Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Las Vegas Raiders
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1-1 · Power #19
23
▲ winner
Final
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1-1 · Power #23
18
final
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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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLV -1.5
Total42.5
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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 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
SEA vs ATL
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & spread
-123–27 L O43.5
Very close
MIA vs IND
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & season form
-2.517–27 L O42
Close
NYG vs WSH
2020 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest
-220–19 L U42.5
Close
NYJ vs JAX
2021 · Week 16 · close · similar total & rest
-2.526–21 W O43
Close
CHI vs DET
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar season form & rest
-324–14 W U41.5
Close
HOU vs NYJ
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-314–21 L U44.5
Close
PIT vs NYJ
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar total
-320–24 L O41.5
Close
NYJ vs DEN
2020 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total
-128–37 L O41
Close
ATL vs PIT
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-116–19 L U42.5
Loose
IND vs TEN
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & total
-417–24 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.
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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 →−4.2▲ 3.7#28
LV0.0 →−1.4▼ 1.4#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

PIT
Longer bar = better
LV
#29
Offense
LV better ▶
#21
#18
Defense
◀ PIT better
#27
+0.5 #16
Turnovers
◀ PIT better
−2.0 #31
57 plays #27
Pace
◀ PIT faster
47 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PIT has the ball
Even matchup
PIT offLV defEdge
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
When LV has the ball
Even matchup
LV offPIT defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
3.5
8.0
11.5
1.5
3.5
5.0
LV allowed
6.5
10.5
17.0
3.5
6.5
10.0
LV scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
7.0
3.0
10.0
0.0
3.5
3.5
PIT allowed
6.5
10.5
17.0
7.5
1.5
9.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LV +1.8
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