Sun, Nov 9, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Minnesota Vikings
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBAL -4.5
no move
CloseBAL -4.5
No change since the open
Total
Open45.5
▲ 4
Close49.5
Up 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -4.5 · unchangedmodel MIN -0.5
model MIN -0.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 4 upmodel 48.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & spread |
-4.5 | 27–20 | W | U50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 21–14 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar season form |
-2.5 | 19–17 | L | U48.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 34–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-7.5 | 28–6 | W | U51.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation |
-2.5 | 38–14 | W | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 30–13 | W | U48.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-3 | 25–24 | L | P49 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-4.5 | 17–20 | L | U47.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread |
-5.5 | 22–9 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 18 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 51% of games with totals 46.5–52.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
BAL 5–2 MIN
BAL leads · 7 games since 2001 · BAL has won the last 2 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+3.6 →+1.7▼ 1.9#13
MIN+1.0 →−0.5▼ 1.5#18
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#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
| BAL off | MIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MIN off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #16 | 6.4 #22 | 10.5 #21 | 7.6 #3 | 7.1 #13 | 14.8 #5 | |
6.0 #26 | 5.9 #11 | 11.9 #22 | 4.6 #15 | 6.8 #18 | 11.4 #17 |
MIN scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 #12 | 5.5 #25 | 10.6 #20 | 5.6 #12 | 6.5 #19 | 12.1 #14 | |
4.1 #14 | 7.0 #18 | 11.1 #16 | 6.8 #27 | 9.1 #27 | 15.9 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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