Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Minnesota Vikings
Weather at kickoffIndoorsDome or roof: weather does not applyWeather watch ›
3-5 · Power #14
27
▲ winner
Final
@
4-4 · Power #17
19
final
Closing spread
BAL -4.5
✓ BAL W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
BAL 26–22 MIN
✓ BAL (64%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -4.5
CloseBAL -4.5
Total45.5 → 49.5
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 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -4.5 · unchangedmodel MIN -0.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 4 upmodel 48.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 54% (76 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -4.5
CloseBAL -4.5
Total45.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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 4.5-point road favorite at MIN, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 27–19; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 46 points stayed under 49.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
2 of 922%
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 10 against an average line of 3.8; 42.2 points a game (usually 44.6). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & spread
-4.527–20 W U50.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-2.521–14 W U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar season form
-2.519–17 L U48.5
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-2.534–24 W O47.5
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar team ratings & season form
-7.528–6 W U51.5
Loose
2025 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation
-2.538–14 W O47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2.530–13 W U48.5
Loose
LAC @ ARI
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-325–24 L P49
Loose
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar season form & situation
-4.517–20 L U47.5
Loose
2025 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread
-5.522–9 W U44.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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
No clear signal on the spread
Moderate Over trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-24 (47%) 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.

Both teams trending Over (13-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
Total moved up 4
45.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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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+3.6 →+1.7▼ 1.9#13
MIN+1.0 →−0.5▼ 1.5#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

BAL
Longer bar = better
MIN
#14
Offense
◀ BAL better
#22
#26
Defense
MIN better ▶
#13
−0.4 #19
Turnovers
◀ BAL better
−0.5 #27
55 plays #32
Pace
MIN faster ▶
57 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BAL has the ball
Even matchup
BAL offMIN defEdge
Points / game 25.3 #13 23.3 #20 BAL
Yards / play 5.79 #8 5.29 #15 BAL
EPA / play +0.03 #16 −0.02 #10 MIN
Success rate 45% #19 42% #8 MIN
When MIN has the ball
Even matchup
MIN offBAL defEdge
Points / game 22.8 #18 27.0 #25 MIN
Yards / play 5.08 #23 5.67 #25 Even
EPA / play −0.10 #28 +0.10 #25 Even
Success rate 44% #20 47% #27 MIN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BAL scoring against the MIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
4.1
#16
6.4
#22
10.5
#21
7.6
#3
7.1
#13
14.8
#5
MIN allowed
6.0
#26
5.9
#11
11.9
#22
4.6
#15
6.8
#18
11.4
#17
MIN scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIN scored
5.1
#12
5.5
#25
10.6
#20
5.6
#12
6.5
#19
12.1
#14
BAL allowed
4.1
#14
7.0
#18
11.1
#16
6.8
#27
9.1
#27
15.9
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIN +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
BAL10d
MIN7d
BAL +3 days
Tempo
Slow 112 plays
slowavg 122fast
Quarterback
MIN backup QB started
Not on the final injury report