The Pittsburgh Steelers are the heavy favorites to win Super Bowl XLIII, but slightly more Americans who plan to tune into the big game are hoping the Arizona Cardinals win instead.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of adults who plan to watch Sunday’s game found that 55% think the Steelers will win, while 37% think the Cardinals will win. Only nine percent (9%) are undecided.

But 47% of Super Bowl watchers want the Cardinals to win, compared to 44% who want to see the Steelers win their second NFL championship in five years.

Among football fans – those who watch the sport at least once a week – 53% say the Steelers will win, while 42% pick the Cardinals to win. Again, however, fans would rather see Arizona victorious - by a 54% to 39% margin.

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Men and women have similar ideas on who they think will actually win but differ when it comes to the winner they'd prefer. Over half of both men (54%) and women (55%) think the Steelers will win the game, while 39% of men and 34% of women think Arizona will be victorious.

Women would rather see Pittsburgh take home the title by a 48% to 39% margin, while men favor the Cardinals, 53% to 40%.

Americans may be fairly sure who will win Sunday’s game, but half also agree it will be a close match. Fifty percent (50%) say the game will be decided by less than 10 points, while 27% don’t think that will be the case. Nearly a quarter (23%) are not sure what the point spread will be.

In a poll released earlier in the month, when eight teams remained in the playoffs, only three percent (3%) chose the Cardinals to win the Super Bowl, while 17% picked the Steelers.

Most adults who plan on watching the game don’t plan on putting any money on it. Just 19% say they will bet on the game, while 78% say they will not. Maybe it's a reflection of the economy, but this is down from a year ago.

Pittsburgh last won a Super Bowl in 2005, while Arizona has never won a Super Bowl. The last NFL Championship the Cardinals won was in 1947, when the team was based in Chicago, against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The poll released earlier found that most adults plan on tuning into the Super Bowl at home this year.

The same survey found that 65% of those who plan on watching the game also plan to watch the halftime show, featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

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