Sun, Oct 1, 2023, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Houston Texans
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2-1 · Power #19
6
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Final
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1-2 · Power #13
30
▲ winner
Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
PIT 29–29 HOU
✓ HOU (51%) won
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Small sample warning
Houston Texans have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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−7.9 →−0.4▲ 7.5#13
HOU−2.2 →−1.7▲ 0.5#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

PIT
Longer bar = better
HOU
#26
Offense
HOU better ▶
#20
#18
Defense
◀ PIT better
#25
+1.3 #3
Turnovers
◀ PIT better
+0.7 #13
58 plays #26
Pace
HOU faster ▶
69 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PIT has the ball
Even matchup
PIT offHOU defEdge
Points / game 18.7 #22 24.3 #23 Even
Yards / play 4.75 #22 5.58 #26 Even
EPA / play −0.23 #31 +0.04 #24 HOU
Success rate 35% #29 46% #25 Even
When HOU has the ball
Even matchup
HOU offPIT defEdge
Points / game 22.0 #18 23.3 #20 Even
Yards / play 4.94 #18 5.43 #22 Even
EPA / play −0.04 #17 −0.08 #13 Even
Success rate 39% #28 44% #17 PIT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PIT scoring against the HOU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
4.7
#12
7.3
#13
12.0
#13
4.3
#16
2.3
#28
6.7
#28
HOU allowed
7.0
#28
4.7
#8
11.7
#19
9.3
#30
3.3
#5
12.7
#20
HOU scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HOU scored
4.7
#12
6.3
#17
11.0
#14
2.3
#24
8.7
#8
11.0
#15
PIT allowed
6.7
#25
7.0
#15
13.7
#25
5.0
#19
4.7
#11
9.7
#13

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
HOU +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
PIT7d
HOU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 128fast