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Texans at Steelers

Mon, 7 Dec 2026 · 01:20 UTC
Houston Texans logo
Houston
Texans
2-5 · L5
@
Pittsburgh Steelers logo
Pittsburgh
Steelers
5-2 · W5
Pittsburgh Steelers to win 62% win probability · projected 20–24 · Solid

Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

HOU 38%
PIT 62%
Projected score
20–24
HOU at PIT
Projected margin
+4.0
home perspective
Projected total
44.2
combined points
Confidence
Solid
published before kickoff

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
Acrisure Stadium
Roof
Outdoors
Surface
Grass
Rest · HOU
7 days
Rest · PIT
9 days

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Houston Texans

L vs NYG 21–27
W @ JAX 34–31
W @ TEN 26–3
L vs DAL 30–34
L @ IND 17–19

Pittsburgh Steelers

W @ NO 16–10
W @ TB 26–19
W vs IND 34–22
L @ CLE 24–27
W vs CIN 30–27

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

HOU · scored
23.6
per game · 7 played
HOU · allowed
24.3
per game
PIT · scored
21.9
per game · 7 played
PIT · allowed
19.7
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Pittsburgh Steelers as the stronger side by 60 rating points, which on its own is worth about 2.4 points on the scoreboard (HOU 1,504, PIT 1,564).

Home field adds 1.4 points to PIT — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be. Rest shifts it a further +0.2 points (HOU 7 days, PIT 9).

That lands on a projected margin of +4.0, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Pittsburgh Steelers at 62%.

No betting line has been posted for this game yet — books typically price about three weeks ahead. Until one appears, this page shows the engine's number with nothing to compare it against, which is exactly the situation the model is most useful in.

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