Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 8:20 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Jacksonville Jaguars
Weather at kickoff58°F15 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
10-3 · Power #2
23
▲ winner
Final
@
8-5 · Power #12
7
final
Closing spread
BAL -4
✓ BAL W
Total
42.5
▼ Under · 30 pts
Model before kickoff
BAL 25–21 JAX
✓ BAL (64%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -4
Total42.5
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -4
Total42.5
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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 BAL as a 4-point road favorite at JAX, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 23–7; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 30 points stayed under 42.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.4 against an average line of 3.6; 45.8 points a game (usually 46.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TB @ CHI
2020 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-3.519–20 L U44
Very close
SF @ SEA
2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & season form
-321–13 W U42.5
Very close
NO @ SEA
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation
-513–10 L U42
Very close
DAL @ PHI
2021 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & rest
-451–26 W O45.5
Very close
BUF @ NO
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-4.531–6 W U45
Very close
IND @ CHI
2020 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total
-319–11 W U43
Very close
BAL @ JAX
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.527–28 L O43.5
Very close
NO @ ATL
2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-321–16 W U45.5
Very close
BAL @ CLE
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation
-347–42 W O45.5
Very close
SF @ TEN
2021 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & situation
-3.517–20 L U45.5
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
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Wind 15 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 15 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
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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
BAL+2.2 →+5.1▲ 2.9#3
JAX+3.9 →+0.9▼ 3.0#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14

BAL
Longer bar = better
JAX
#5
Offense
◀ BAL better
#16
#3
Defense
◀ BAL better
#21
+0.3 #10
Turnovers
Even
+0.2 #13
64 plays #17
Pace
JAX faster ▶
66 plays #3
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BAL has the ball
Advantage: BAL offense
BAL offJAX defEdge
Points / game 27.8 #4 22.3 #21 BAL
Yards / play 5.82 #4 5.61 #27 BAL
EPA / play +0.06 #6 −0.03 #19 BAL
Success rate 47% #4 42% #15 BAL
When JAX has the ball
Advantage: BAL defense
JAX offBAL defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #9 16.8 #2 BAL
Yards / play 5.16 #17 4.34 #1 BAL
EPA / play −0.06 #21 −0.14 #2 BAL
Success rate 42% #15 40% #5 BAL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BAL scoring against the JAX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
7.2
#2
8.2
#8
15.4
#5
5.8
#7
6.2
#18
11.9
#8
JAX allowed
2.3
#2
5.5
#9
7.8
#3
6.7
#30
7.6
#28
14.3
#32
JAX scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JAX scored
4.2
#19
6.9
#14
11.2
#16
6.2
#5
6.6
#15
12.8
#6
BAL allowed
1.9
#1
4.8
#4
6.7
#1
2.5
#3
7.3
#26
9.8
#12

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
JAX +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 15 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
BAL7d
JAX7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 127fast