Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Pittsburgh Steelers
Closing spread
NYJ -2.5
✓ PIT W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
NYJ 21–19 PIT
✗ NYJ (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPIT -1.5
CloseNYJ -2.5
Total37.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPIT -1.5
4 → NYJ
CloseNYJ -2.5
4 pts toward New York Jets
Total
Open37.5
▲ 3
Close40.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PIT -1.5 · closed NYJ -2.5 · moved 4 toward NYJmodel PIT -3
model PIT -3
Opened 37.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 3 upmodel 39.5
model 39.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 56% (64 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPIT -1.5
CloseNYJ -2.5
Total37.5 → 40.5
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
NYJ as a 2.5-point road favorite at PIT, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: PIT won 37–15 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 52 points went over 40.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 45%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.9 against an average line of 2; 41.7 points a game (usually 44). Of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 19–27 | L | O41 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 24–6 | W | U42 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 34–28 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 22–17 | W | U40 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation |
-1.5 | 20–20 | L | U40.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form & rest |
-1.5 | 20–3 | W | U37.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-1 | 33–10 | W | O42.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 12–30 | L | U43 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest |
-3 | 14–22 | L | U41 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-1 | 30–26 | W | O43 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight New York Jets ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) 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.
Market moved toward New York Jets
4 pts (PIT -1.5 → NYJ -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved up 3
37.5 → 40.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 73 earlier overs in games with totals 37.5–43.5, 25% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-3 67% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
The series
NYJ 6–10 PIT
PIT leads · 16 games since 2000 · PIT has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
NYJ−1.2 →+0.2▲ 1.4#15
PIT−0.4 →+1.4▲ 1.8#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#22
Offense
Even#20
#7
Defense
Even#7
−0.2 #20
Turnovers
PIT better ▶+1.2 #3
63 plays #15
Pace
Even63 plays #14
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NYJ off | PIT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.8 #24 | 14.3 #2 | PIT |
| Yards / play | 4.87 #23 | 5.04 #6 | PIT |
| EPA / play | −0.04 #21 | −0.11 #6 | PIT |
| Success rate | 41% #21 | 41% #14 | PIT |
| PIT off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.7 #22 | 18.0 #7 | NYJ |
| Yards / play | 4.76 #26 | 4.55 #2 | NYJ |
| EPA / play | 0.00 #15 | −0.10 #8 | NYJ |
| Success rate | 42% #17 | 40% #9 | NYJ |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
NYJ scoring against the PIT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #19 | 5.7 #24 | 9.7 #21 | 4.8 #16 | 4.3 #25 | 9.2 #22 | |
5.7 #26 | 2.7 #1 | 8.3 #6 | 0.0 #1 | 6.0 #18 | 6.0 #3 |
PIT scoring against the NYJ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.7 #29 | 4.7 #27 | 7.3 #31 | 6.0 #8 | 7.3 #5 | 13.3 #8 | |
4.5 #18 | 6.5 #13 | 11.0 #17 | 4.0 #11 | 3.0 #2 | 7.0 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 5 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NYJ6d
PIT7d
PIT +1 day
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 123fast
Quarterback
PIT backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
Schedules, links & other games
Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week

