The Chiefs are -1.5 favorites, one of eight games with spreads of -3 or more as former MVP quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen square off. How should you handle those NFL games and optimize what to bet on NFL in Week 9? Before making any Week 9 NFL picks or NFL score predictions, you need to see the NFL against the spread, over/under and money line predictions powered by the self-learning SportsLine AI. New users can target the DraftKings promo code, which offers $300 in bonus bets if your bet wins + 3 months of NBA League Pass: Built using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques by SportsLine's Data Science team, AI Predictions and AI Ratings are generated for each game. The AI predictions are determined by statistically learning from each team's historical data and then quantitatively evaluating the strength of the opponent's defense by assigning a numeric value out of 100 called a matchup score. It continuously refreshes on the most recent available data and can help you spot the biggest discrepancies in the lines. SportsLine's AI PickBot has hit more than 2,000 4.5- and 5-star prop picks since the start of the 2023 season. For Week 9 NFL betting, the AI PickBot has evaluated the NFL odds and provided NFL betting picks for all 13 games. You can only see the AI predictions for the Week 9 NFL schedule here. New users can also target the latest Underdog promo code, good for $100 in site credits when you play $5 with the promo code CBSSPORTS2 in select states. Top Week 9 NFL AI picks After analyzing every game in Week 9, the AI says the Steelers (+3, 49.5) cover comfortably against the Colts. Rodgers has stabilized the Steelers offense. In seven games, he has completed 68.3% of his passes for 1,489 yards and 16 touchdowns with five interceptions. In Sunday night's loss to the Packers, he completed 24 of 36 passes (66.7%) for 219 yards and two touchdowns. The Steelers lost that game, but won their prior two at home, beating both the Browns and the Vikings and covering in both of those matchups. The Colts' only loss this season came on the road, and SportsLine AI projects that this game comes down to the wire, making Pittsburgh the value play as the Steelers win 28-26 on average. See its other Week 9 football predictions and football picks at SportsLine, and bet the Steelers here: How to make Week 9 NFL picks In addition, the AI PickBot has generated well over 20 highly-coveted A+ picks for Week 9. You need to see the AI's NFL picks before making any Week 9 NFL bets of your own. You can only see them at SportsLine.
