Mon, Nov 25, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Los Angeles Chargers
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7-4 · Power #1
30
▲ winner
Final
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7-3 · Power #13
23
final
Closing spread
BAL -2.5
✓ BAL W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
BAL 26–23 LAC
✓ BAL (60%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -2.5
CloseBAL -2.5
Total47.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -2.5 · unchangedmodel BAL -5
Opened 47.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 3 upmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 53% (80 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -2.5
CloseBAL -2.5
Total47.5 → 50.5
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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 2.5-point road favorite at LAC, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 30–23; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 53 points went over 50.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 44%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.7 against an average line of 3.4; 52.5 points a game (usually 43.9). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-3.516–18 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-3.536–24 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-4.541–31 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-4.526–23 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.524–14 W U48.5
Loose
TB @ IND
2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form & situation
-338–31 W O53
Loose
KC @ CIN
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation & rest
-324–27 L U53.5
Loose
KC @ CIN
2021 · Week 17 · loose · similar season form & rest
-431–34 L O50.5
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & rest
-2.520–13 W U51.5
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2.530–24 W O48
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Los Angeles Chargers ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.

Los Angeles Chargers ATS trend (8-2)
Los Angeles Chargers have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Los Angeles Chargers 5-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Total moved up 3
47.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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%)
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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+3.1 →+4.7▲ 1.6#2
LAC−0.7 →+1.4▲ 2.1#11
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

BAL
Longer bar = better
LAC
#2
Offense
◀ BAL better
#19
#18
Defense
LAC better ▶
#5
+0.2 #13
Turnovers
LAC better ▶
+0.8 #5
61 plays #22
Pace
◀ BAL faster
60 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BAL has the ball
Even matchup
BAL offLAC defEdge
Points / game 30.4 #2 14.5 #1 Even
Yards / play 7.01 #1 5.21 #10 BAL
EPA / play +0.21 #1 −0.10 #5 Even
Success rate 50% #2 39% #5 Even
When LAC has the ball
Even matchup
LAC offBAL defEdge
Points / game 22.0 #19 24.6 #23 Even
Yards / play 5.48 #15 5.54 #19 Even
EPA / play +0.01 #13 +0.02 #19 LAC
Success rate 39% #28 41% #10 BAL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BAL scoring against the LAC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
4.4
#14
9.9
#3
14.3
#6
7.8
#4
8.0
#4
15.8
#2
LAC allowed
1.9
#1
3.0
#1
4.9
#1
2.9
#4
6.7
#19
9.6
#10
LAC scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAC scored
5.3
#9
8.5
#10
13.8
#8
2.9
#28
5.3
#24
8.2
#30
BAL allowed
3.5
#8
5.9
#10
9.5
#8
5.3
#17
9.9
#30
15.2
#28

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LAC +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 3 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BAL8d
LAC8d
Even
Tempo
Average 121 plays
slowavg 124fast
Travel
BAL 2,322 mi
3 time zones