Sun, Oct 13, 2024, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Las Vegas Raiders
Closing spread
PIT -3.5
✓ PIT W
Total
36.5
▲ Over · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
PIT 23–19 LV
✓ PIT (63%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPIT -2.5
ClosePIT -3.5
Total36.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPIT -2.5
1 → PIT
ClosePIT -3.5
1 pt toward Pittsburgh Steelers
Total
Open36.5
no move
Close36.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PIT -2.5 · closed PIT -3.5 · moved 1 toward PITmodel PIT -4
model PIT -4
Opened 36.5 · unchangedmodel 42.5
model 42.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 54% (53 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPIT -2.5
ClosePIT -3.5
Total36.5
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
PIT as a 3.5-point road favorite at LV, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: PIT won 32–13; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 45 points went over 36.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 60%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 43%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 3.5 against an average line of 3.4; 35.7 points a game (usually 43.6). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 24–27 | L | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 16–20 | L | U38.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 30–20 | W | O40 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 33–30 | L | O39.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 9–0 | W | U36.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 6–30 | L | O33.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 23–10 | W | U41 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 11–34 | L | O39 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 3–25 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 6–0 | W | U38.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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
Moderate Pittsburgh Steelers ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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.
Market moved toward Pittsburgh Steelers
1 pt (PIT -2.5 → PIT -3.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 34 earlier overs in games with totals 33.5–39.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 5-4 56% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-3-1 67% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
PIT 8–7 LV
PIT leads · 15 games since 2000 · PIT has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers 23 @ Las Vegas Raiders 18 | LV -1.5 | PIT W |
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−0.4 →+0.7▲ 1.1#11
LV−0.8 →−3.1▼ 2.3#30
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#22
Offense
◀ PIT better#25
#7
Defense
◀ PIT better#22
+0.8 #6
Turnovers
◀ PIT better−1.4 #30
63 plays #16
Pace
◀ PIT faster60 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| PIT off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.4 #26 | 26.2 #28 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.77 #25 | 5.52 #19 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #19 | +0.02 #20 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #16 | 44% #20 | Even |
| LV off | PIT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.2 #23 | 14.6 #2 | PIT |
| Yards / play | 4.98 #21 | 5.14 #9 | PIT |
| EPA / play | −0.19 #29 | −0.08 #8 | PIT |
| Success rate | 39% #26 | 41% #10 | PIT |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PIT scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.6 #27 | 3.8 #28 | 6.4 #30 | 5.2 #12 | 6.8 #12 | 12.0 #10 | |
4.6 #16 | 7.2 #21 | 11.8 #17 | 4.6 #13 | 9.8 #29 | 14.4 #28 |
LV scoring against the PIT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #14 | 3.2 #29 | 8.0 #27 | 3.4 #22 | 7.8 #4 | 11.2 #14 | |
5.4 #21 | 3.2 #2 | 8.6 #7 | 0.0 #1 | 6.0 #19 | 6.0 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
PIT7d
LV7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
PIT 1,918 mi
3 time zones
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