Thu, Nov 16, 2023, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Baltimore Ravens · Division game
Closing spread
BAL -3.5
✓ BAL W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
CIN 22–26 BAL
✓ BAL (64%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -3.5
Total46.5
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Market
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Spread
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no open
CloseBAL -3.5
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Total
Open—
no open
Close46.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -3.5
Total46.5
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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
BAL as a 3.5-point home favorite against CIN, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: BAL won 34–20; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 54 points went over 46.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 45%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.9 against an average line of 3.6; 39.7 points a game (usually 46.2). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & season form |
-2.5 | 18–21 | L | U47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-4.5 | 35–10 | W | O44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & total |
-4.5 | 23–10 | W | U47 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 24–3 | W | U43.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 16–22 | L | U48 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 19–12 | W | U46.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 20–17 | L | U45.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 38–7 | W | U50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 18 · close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 24–27 | L | O47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 41–10 | W | O44 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Cincinnati Bengals ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) 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.
Cincinnati Bengals ATS trend (3-1)
Cincinnati Bengals have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 16 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–49.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-4 56% | 3-1 75% | 2-2 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 3-2 60% | 3-2 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CIN 25–30 BAL
BAL leads · 55 games since 1999 · BAL has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 2023 | Baltimore Ravens 27 @ Cincinnati Bengals 24 | — | — |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CIN−6.0 →−0.1▲ 5.9#16
BAL+2.2 →+5.0▲ 2.8#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#18
Offense
BAL better ▶#6
#25
Defense
BAL better ▶#2
+1.1 #1
Turnovers
◀ CIN better+0.1 #15
62 plays #19
Pace
Even63 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CIN off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.2 #20 | 15.7 #1 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 4.87 #24 | 4.18 #1 | BAL |
| EPA / play | −0.03 #17 | −0.17 #2 | BAL |
| Success rate | 44% #11 | 39% #3 | BAL |
| BAL off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.0 #5 | 21.3 #16 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 5.74 #6 | 6.08 #31 | BAL |
| EPA / play | +0.04 #9 | 0.00 #22 | BAL |
| Success rate | 47% #4 | 46% #30 | BAL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CIN scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.1 #7 | 4.1 #30 | 10.2 #20 | 4.4 #12 | 5.6 #22 | 10.0 #20 | |
1.6 #1 | 3.8 #2 | 5.4 #1 | 2.8 #6 | 7.2 #25 | 10.0 #15 |
BAL scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.9 #2 | 7.3 #14 | 15.2 #6 | 6.3 #5 | 5.5 #23 | 11.8 #8 | |
3.8 #10 | 7.8 #22 | 11.6 #13 | 4.2 #15 | 5.6 #13 | 9.8 #13 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
48° · 5 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CIN4d short
BAL4d short
Even
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 127fast
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