Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 16 · at San Francisco 49ers
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11-3 · Power #2
33
▲ winner
Final
@
11-3 · Power #1
19
final
Closing spread
SF -6.5
✓ BAL W
Total
47
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
BAL 22–28 SF
✗ SF (72%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSF -6.5
Total47
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSF -6.5
Total47
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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 SF as a 6.5-point home favorite against BAL, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 33–19 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 52 points went over 47, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.9 against an average line of 6.4; 50.5 points a game (usually 47.1). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BUF vs CIN
2022 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest
-610–27 L U48.5
Close
GB vs LAR
2020 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation
-732–18 W O45
Close
GB vs SF
2021 · Postseason · close · similar total & spread
-610–13 L U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest
-637–3 W U44
Close
BUF vs IND
2020 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation
-727–24 L O50.5
Close
TB vs PHI
2021 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total
-7.531–15 W U48
Close
BAL vs CIN
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & total
-617–41 L O46
Close
BUF vs MIN
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-6.530–33 L O46
Close
DAL vs PHI
2022 · Week 16 · close · similar total & season form
-4.540–34 W O48
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation
-743–20 W O44.5
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.

San Francisco 49ers home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Baltimore Ravens on a cross-country trip
Baltimore Ravens cross 3 time zones (2,435 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+2.2 →+5.5▲ 3.3#2
SF+7.9 →+7.4▼ 0.5#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW15

BAL
Longer bar = better
SF
#5
Offense
SF better ▶
#1
#2
Defense
◀ BAL better
#6
+0.4 #8
Turnovers
SF better ▶
+0.9 #1
64 plays #16
Pace
◀ BAL faster
59 plays #31
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BAL has the ball
Even matchup
BAL offSF defEdge
Points / game 27.4 #5 16.7 #2 Even
Yards / play 5.81 #4 4.99 #9 BAL
EPA / play +0.06 #7 −0.10 #4 Even
Success rate 48% #4 40% #7 Even
When SF has the ball
Even matchup
SF offBAL defEdge
Points / game 30.4 #2 16.1 #1 Even
Yards / play 6.79 #1 4.41 #1 Even
EPA / play +0.20 #1 −0.15 #2 Even
Success rate 51% #1 39% #5 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BAL scoring against the SF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
6.9
#2
8.1
#8
15.0
#5
5.4
#7
6.6
#13
12.0
#8
SF allowed
3.8
#13
5.2
#7
9.0
#5
4.0
#11
3.7
#2
7.7
#2
SF scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SF scored
6.6
#3
9.2
#6
15.9
#3
6.4
#4
8.1
#3
14.5
#1
BAL allowed
1.8
#1
4.4
#2
6.2
#1
2.9
#3
6.8
#22
9.6
#12

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SF +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
54° · 3 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BAL8d
SF8d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
BAL 2,435 mi
3 time zones