Mon, Dec 25, 2023, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 16 · at San Francisco 49ers
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
Open—
no open
CloseSF -6.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close47
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6 | 10–27 | L | U48.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 32–18 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar total & spread |
-6 | 10–13 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest |
-6 | 37–3 | W | U44 |
| Close | 2020 · Postseason · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 27–24 | L | O50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 31–15 | W | U48 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & total |
-6 | 17–41 | L | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation |
-6.5 | 30–33 | L | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 16 · close · similar total & season form |
-4.5 | 40–34 | W | O48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7 | 43–20 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 32 earlier overs in games with totals 44–50, 19% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-3 67% | 5-4 56% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
The series
BAL 6–1 SF
BAL leads · 7 games since 2003 · 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+2.2 →+5.5▲ 3.3#2
SF+7.9 →+7.4▼ 0.5#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW15
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
SF better ▶#1
#2
Defense
◀ BAL better#6
+0.4 #8
Turnovers
SF better ▶+0.9 #1
64 plays #16
Pace
◀ BAL faster59 plays #31
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BAL off | SF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SF off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #2 | 8.1 #8 | 15.0 #5 | 5.4 #7 | 6.6 #13 | 12.0 #8 | |
3.8 #13 | 5.2 #7 | 9.0 #5 | 4.0 #11 | 3.7 #2 | 7.7 #2 |
SF scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #3 | 9.2 #6 | 15.9 #3 | 6.4 #4 | 8.1 #3 | 14.5 #1 | |
1.8 #1 | 4.4 #2 | 6.2 #1 | 2.9 #3 | 6.8 #22 | 9.6 #12 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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