Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Philadelphia Eagles
Weather at kickoff36°F6 mphgusts 11DryCold Over 55% of 98 games since 2023Weather watch ›
10-3 · Power #12
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11-2 · Power #2
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
PHI -5.5
✓ PHI W
Total
43.5
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
PIT 19–24 PHI
✓ PHI (69%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -4.5
ClosePHI -5.5
Total44.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Philadelphia Eagles
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PHI -4.5 · closed PHI -5.5 · moved 1 toward PHImodel PHI -4.5
Opened 44.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 1 downmodel 43
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 49% (67 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 48% (46 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPHI -4.5
ClosePHI -5.5
Total44.5 → 43.5
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 PHI as a 5.5-point home favorite against PIT, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: PHI won 27–13; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 40 points stayed under 43.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Above normal · usually 65%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%

Wins above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 10.7 against an average line of 5.2; 46.3 points a game (usually 45.4). Of the 4 overs, 1 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 situation & spread
-5.519–17 L U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & total
-6.519–13 L U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-6.535–10 W O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & rest
-5.542–21 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-3.523–22 L U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation
-4.526–18 W U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.524–22 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-4.542–29 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.534–13 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & season form
-5.521–13 W U46.5
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Pittsburgh Steelers ATS trend Miss
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.

Pittsburgh Steelers ATS trend (9-3)
Pittsburgh Steelers have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Pittsburgh Steelers 5-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Philadelphia Eagles home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Philadelphia Eagles
1 pt (PHI -4.5 → PHI -5.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
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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−0.4 →+2.7▲ 3.1#8
PHI−0.1 →+4.4▲ 4.5#4
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14

PIT
Longer bar = better
PHI
#17
Offense
PHI better ▶
#9
#7
Defense
PHI better ▶
#4
+1.3 #1
Turnovers
◀ PIT better
+0.3 #10
65 plays #3
Pace
◀ PIT faster
64 plays #8
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PIT has the ball
Advantage: PHI defense
PIT offPHI defEdge
Points / game 24.8 #10 18.0 #4 PHI
Yards / play 5.18 #22 4.74 #1 PHI
EPA / play 0.00 #15 −0.07 #6 PHI
Success rate 41% #22 40% #3 PHI
When PHI has the ball
Even matchup
PHI offPIT defEdge
Points / game 26.3 #8 18.3 #5 Even
Yards / play 5.76 #12 5.26 #8 Even
EPA / play +0.12 #5 −0.08 #5 Even
Success rate 46% #10 43% #11 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PIT scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
3.5
#23
6.7
#17
10.2
#19
6.9
#4
7.8
#7
14.7
#5
PHI allowed
4.5
#19
4.5
#3
9.0
#8
4.7
#11
4.3
#4
9.0
#6
PHI scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
1.3
#32
9.4
#3
10.7
#18
6.7
#6
8.9
#2
15.6
#2
PIT allowed
5.5
#27
4.9
#6
10.5
#12
1.2
#1
6.6
#19
7.8
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
36° · 6 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PIT7d
PHI7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 130 plays
slowavg 124fast