Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Las Vegas Raiders
Closing spread
LV -1.5
✓ PIT W
Total
42.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
PIT 28–30 LV
✗ LV (56%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -1.5
Total42.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseLV -1.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close42.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -1.5
Total42.5
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
LV as a 1.5-point home favorite against PIT, the favorite won 3, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: PIT won 23–18 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 42.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 53%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 2.8 against an average line of 2.3; 43.8 points a game (usually 45.6). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 23–27 | L | O43.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & season form |
-2.5 | 17–27 | L | O42 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest |
-2 | 20–19 | L | U42.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 16 · close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 26–21 | W | O43 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & rest |
-3 | 24–14 | W | U41.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 14–21 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar total |
-3 | 20–24 | L | O41.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total |
-1 | 28–37 | L | O41 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-1 | 16–19 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total |
-4 | 17–24 | L | U43.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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 Pittsburgh Steelers ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Pittsburgh Steelers on a cross-country trip
Pittsburgh Steelers cross 3 time zones (1,918 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
Pittsburgh Steelers have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 50% | 0-0 — | 0-0 — | |
| 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% | 0-1 0% |
Recent meetings
The series
PIT 8–7 LV
PIT leads · 15 games since 2000 · PIT has won the last 3 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
PIT−7.9 →−4.2▲ 3.7#28
LV0.0 →−1.4▼ 1.4#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#29
Offense
LV better ▶#21
#18
Defense
◀ PIT better#27
+0.5 #16
Turnovers
◀ PIT better−2.0 #31
57 plays #27
Pace
◀ PIT faster47 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| PIT off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.5 #26 | 27.0 #25 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.33 #28 | 5.38 #20 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.37 #32 | +0.17 #30 | Even |
| Success rate | 34% #30 | 53% #32 | Even |
| LV off | PIT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 13.5 #32 | 26.0 #23 | PIT |
| Yards / play | 5.33 #11 | 5.44 #22 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #15 | −0.05 #14 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #26 | 42% #14 | PIT |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 26 teams
PIT scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | |
6.5 | 10.5 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 |
LV scoring against the PIT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
6.5 | 10.5 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
PIT6d
LV7d
LV +1 day
Tempo
Slow 104 plays
slowavg 128fast
Travel
PIT 1,918 mi
3 time zones
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