Sun, Nov 30, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Pittsburgh Steelers
Weather at kickoff34°F13 mphgusts 35DryWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
7-4 · Power #4
26
▲ winner
Final
@
6-5 · Power #19
7
final
Closing spread
BUF -3
✓ BUF W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 33 pts
Model before kickoff
BUF 25–22 PIT
✓ BUF (62%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBUF -3
CloseBUF -3
Total46.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BUF -3 · unchangedmodel BUF -6
Opened 46.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 downmodel 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 66%, covered 55% (113 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBUF -3
CloseBUF -3
Total46.5 → 44.5
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 BUF as a 3-point road favorite at PIT, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: BUF won 26–7; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 33 points stayed under 44.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.1 against an average line of 2.8; 49.3 points a game (usually 44.4). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-2.56–35 L U42.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread
-2.535–25 W O45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2.541–38 W O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.537–20 W O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.531–10 W U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar team ratings & total
-4.530–20 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & situation
-2.519–9 W U46.5
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.527–30 L O45.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form
-2.512–32 L O41.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form
-2.59–27 L U47.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Moderate Under trend Hit
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.

Total moved down 2
46.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Wind 13 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 13 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
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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
BUF+2.6 →+3.6▲ 1.0#6
PIT+0.5 →−1.1▼ 1.6#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

BUF
Longer bar = better
PIT
#5
Offense
◀ BUF better
#15
#17
Defense
Even
#19
−0.2 #17
Turnovers
PIT better ▶
+0.7 #4
62 plays #13
Pace
◀ BUF faster
57 plays #30
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BUF has the ball
Advantage: BUF offense
BUF offPIT defEdge
Points / game 28.3 #5 23.9 #19 BUF
Yards / play 6.12 #3 5.37 #18 BUF
EPA / play +0.13 #4 +0.02 #22 BUF
Success rate 48% #6 44% #17 BUF
When PIT has the ball
Even matchup
PIT offBUF defEdge
Points / game 24.9 #10 22.9 #17 PIT
Yards / play 5.15 #21 5.48 #21 Even
EPA / play +0.02 #15 +0.01 #19 Even
Success rate 44% #15 43% #10 BUF

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BUF scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BUF scored
6.2
#5
7.3
#13
13.5
#7
6.8
#3
8.0
#9
14.8
#1
PIT allowed
4.4
#18
5.5
#8
9.8
#10
3.6
#8
10.5
#31
14.1
#29
PIT scoring against the BUF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
5.2
#11
8.0
#9
13.2
#9
3.1
#26
8.6
#4
11.7
#14
BUF allowed
4.3
#15
9.0
#28
13.3
#25
3.3
#4
6.4
#15
9.6
#8

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PIT +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
34° · 13 mph
gusts 35 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
BUF10d
PIT7d
BUF +3 days
Tempo
Average 119 plays
slowavg 123fast
Quarterback
PIT backup QB started
Not on the final injury report