Mon, Nov 25, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Los Angeles Chargers
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBAL -2.5
no move
CloseBAL -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open47.5
▲ 3
Close50.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -2.5 · unchangedmodel BAL -5
model BAL -5
Opened 47.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 3 upmodel 49
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-3.5 | 16–18 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3.5 | 36–24 | W | O48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 41–31 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-4.5 | 26–23 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 24–14 | W | U48.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-3 | 38–31 | W | O53 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 24–27 | L | U53.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 17 · loose · similar season form & rest |
-4 | 31–34 | L | O50.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 20–13 | W | U51.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 30–24 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 41 earlier overs in games with totals 47.5–53.5, 27% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% | |
| 7-3 70% | 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
BAL 10–4 LAC
BAL leads · 14 games since 2000 · BAL has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 2023 | Baltimore Ravens 20 @ Los Angeles Chargers 10 | BAL -3 | BAL W |
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
Longer bar = better
#2
Offense
◀ BAL better#19
#18
Defense
LAC better ▶#5
+0.2 #13
Turnovers
LAC better ▶+0.8 #5
61 plays #22
Pace
◀ BAL faster60 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BAL off | LAC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LAC off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #14 | 9.9 #3 | 14.3 #6 | 7.8 #4 | 8.0 #4 | 15.8 #2 | |
1.9 #1 | 3.0 #1 | 4.9 #1 | 2.9 #4 | 6.7 #19 | 9.6 #10 |
LAC scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #9 | 8.5 #10 | 13.8 #8 | 2.9 #28 | 5.3 #24 | 8.2 #30 | |
3.5 #8 | 5.9 #10 | 9.5 #8 | 5.3 #17 | 9.9 #30 | 15.2 #28 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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