Sun, Nov 30, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Pittsburgh Steelers
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBUF -3
no move
CloseBUF -3
No change since the open
Total
Open46.5
▼ 2
Close44.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BUF -3 · unchangedmodel BUF -6
model BUF -6
Opened 46.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 2 downmodel 46.5
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 6–35 | L | U42.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-2.5 | 35–25 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 41–38 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 37–20 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 31–10 | W | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar team ratings & total |
-4.5 | 30–20 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 19–9 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 27–30 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 12–32 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 9–27 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 52% of games with totals 41.5–47.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
BUF 6–7 PIT
PIT leads · 13 games since 1999 · BUF has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers 17 @ Buffalo Bills 31 | BUF -10 | BUF W |
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
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ BUF better#15
#17
Defense
Even#19
−0.2 #17
Turnovers
PIT better ▶+0.7 #4
62 plays #13
Pace
◀ BUF faster57 plays #30
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BUF off | PIT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PIT off | BUF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #5 | 7.3 #13 | 13.5 #7 | 6.8 #3 | 8.0 #9 | 14.8 #1 | |
4.4 #18 | 5.5 #8 | 9.8 #10 | 3.6 #8 | 10.5 #31 | 14.1 #29 |
PIT scoring against the BUF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.2 #11 | 8.0 #9 | 13.2 #9 | 3.1 #26 | 8.6 #4 | 11.7 #14 | |
4.3 #15 | 9.0 #28 | 13.3 #25 | 3.3 #4 | 6.4 #15 | 9.6 #8 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
Schedules, links & other games
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