Sun, Nov 23, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Chicago Bears
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6-4 · Power #19
28
final
Final
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7-3 · Power #16
31
▲ winner
Closing spread
CHI -2.5
✓ CHI W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
PIT 22–25 CHI
✓ CHI (59%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCHI -3
CloseCHI -2.5
Total45.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Pittsburgh Steelers
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CHI -3 · closed CHI -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward PITmodel CHI -2.5 matches the line
Opened 45.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 2 upmodel 47.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 54% (184 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCHI -3
CloseCHI -2.5
Total45.5 → 47.5
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 CHI as a 2.5-point home favorite against PIT, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CHI won 31–28; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 47.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 3.8 against an average line of 3; 43.2 points a game (usually 44.1). Of the 5 overs, 0 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 rest & spread
-2.517–37 L O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-2.514–34 L U51.5
Very close
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest
-317–19 L U47.5
Very close
2025 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.525–10 W U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 17 · very close · similar situation & rest
-3.530–24 W O50.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1.538–6 W U44.5
Very close
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar season form & situation
-3.530–19 W O46.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & season form
-3.537–10 W O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.56–12 L U48.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.521–26 L O46.5
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
Slight Chicago Bears ATS trend Hit
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.

Pittsburgh Steelers away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Total moved up 2
45.5 → 47.5. · 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 →−1.3▼ 1.8#21
CHI−1.4 →−0.5▲ 0.9#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

PIT
Longer bar = better
CHI
#17
Offense
CHI better ▶
#9
#18
Defense
◀ PIT better
#24
+0.8 #6
Turnovers
CHI better ▶
+1.6 #1
56 plays #32
Pace
CHI faster ▶
65 plays #3
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PIT has the ball
Advantage: PIT offense
PIT offCHI defEdge
Points / game 24.6 #12 26.4 #26 PIT
Yards / play 5.17 #21 6.21 #30 PIT
EPA / play +0.02 #16 0.00 #15 Even
Success rate 43% #20 46% #23 Even
When CHI has the ball
Advantage: CHI offense
CHI offPIT defEdge
Points / game 25.8 #8 23.2 #17 CHI
Yards / play 5.77 #8 5.37 #18 CHI
EPA / play +0.07 #9 +0.02 #19 CHI
Success rate 45% #12 44% #16 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PIT scoring against the CHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
5.0
#13
7.4
#11
12.4
#10
3.4
#24
8.8
#5
12.2
#13
CHI allowed
3.7
#6
8.2
#25
11.9
#20
5.4
#24
9.1
#27
14.5
#30
CHI scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CHI scored
6.0
#7
7.0
#18
13.0
#9
5.0
#14
7.8
#10
12.8
#10
PIT allowed
4.1
#13
5.0
#4
9.1
#6
3.3
#7
10.8
#31
14.1
#27

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
50° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PIT7d
CHI7d
Even
Tempo
Average 120 plays
slowavg 122fast
Quarterback
PIT backup QB started
Not on the final injury report