Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Pittsburgh Steelers · Division game
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7-2 · Power #12
18
▲ winner
Closing spread
BAL -3.5
✓ PIT W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 34 pts
Model before kickoff
BAL 27–23 PIT
✗ BAL (62%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -3
CloseBAL -3.5
Total47.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Baltimore Ravens
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -3 · closed BAL -3.5 · moved 0.5 toward BALmodel BAL -3
Opened 47.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 upmodel 49.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 58% (69 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -3
CloseBAL -3.5
Total47.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like BAL as a 3.5-point road favorite at PIT, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: PIT won 18–16 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 34 points stayed under 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 43%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.1 against an average line of 4.1; 52.9 points a game (usually 43.8). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & spread
-4.541–31 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-3.536–24 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-4.526–23 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation
-2.524–14 W U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-6.523–20 L U50.5
Loose
KC @ CIN
2021 · Week 17 · loose · similar season form & situation
-431–34 L O50.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread
-3.547–9 W O52.5
Loose
TB @ NO
2021 · Week 8 · loose · similar team ratings & season form
-4.527–36 L O48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread
-2.520–13 W U51.5
Loose
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation & spread
-4.530–20 W O46.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Pittsburgh Steelers ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-24 (47%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Pittsburgh Steelers ATS trend (6-2)
Pittsburgh Steelers have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Pittsburgh Steelers 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Pittsburgh Steelers 3-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (14-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
Total moved up 2
47.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
BAL+3.1 →+4.9▲ 1.8#1
PIT−0.4 →+2.4▲ 2.8#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

BAL
Longer bar = better
PIT
#1
Offense
◀ BAL better
#17
#22
Defense
PIT better ▶
#8
+0.4 #11
Turnovers
PIT better ▶
+1.0 #2
62 plays #17
Pace
PIT faster ▶
64 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BAL has the ball
Advantage: BAL offense
BAL offPIT defEdge
Points / game 31.8 #1 16.2 #2 Even
Yards / play 7.09 #1 5.13 #10 BAL
EPA / play +0.24 #1 −0.08 #7 BAL
Success rate 51% #1 42% #11 BAL
When PIT has the ball
Advantage: PIT offense
PIT offBAL defEdge
Points / game 23.9 #12 25.3 #25 PIT
Yards / play 5.06 #21 5.70 #27 PIT
EPA / play +0.02 #13 +0.05 #25 PIT
Success rate 41% #20 42% #12 BAL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BAL scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
4.8
#14
10.2
#3
15.0
#4
8.3
#2
8.2
#6
16.5
#1
PIT allowed
5.7
#28
4.4
#3
10.1
#10
1.1
#1
5.0
#12
6.1
#1
PIT scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
3.6
#21
5.3
#23
8.9
#24
6.7
#7
8.3
#4
15.0
#3
BAL allowed
3.6
#8
5.9
#10
9.5
#7
5.2
#18
10.6
#32
15.8
#32

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PIT +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BAL10d
PIT7d
BAL +3 days
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 124fast