Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Baltimore Ravens · Division game
Weather at kickoff62°F6 mphgusts 12DryWeather watch ›
4-5 · Power #14
34
final
Final
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6-3 · Power #1
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
BAL -5.5
✓ CIN W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 69 pts
Model before kickoff
CIN 24–29 BAL
✓ BAL (70%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -6
CloseBAL -5.5
Total52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Cincinnati Bengals
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -6 · closed BAL -5.5 · moved 0.5 toward CINmodel BAL -9
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 67%, covered 46% (52 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -6
CloseBAL -5.5
Total52.5
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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 5.5-point home favorite against CIN, the favorite won 7, covered 1, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 35–34; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 9 of the 10 similar games. 69 points went over 52.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
1 of 1010%
Below normal · usually 45%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

Covers below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 0.4 against an average line of 6.2; 53.8 points a game (usually 45.4). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form
-7.523–24 L U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation
-3.524–22 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & season form
-5.521–13 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total
-7.530–23 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-6.530–27 L O49.5
Loose
KC vs LV
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & season form
-730–29 L O51.5
Loose
ARI vs SEA
2021 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form & situation
-5.530–38 L O48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation
-4.523–20 L U45.5
Loose
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar team ratings & season form
-732–48 L O52
Loose
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation
-7.528–23 L O46.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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
Slight Cincinnati Bengals ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) 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.

Cincinnati Bengals 4-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Both teams trending Over (14-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
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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
CIN−0.2 →−0.7▼ 0.5#20
BAL+3.1 →+5.4▲ 2.3#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

CIN
Longer bar = better
BAL
#10
Offense
BAL better ▶
#2
#22
Defense
Even
#20
+0.1 #15
Turnovers
Even
+0.3 #12
59 plays #26
Pace
BAL faster ▶
63 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CIN has the ball
Advantage: CIN offense
CIN offBAL defEdge
Points / game 26.2 #7 24.3 #23 CIN
Yards / play 5.61 #14 5.63 #21 CIN
EPA / play +0.08 #9 +0.04 #23 CIN
Success rate 46% #11 42% #11 Even
When BAL has the ball
Advantage: BAL offense
BAL offCIN defEdge
Points / game 31.4 #2 25.2 #25 BAL
Yards / play 7.13 #1 5.18 #9 BAL
EPA / play +0.23 #1 +0.05 #24 BAL
Success rate 51% #2 47% #28 BAL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CIN scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CIN scored
5.0
#12
7.0
#19
12.0
#15
8.3
#4
5.9
#18
14.2
#5
BAL allowed
3.2
#6
5.8
#9
9.0
#8
5.0
#14
10.3
#32
15.3
#31
BAL scoring against the CIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
5.3
#10
10.6
#2
15.9
#3
8.4
#3
6.8
#10
15.2
#2
CIN allowed
2.7
#4
7.9
#22
10.6
#13
5.8
#23
8.6
#28
14.3
#28

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BAL +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 6 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CIN4d short
BAL4d short
Even
Tempo
Average 121 plays
slowavg 124fast