Thu, Nov 2, 2023, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Pittsburgh Steelers
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
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
ClosePIT -3
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close36
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3 | 16–24 | L | O37 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3 | 20–12 | W | U39 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 13–10 | W | U37.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & season form |
-2 | 14–16 | L | U36.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3 | 23–20 | P | O39.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 3–19 | L | U36.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 14–19 | L | U34 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-4.5 | 29–17 | W | O38 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | O38.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 17 · close · similar total & spread |
-2 | 13–16 | 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.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 43% | 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% | |
| 4-3 57% | 2-1 67% | 0-3 0% |
Recent meetings
The series
TEN 10–11 PIT
PIT leads · 21 games since 1999 · PIT has won the last 5 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
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
Longer bar = better
#21
Offense
◀ TEN better#29
#19
Defense
Even#20
−0.3 #22
Turnovers
PIT better ▶+1.0 #3
57 plays #30
Pace
Even59 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TEN off | PIT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PIT off | TEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.1 #25 | 6.7 #18 | 9.9 #21 | 5.3 #6 | 3.3 #29 | 8.6 #25 | |
6.1 #27 | 6.0 #8 | 12.1 #17 | 4.4 #20 | 4.4 #8 | 8.9 #10 |
PIT scoring against the TEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.0 #28 | 4.4 #27 | 6.4 #29 | 4.7 #10 | 5.0 #24 | 9.7 #18 | |
4.0 #14 | 5.6 #6 | 9.6 #7 | 4.3 #19 | 6.1 #17 | 10.4 #20 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
Schedules, links & other games
Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week

