Sun, Oct 26, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Baltimore Ravens
Closing spread
BAL -2.5
✓ BAL W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
CHI 24–27 BAL
✓ BAL (60%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -6.5
CloseBAL -2.5
Total50.5 → 44.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBAL -6.5
4 → CHI
CloseBAL -2.5
4 pts toward Chicago Bears
Total
Open50.5
▼ 6
Close44.5
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -6.5 · closed BAL -2.5 · moved 4 toward CHImodel BAL -5.5
model BAL -5.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 6 downmodel 50
model 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 55% (173 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (37 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -6.5
CloseBAL -2.5
Total50.5 → 44.5
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 5 games most like
BAL as a 2.5-point home favorite against CHI, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: BAL won 30–16; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 5 similar games. 46 points went over 44.5, as in 3 of 5.
Favorite won
5 of 5100%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 4100%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
3 of 560%
Normal range · usually 47%
Only 5 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 6.6 against an average line of 2.9; 42.2 points a game (usually 44). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 5 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation |
-3 | 27–22 | W | O44 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 27–20 | W | O44.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form |
-3 | 32–23 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 19–10 | W | U43 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation |
-3 | 17–14 | P | U46.5 |
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 7 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Chicago Bears ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 22-16 (58%) in our 2023–25 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.
Chicago Bears 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Baltimore Ravens ATS struggles (1-5)
Baltimore Ravens have covered only 17% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Baltimore Ravens home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Baltimore Ravens 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Chicago Bears
4 pts (BAL -6.5 → BAL -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Both teams trending Over (9-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
Total moved down 6
50.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 190 earlier overs in games with totals 41.5–47.5, 23% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
CHI 3–4 BAL
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
CHI−1.4 →−0.5▲ 0.9#21
BAL+3.6 →+0.4▼ 3.2#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#15
Offense
Even#17
#23
Defense
◀ CHI better#30
+1.8 #1
Turnovers
◀ CHI better−1.2 #31
62 plays #14
Pace
◀ CHI faster54 plays #31
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CHI off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.3 #10 | 32.3 #32 | CHI |
| Yards / play | 5.57 #14 | 5.67 #27 | CHI |
| EPA / play | +0.03 #16 | +0.16 #30 | CHI |
| Success rate | 44% #18 | 49% #30 | CHI |
| BAL off | CHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #15 | 25.8 #25 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 5.71 #11 | 6.19 #32 | BAL |
| EPA / play | −0.04 #23 | −0.05 #6 | CHI |
| Success rate | 43% #20 | 47% #27 | BAL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CHI scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7 #4 | 8.3 #6 | 15.0 #3 | 4.5 #18 | 5.8 #20 | 10.3 #21 | |
4.0 #14 | 8.8 #27 | 12.8 #24 | 9.0 #32 | 10.5 #30 | 19.5 #32 |
BAL scoring against the CHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #15 | 5.7 #24 | 10.0 #23 | 6.8 #4 | 7.2 #12 | 14.0 #6 | |
4.0 #14 | 8.7 #26 | 12.7 #23 | 5.7 #24 | 7.5 #21 | 13.2 #23 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 1 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CHI7d
BAL14d bye
BAL +7 days
Tempo
Slow 117 plays
slowavg 122fast
Quarterback
BAL backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
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