Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 8:20 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Los Angeles Chargers
Weather at kickoff65°F5 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #19
10
final
Final
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6-3 · Power #15
25
▲ winner
Closing spread
LAC -3.5
✓ LAC W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
PIT 21–25 LAC
✓ LAC (63%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAC -3.5
CloseLAC -3.5
Total45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAC -3.5 · unchangedmodel LAC -4.5
Opened 45.5 · unchangedmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 55% (182 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAC -3.5
CloseLAC -3.5
Total45.5
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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 LAC as a 3.5-point home favorite against PIT, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: LAC won 25–10; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 45.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%
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 4.9 against an average line of 3.4; 44.1 points a game (usually 44.4). 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 14 · very close · similar rest & season form
-3.518–30 L O45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.530–17 W U47.5
Very close
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & season form
-3.530–19 W O46.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.523–22 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 17 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.530–24 W O46.5
Very close
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar season form & situation
-2.56–12 L U48.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.537–10 W O44.5
Very close
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-2.520–12 W U46.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.524–22 L U47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-4.527–28 L O43.5
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Pittsburgh Steelers ATS trend Miss
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 (2,139 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
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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 →−1.4▼ 1.9#22
LAC+0.5 →+1.8▲ 1.3#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

PIT
Longer bar = better
LAC
#17
Offense
LAC better ▶
#12
#21
Defense
LAC better ▶
#9
+1.1 #2
Turnovers
◀ PIT better
−0.4 #23
56 plays #32
Pace
LAC faster ▶
66 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PIT has the ball
Advantage: LAC defense
PIT offLAC defEdge
Points / game 25.3 #13 21.4 #9 Even
Yards / play 5.18 #23 5.16 #10 LAC
EPA / play +0.04 #14 −0.02 #10 Even
Success rate 44% #19 41% #5 LAC
When LAC has the ball
Advantage: LAC offense
LAC offPIT defEdge
Points / game 23.9 #16 24.4 #20 Even
Yards / play 5.70 #11 5.55 #21 LAC
EPA / play +0.05 #13 +0.06 #22 LAC
Success rate 47% #9 46% #22 LAC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PIT scoring against the LAC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
5.0
#13
8.9
#5
13.9
#7
3.0
#25
8.4
#7
11.4
#19
LAC allowed
4.1
#12
6.8
#18
10.9
#13
6.2
#26
4.3
#5
10.6
#10
LAC scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAC scored
5.9
#9
6.7
#19
12.6
#10
5.8
#11
5.6
#22
11.3
#20
PIT allowed
4.1
#13
5.0
#5
9.1
#5
3.4
#5
11.9
#32
15.3
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LAC +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PIT7d
LAC7d
Even
Tempo
Average 121 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
PIT 2,139 mi
3 time zones