Sun, Nov 10, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Washington Commanders
Weather at kickoff55°F8 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
6-2 · Power #12
28
▲ winner
Final
@
7-2 · Power #10
27
final
Closing spread
WSH -1.5
✓ PIT W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
PIT 22–24 WSH
✗ WSH (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSH -2.5
CloseWSH -1.5
Total44.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Pittsburgh Steelers
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSH -2.5 · closed WSH -1.5 · moved 1 toward PITmodel WSH -3
Opened 44.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 1 upmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 49% (57 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWSH -2.5
CloseWSH -1.5
Total44.5 → 45.5
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 WSH as a 1.5-point home favorite against PIT, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: PIT won 28–27 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 45.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 42%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.2 against an average line of 2.5; 54 points a game (usually 43.2). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-3.524–22 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-2.518–28 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & total
-2.517–37 L O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-1.518–15 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar total & spread
-2.529–31 L O44.5
Loose
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar total
-1.529–9 W U44.5
Loose
LAC vs CLE
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar season form & situation
-2.547–42 W O47
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose
-4.542–29 W O47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar spread & season form
-1.529–31 L O50.5
Loose
KC vs CIN
2022 · Postseason · loose · similar situation
-223–20 W U48.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Washington Commanders 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 ATS trend (5-2)
Pittsburgh Steelers have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Washington Commanders ATS trend (8-1)
Washington Commanders have covered 89% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Washington Commanders 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Washington Commanders 5-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Market moved toward Pittsburgh Steelers
1 pt (WSH -2.5 → WSH -1.5). · 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 →+2.4▲ 2.8#8
WSH−3.1 →+1.2▲ 4.3#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

PIT
Longer bar = better
WSH
#16
Offense
WSH better ▶
#3
#7
Defense
◀ PIT better
#20
+1.3 #2
Turnovers
◀ PIT better
+0.6 #7
63 plays #12
Pace
Even
63 plays #14
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PIT has the ball
Even matchup
PIT offWSH defEdge
Points / game 23.4 #13 21.0 #11 Even
Yards / play 5.20 #21 5.69 #24 Even
EPA / play +0.03 #13 +0.02 #20 PIT
Success rate 42% #17 46% #25 PIT
When WSH has the ball
Even matchup
WSH offPIT defEdge
Points / game 29.2 #3 14.9 #2 Even
Yards / play 6.24 #3 5.26 #9 WSH
EPA / play +0.22 #2 −0.08 #7 WSH
Success rate 49% #3 42% #10 WSH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PIT scoring against the WSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
3.1
#25
5.1
#25
8.3
#25
6.6
#8
8.5
#4
15.1
#3
WSH allowed
3.2
#6
5.1
#6
8.3
#4
4.9
#11
7.8
#24
12.7
#21
WSH scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSH scored
5.6
#4
10.6
#2
16.1
#2
6.6
#9
6.6
#15
13.1
#6
PIT allowed
5.5
#26
3.8
#4
9.3
#8
0.0
#1
5.6
#15
5.6
#1

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WSH +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 8 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PIT13d bye
WSH7d
PIT +6 days
Tempo
Average 126 plays
slowavg 124fast