Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 10 · at Baltimore Ravens · Division game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBAL -6
0.5 → CIN
CloseBAL -5.5
0.5 pts toward Cincinnati Bengals
Total
Open52.5
no move
Close52.5
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
model BAL -9
Opened 52.5 · unchangedmodel 53
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7.5 | 23–24 | L | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 24–22 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & season form |
-5.5 | 21–13 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total |
-7.5 | 30–23 | L | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 30–27 | L | O49.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-7 | 30–29 | L | O51.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-5.5 | 30–38 | L | O48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation |
-4.5 | 23–20 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar team ratings & season form |
-7 | 32–48 | L | O52 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation |
-7.5 | 28–23 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 11 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–55.5, 27% 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% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 2024 | Baltimore Ravens 41 @ Cincinnati Bengals 38 | BAL -2.5 | BAL W |
| Nov 16 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals 20 @ Baltimore Ravens 34 | BAL -3.5 | BAL W |
| 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−0.2 →−0.7▼ 0.5#20
BAL+3.1 →+5.4▲ 2.3#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#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
| CIN off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| BAL off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #12 | 7.0 #19 | 12.0 #15 | 8.3 #4 | 5.9 #18 | 14.2 #5 | |
3.2 #6 | 5.8 #9 | 9.0 #8 | 5.0 #14 | 10.3 #32 | 15.3 #31 |
BAL scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #10 | 10.6 #2 | 15.9 #3 | 8.4 #3 | 6.8 #10 | 15.2 #2 | |
2.7 #4 | 7.9 #22 | 10.6 #13 | 5.8 #23 | 8.6 #28 | 14.3 #28 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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