Sun, Nov 26, 2023, 8:20 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Los Angeles Chargers
Closing spread
BAL -3
✓ BAL W
Total
49
▼ Under · 30 pts
Model before kickoff
BAL 28–24 LAC
✓ BAL (61%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseBAL -3
Total49
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Spread
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CloseBAL -3
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Total
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Close49
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -3
Total49
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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 3-point road favorite at LAC, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: BAL won 20–10; the favorite covered, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 30 points stayed under 49, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 46%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 8.9 against an average line of 3.2; 57.3 points a game (usually 46.3). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 30–23 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 38–28 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3 | 21–16 | W | U45.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 17 · very close · similar situation & total |
-4 | 31–34 | L | O50.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 41–21 | W | O49 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-4 | 10–31 | L | U50 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 34–28 | W | O50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation |
-2 | 40–3 | W | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 41–38 | W | O48 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-4 | 45–20 | W | O51.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Baltimore Ravens ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Los Angeles Chargers 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Baltimore Ravens on a cross-country trip
Baltimore Ravens cross 3 time zones (2,322 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 34 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 42% of games with totals 46–52 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 4-2 67% | 4-2 67% | |
| 4-6 40% | 3-4 43% | 2-5 29% |
Recent meetings
The series
BAL 10–4 LAC
BAL leads · 14 games since 2000 · BAL has won the last 3 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
BAL+2.2 →+5.1▲ 2.9#3
LAC−2.1 →+0.5▲ 2.6#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#6
Offense
◀ BAL better#11
#2
Defense
◀ BAL better#28
+0.1 #14
Turnovers
LAC better ▶+0.7 #5
63 plays #18
Pace
Even64 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BAL off | LAC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.6 #5 | 23.8 #25 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 5.83 #5 | 5.83 #29 | BAL |
| EPA / play | +0.05 #8 | +0.04 #28 | BAL |
| Success rate | 47% #4 | 45% #28 | BAL |
| LAC off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.9 #8 | 16.1 #2 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 5.53 #10 | 4.22 #1 | BAL |
| EPA / play | +0.05 #7 | −0.15 #3 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #18 | 40% #3 | BAL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BAL scoring against the LAC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #2 | 7.9 #10 | 15.7 #5 | 6.3 #5 | 5.6 #18 | 11.9 #8 | |
3.4 #9 | 9.1 #30 | 12.5 #22 | 4.0 #15 | 7.0 #24 | 11.0 #22 |
LAC scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #3 | 9.3 #5 | 16.1 #4 | 3.3 #23 | 6.5 #13 | 9.8 #20 | |
1.7 #1 | 4.1 #3 | 5.8 #1 | 2.8 #6 | 7.2 #27 | 10.0 #16 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 3 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BAL10d
LAC7d
BAL +3 days
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
BAL 2,322 mi
3 time zones
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