Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Pittsburgh Steelers
Weather at kickoff38°F6 mphgusts 11DryCold Over 55% of 98 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-4 · Power #27
16
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Final
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4-3 · Power #19
20
▲ winner
Closing spread
PIT -3
✓ PIT W
Total
36
Push · 36 pts
Model before kickoff
TEN 20–23 PIT
✓ PIT (61%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePIT -3
Total36
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePIT -3
Total36
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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-point home favorite against TEN, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: PIT won 20–16; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 36 points landed on 36, as in 0 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 1.8 against an average line of 2.9; 34.2 points a game (usually 46.5). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CAR vs PIT
2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-316–24 L O37
Very close
NYG vs CHI
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-320–12 W U39
Very close
PIT vs LV
2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2.513–10 W U37.5
Very close
PIT vs BAL
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & season form
-214–16 L U36.5
Very close
CHI vs HOU
2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & season form
-323–20 P O39.5
Close
NYJ vs JAX
2022 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & total
-2.53–19 L U36.5
Close
TEN vs HOU
2022 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & total
-314–19 L U34
Close
CLE vs PIT
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-4.529–17 W O38
Close
LAR vs ARI
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-3.517–27 L O38.5
Close
BAL vs PIT
2022 · Week 17 · close · similar total & spread
-213–16 L U35.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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
No clear signal 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.

Small sample warning
Tennessee Titans have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
TEN−0.8 →−1.6▼ 0.8#22
PIT−7.9 →−2.5▲ 5.4#24
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

TEN
Longer bar = better
PIT
#21
Offense
◀ TEN better
#29
#19
Defense
Even
#20
−0.3 #22
Turnovers
PIT better ▶
+1.0 #3
57 plays #30
Pace
Even
59 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TEN has the ball
Even matchup
TEN offPIT defEdge
Points / game 18.9 #23 21.0 #18 PIT
Yards / play 5.19 #15 5.61 #28 TEN
EPA / play −0.05 #17 −0.07 #12 PIT
Success rate 39% #27 44% #21 PIT
When PIT has the ball
Advantage: TEN defense
PIT offTEN defEdge
Points / game 16.1 #29 20.0 #13 TEN
Yards / play 4.58 #28 5.35 #21 TEN
EPA / play −0.17 #28 0.00 #22 TEN
Success rate 38% #31 44% #20 TEN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
TEN scoring against the PIT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEN scored
3.1
#25
6.7
#18
9.9
#21
5.3
#6
3.3
#29
8.6
#25
PIT allowed
6.1
#27
6.0
#8
12.1
#17
4.4
#20
4.4
#8
8.9
#10
PIT scoring against the TEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PIT scored
2.0
#28
4.4
#27
6.4
#29
4.7
#10
5.0
#24
9.7
#18
TEN allowed
4.0
#14
5.6
#6
9.6
#7
4.3
#19
6.1
#17
10.4
#20

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PIT +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
38° · 6 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TEN4d short
PIT4d short
Even
Tempo
Slow 116 plays
slowavg 127fast
Quarterback
TEN backup QB started
Model priced TEN with its QB out