Sun, Dec 7, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Baltimore Ravens · Division game
Weather at kickoff40°F3 mphgusts 8DryWeather watch ›
6-6 · Power #19
27
▲ winner
Final
@
6-6 · Power #14
22
final
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
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Pittsburgh Steelers
Total
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
Opened 45.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & spread
-4.523–20 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.532–26 L O45.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-4.527–30 L O41.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar total & team ratings
-3.526–14 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar season form & situation
-3.538–13 W O43.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-6.544–13 W O41.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar total & spread
-6.510–34 L O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar total
-6.519–13 L U45.5
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation
-7.538–20 W O43.5
Close
2025 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-720–9 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%)
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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
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

PIT
Longer bar = better
BAL
#19
Offense
Even
#17
#19
Defense
Even
#19
+0.7 #5
Turnovers
◀ PIT better
−0.3 #23
56 plays #32
Pace
Even
57 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PIT has the ball
Even matchup
PIT offBAL defEdge
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
When BAL has the ball
Even matchup
BAL offPIT defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
4.8
#12
7.9
#9
12.7
#9
2.8
#27
7.9
#9
10.8
#22
BAL allowed
3.8
#8
7.3
#20
11.2
#17
5.9
#27
7.3
#22
13.3
#25
BAL scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
3.8
#22
5.6
#26
9.4
#25
7.7
#1
7.0
#13
14.7
#2
PIT allowed
4.0
#13
5.3
#5
9.3
#6
4.4
#16
10.4
#31
14.8
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BAL +1.8
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