Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Baltimore Ravens · Division game
Closing spread
BAL -5.5
✓ PIT W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
PIT 21–27 BAL
✗ BAL (70%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBAL -7
CloseBAL -5.5
Total45.5 → 43.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBAL -7
1.5 → PIT
CloseBAL -5.5
1.5 pts toward Pittsburgh Steelers
Total
Open45.5
▼ 2
Close43.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -7 · closed BAL -5.5 · moved 1.5 toward PITmodel BAL -6.5
model BAL -6.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 2 downmodel 48.5
model 48.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 51% (101 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 45% (64 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBAL -7
CloseBAL -5.5
Total45.5 → 43.5
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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
BAL as a 5.5-point home favorite against PIT, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: PIT won 27–22 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 49 points went over 43.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.5 against an average line of 5.7; 46.9 points a game (usually 45.3). Of the 6 overs, 1 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 |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-4.5 | 23–20 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 32–26 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-4.5 | 27–30 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-3.5 | 26–14 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 38–13 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-6.5 | 44–13 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar total & spread |
-6.5 | 10–34 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar total |
-6.5 | 19–13 | L | U45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-7.5 | 38–20 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest |
-7 | 20–9 | W | U48.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
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.
Pittsburgh Steelers away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Pittsburgh Steelers
1.5 pts (BAL -7 → BAL -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
45.5 → 43.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 201 earlier overs in games with totals 40.5–46.5, 22% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
PIT 33–26 BAL
PIT leads · 59 games since 1999 · PIT has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers 14 @ Baltimore Ravens 28 | BAL -9.5 | BAL W |
| Dec 21 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers 17 @ Baltimore Ravens 34 | BAL -7.5 | BAL W |
| Nov 17 2024 | Baltimore Ravens 16 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 18 | BAL -3.5 | PIT W |
| Jan 6 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers 17 @ Baltimore Ravens 10 | PIT -3 | PIT W |
| Oct 8 2023 | Baltimore Ravens 10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 | — | — |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
PIT+0.5 →−1.5▼ 2.0#21
BAL+3.6 →+0.8▼ 2.8#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#19
Offense
Even#17
#19
Defense
Even#19
+0.7 #5
Turnovers
◀ PIT better−0.3 #23
56 plays #32
Pace
Even57 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| PIT off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.4 #15 | 24.4 #21 | PIT |
| Yards / play | 5.07 #24 | 5.40 #21 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.01 #19 | +0.01 #21 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #18 | 44% #13 | BAL |
| BAL off | PIT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.1 #12 | 24.1 #20 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 5.59 #11 | 5.34 #18 | BAL |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #24 | +0.02 #22 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #19 | 44% #16 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PIT scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #12 | 7.9 #9 | 12.7 #9 | 2.8 #27 | 7.9 #9 | 10.8 #22 | |
3.8 #8 | 7.3 #20 | 11.2 #17 | 5.9 #27 | 7.3 #22 | 13.3 #25 |
BAL scoring against the PIT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #22 | 5.6 #26 | 9.4 #25 | 7.7 #1 | 7.0 #13 | 14.7 #2 | |
4.0 #13 | 5.3 #5 | 9.3 #6 | 4.4 #16 | 10.4 #31 | 14.8 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
40° · 3 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PIT7d
BAL10d
BAL +3 days
Tempo
Slow 112 plays
slowavg 123fast
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