Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 8:20 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Los Angeles Chargers
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLAC -3.5
no move
CloseLAC -3.5
No change since the open
Total
Open45.5
no move
Close45.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAC -3.5 · unchangedmodel LAC -4.5
model LAC -4.5
Opened 45.5 · unchangedmodel 46
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 18–30 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 30–17 | W | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & season form |
-3.5 | 30–19 | W | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-3.5 | 23–22 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 17 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 30–24 | W | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 6–12 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 37–10 | W | O44.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-2.5 | 20–12 | W | U46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 24–22 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 27–28 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 28 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 52% of games with totals 42.5–48.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
PIT 9–5 LAC
PIT leads · 14 games since 2000 · LAC has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 2024 | Los Angeles Chargers 10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 20 | PIT -2.5 | 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+0.5 →−1.4▼ 1.9#22
LAC+0.5 →+1.8▲ 1.3#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#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
| PIT off | LAC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LAC off | PIT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #13 | 8.9 #5 | 13.9 #7 | 3.0 #25 | 8.4 #7 | 11.4 #19 | |
4.1 #12 | 6.8 #18 | 10.9 #13 | 6.2 #26 | 4.3 #5 | 10.6 #10 |
LAC scoring against the PIT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.9 #9 | 6.7 #19 | 12.6 #10 | 5.8 #11 | 5.6 #22 | 11.3 #20 | |
4.1 #13 | 5.0 #5 | 9.1 #5 | 3.4 #5 | 11.9 #32 | 15.3 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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