Sun, Sep 14, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Pittsburgh Steelers
Closing spread
PIT -3.5
✓ SEA W
Total
40.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
SEA 21–24 PIT
✗ PIT (61%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPIT -2.5
ClosePIT -3.5
Total40.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPIT -2.5
1 → PIT
ClosePIT -3.5
1 pt toward Pittsburgh Steelers
Total
Open40.5
no move
Close40.5
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 Pick’em
model Pick’em
Opened 40.5 · unchangedmodel 45.5
model 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 55% (143 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 42% (24 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenPIT -2.5
ClosePIT -3.5
Total40.5
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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
PIT as a 3.5-point home favorite against SEA, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: SEA won 31–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 40.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 64%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 45%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.5 against an average line of 3.4; 41.3 points a game (usually 43.6). Of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 24–18 | W | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 38–30 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 20–17 | L | U38.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 6–10 | L | U40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 16–10 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 34–18 | W | O35.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 34–13 | W | O43.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 19–14 | W | U41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
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%)
Seattle Seahawks on a cross-country trip
Seattle Seahawks cross 3 time zones (2,132 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
Seattle Seahawks has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 116 earlier overs in games with totals 37.5–43.5, 24% 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% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
SEA 5–5 PIT
Series tied · 10 games since 1999 · SEA has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers 30 @ Seattle Seahawks 23 | SEA -4 | 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
SEA−0.1 →−0.9▼ 0.8#22
PIT+0.5 →+0.3▼ 0.2#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#23
Offense
PIT better ▶#12
#20
Defense
◀ SEA better#28
0.0 #22
Turnovers
PIT better ▶+1.0 #5
50 plays #29
Pace
Even54 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SEA off | PIT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 13.0 #27 | 32.0 #28 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.60 #23 | 6.35 #29 | SEA |
| EPA / play | −0.27 #31 | +0.21 #27 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #10 | 50% #26 | SEA |
| PIT off | SEA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.0 #3 | 17.0 #13 | PIT |
| Yards / play | 5.02 #17 | 5.33 #21 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.17 #8 | +0.11 #19 | PIT |
| Success rate | 42% #20 | 50% #27 | PIT |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 5 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SEA7d
PIT7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 104 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
SEA 2,132 mi
3 time zones
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