How is the 23.5 team total built from the game total and spread?
Pittsburgh
Steelers
AFC North · 0–0 · vs Atlanta Falcons · Week 1 · Outdoors

All team markets
Every featured team market this week. The five squares are the last five games against each game's own closing line. Select one to re-anchor the research.
What this line assumes
What this line assumes, and what the data shows. You make the call.
Pittsburgh Steelers are 0-0 on the season and have hit the team total in 0 of 0 graded games (—), measured against each game's own closing line.
What would have to be true
Possession count holds
This game projects to about — possessions per side (Pittsburgh Steelers average — drives per game, ATL —). Materially fewer possessions would pressure the team total.
Recent form carries over
Pittsburgh Steelers's recent output (— over the last five) is assumed to hold near its season average (—).
Defense performs to its season rate
ATL allow — points per game; the team total assumes that level of resistance shows up.
Recent output relative to line 23.5
Regular season · every game against the current line. Playoff games are listed separately.
No games played yet this season.
Distribution by time window
| Window | GP | Median | Above the line % · vs current line | Above the line % · vs closing line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 3 | 0 | — | —— | —— |
| Last 5 | 0 | — | —— | —— |
| Last 10 | 0 | — | —— | —— |
| Season | 0 | — | —— | —— |
| Last Season | 17 | 26 | 11/17 65% | 12/17 71% |
Similar games vs Atlanta Falcons
AI-matchedPast games most like the ATL matchup — matched on the opponent's defensive rank, home/away and pace.
Pittsburgh Steelers averaged 25 points in these 6 similar spots.
Custom splits
InteractiveNo games played yet this season, so there is nothing to split.
Atlanta Falcons defense by market
What PIT produces against what Atlanta Falcons allows — blended into one adjusted line, then the full inputs beneath it.
Full inputs · ATL allows per game · 2026 regular season · games before Week 1 · ranks leaguewide
| ATL allows | Per game | Rank | Feeds which market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | — | — | Team total points, TDs, 1H points |
| Red-zone TD rate | — | — | Team total TDs vs field goals |
| Sacks taken | — | — | Sacks the offense would face |
| Giveaways | — | — | Offense's turnover risk |
| 1st-half points | — | — | 1H team total |
Team prop odds
Team Total 23.5 — over/under odds across the market. 2 books are on the consensus number.
Odds aggregated from licensed US sportsbooks via The Odds API (market team_total), shown for research only. Book quotes observed Sep 13, 12:46 PM EDT. 2 of 4 books below are on a different number than 23.5, so their prices are not comparable to it. Opening line posted Sep 10, 7:45 AM EDT. Nuvela is not a sportsbook and does not accept bets.
Take this research further
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