Sun, Dec 17, 2023, 8:20 PM ESTWeek 15 · at Jacksonville Jaguars
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseBAL -4
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close42.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2020 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 19–20 | L | U44 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & season form |
-3 | 21–13 | W | U42.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation |
-5 | 13–10 | L | U42 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 51–26 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-4.5 | 31–6 | W | U45 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 19–11 | W | U43 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3.5 | 27–28 | L | O43.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 21–16 | W | U45.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 47–42 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 17–20 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 45% of games with totals 39.5–45.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 5-3 63% | 5-3 63% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-3 63% | 5-3 63% |
Recent meetings
The series
BAL 11–7 JAX
BAL leads · 18 games since 1999 · BAL has won the last meeting
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
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| BAL off | JAX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| JAX off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.2 #2 | 8.2 #8 | 15.4 #5 | 5.8 #7 | 6.2 #18 | 11.9 #8 | |
2.3 #2 | 5.5 #9 | 7.8 #3 | 6.7 #30 | 7.6 #28 | 14.3 #32 |
JAX scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #19 | 6.9 #14 | 11.2 #16 | 6.2 #5 | 6.6 #15 | 12.8 #6 | |
1.9 #1 | 4.8 #4 | 6.7 #1 | 2.5 #3 | 7.3 #26 | 9.8 #12 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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