Sun, Oct 25, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Baltimore Ravens · Division game
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3-2 · Power #15
25
projected
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4-2 · Power #10
24
projected
CIN 54%
46% BAL
Spread
CIN -1.5
earliest BAL -3.5
Total
48.5
model 49.5
Spread edge
BAL by 2.5
lean · context
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DraftKings via ESPNupdated 6:34 PM ET
SourceDraftKings via ESPN odds feed
OpenBAL -3.5
CurrentCIN -1.5
Total52.5 → 48.5
Last update6:34 PM ET
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Market

Open → current
Spread
5 pts toward Cincinnati Bengals
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened BAL -3.5 · now BAL -1.5 · moved 2 toward CINmodel BAL -1
Opened 52.5 · now 48.5 · moved 4 downmodel 49.5
Openline modelNow
Line watch · Already at the modelModel vs the opening line: CIN by 2.4 pts (open +3.5, now -1.5). In 2025–2026, with a 2+ pt gap, lines moved toward the ratings in 60.5% of the 124 games where the line moved (160 at that gap), but those sides covered 46.3% at the opener, below the 52.4% break-even: it predicts the line, not the result.
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 55% (114 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 43% (60 games since 2024)ⓘ
DraftKings via ESPNupdated 6:34 PM ET
SourceDraftKings via ESPN odds feed
OpenBAL -3.5
CurrentCIN -1.5
Total52.5 → 48.5
Last update6:34 PM ET
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Books

9 sportsbooks · current prices
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
CINBALOverUnderCINBAL
BetMGMMGM+1.5-110-1.5-10848.5-11048.5-108+100-120
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag+1.5-110-1.5-11049-10849-112+105-125
BetRiversBetRivers+1-110-1-11048.5-11248.5-109-104-118
BetUSBetUS+1+100-1-12049-11049-110+105-125
BovadaBovada+1.5-110-1.5-11049-11049-110+100-120
DraftKingsDK-1.5+100+1.5-12048.5-11048.5-110-112-108
FanDuelFD+1.5-110-1.5-11048.5-11548.5-105+102-120
LowVig.agLowVig.ag+1.5-103-1.5-10749-10549-109+105-125
MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag+1.5-110-1.5-11049-11049-110+100-122

1st-half prices

7 sportsbooks · current prices
BookSpreadTotal
CINBALOverUnder
BetMGMMGM+1.5-110-1.5-10834.5+42534.5-625
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag+2.5-110-2.5-11025.5-11025.5-110
BetRiversBetRivers+1.5-122-1.5-10326.5-10626.5-118
BetUSBetUS+2.5-110-2.5-11025.5-11025.5-110
BovadaBovada+2.5-110-2.5-11025.5-11025.5-110
DraftKingsDK+2.5-112-2.5-10825.5-10825.5-112
FanDuelFD+1.5-120-1.5+10025.5-11025.5-110

Public betting

Share of bets and of money
Total
Over 48.5Under 48.5
Bets27% 73%
Money34% 66%

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like CIN as a 1.5-point road favorite at BAL, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.8 against an average line of 2; 48.8 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 5 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form
-0.531–26 W O47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1.56–16 L U46.5
Loose
2026 · Week 3 · loose · similar season form
-37–27 L U42.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation
-3.551–27 W O42.5
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form
-2.541–38 W O48
Loose
2024 · Week 16 · loose · similar situation
-1.517–29 L O44.5
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form & situation
-124–21 W U48
Loose
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar situation & season form
-2.521–14 W U48
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form & situation
-2.530–24 W O48
Loose
2026 · Week 5 · loose · similar spread & situation
-1.57–31 L U46.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Cincinnati Bengals 54%
Projected CIN 25 – BAL 24 · Model Favorite won 66.2% in backtest
Model line
BAL -1
Market CIN -1.5
Against the spread
Lean BAL +1.5
2.6-pt edge · No edge, context only · 458-426 (51.8%)
Total
No lean
Model 49.5 · Below the 5-point lean threshold.
How the model gets there (points from BAL’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadBAL rating edge+1.4+Home field+1.8+QB EPA gap−2.1=Model marginBAL by 1.1
TotalScoring ratings49.4=Model total49.4

Signals

The data signal, and 4 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend
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 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 Cincinnati Bengals
5 pts (BAL -3.5 → CIN -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 4
52.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson questionable
The model takes points off a team whose usual starter is out or doubtful; the market line may already reflect it.

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−1.2 →+0.5▲ 1.7#15
BAL+0.7 →+1.9▲ 1.2#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

CIN
Longer bar = better
BAL
#10
Offense
BAL better ▶
#6
#17
Defense
BAL better ▶
#13
+0.4 #12
Turnovers
Even
+0.3 #14
62 plays #17
Pace
◀ CIN faster
61 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CIN has the ball
Even matchup
CIN offBAL defEdge
Points / game 25.6 #10 22.0 #15 CIN
Yards / play 5.49 #12 5.04 #12 Even
EPA / play +0.07 #9 −0.03 #14 CIN
Success rate 47% #8 42% #9 Even
When BAL has the ball
Advantage: BAL offense
BAL offCIN defEdge
Points / game 26.0 #7 21.8 #14 BAL
Yards / play 6.01 #4 5.61 #23 BAL
EPA / play +0.11 #7 −0.03 #15 BAL
Success rate 48% #5 43% #14 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
5.6
#6
8.8
#8
14.4
#6
6.0
#11
5.2
#25
11.2
#19
BAL allowed
5.0
#17
3.8
#3
8.8
#6
3.8
#9
9.3
#29
13.2
#22
BAL scoring against the CIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
8.0
#1
9.5
#6
17.5
#1
2.7
#27
4.7
#26
7.3
#31
CIN allowed
5.4
#24
4.6
#7
10.0
#11
5.2
#20
6.6
#14
11.8
#16

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
BAL +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 4 mph
gusts 4 mph · kickoff forecast
Rest
CIN14d bye
BAL7d
CIN +7 days
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 125fast

Injury report

ESPN, refreshed every 20 minutes
Cincinnati Bengals
None listed
Baltimore Ravens
LBTavius RobinsonPectoralOut
SJaylinn HawkinsKneeOut
QBLamar JacksonAnkleQuestionable
DTBroderick Washington Jr.AnkleQuestionable

News & sentiment

ESPN and Google News headlines
Recent ESPN and Google News headlines for both teams, injury and suspension mentions, and a keyword-based read on the tone of coverage.