Sat, Jan 4, 2025, 4:30 PM ESTWeek 18 · at Baltimore Ravens · Division game
Closing spread
BAL -20.5
✓ BAL W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
CLE 13–33 BAL
✓ BAL (97%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -18.5
CloseBAL -20.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBAL -18.5
2 → BAL
CloseBAL -20.5
2 pts toward Baltimore Ravens
Total
Open42.5
▼ 1
Close41.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -18.5 · closed BAL -20.5 · moved 2 toward BALmodel BAL -15.5
model BAL -15.5
Opened 42.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 1 downmodel 45.5
model 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 42% (33 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -18.5
CloseBAL -20.5
Total42.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Baltimore Ravens ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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.
Cleveland Browns ATS struggles (4-12)
Cleveland Browns have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Cleveland Browns away ATS weakness (2-6)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Baltimore Ravens
2 pts (BAL -18.5 → BAL -20.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 114 earlier overs in games with totals 38.5–44.5, 21% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
CLE 16–39 BAL
BAL leads · 55 games since 1999 · CLE has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 2024 | Baltimore Ravens 24 @ Cleveland Browns 29 | BAL -7.5 | CLE W |
| Nov 12 2023 | Cleveland Browns 33 @ Baltimore Ravens 31 | BAL -6 | CLE W |
| Oct 1 2023 | Baltimore Ravens 28 @ Cleveland Browns 3 | — | — |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CLE+1.1 →−3.8▼ 4.9#28
BAL+3.1 →+6.7▲ 3.6#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW17
Longer bar = better
#32
Offense
BAL better ▶#2
#16
Defense
BAL better ▶#9
−1.3 #32
Turnovers
BAL better ▶+0.3 #14
66 plays #1
Pace
◀ CLE faster62 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLE off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.5 #32 | 21.9 #13 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 4.59 #31 | 5.24 #10 | BAL |
| EPA / play | −0.17 #32 | −0.03 #9 | BAL |
| Success rate | 38% #32 | 40% #2 | BAL |
| BAL off | CLE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.2 #3 | 25.0 #24 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 6.87 #1 | 5.53 #19 | BAL |
| EPA / play | +0.22 #1 | +0.01 #16 | BAL |
| Success rate | 50% #1 | 41% #5 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CLE scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.1 #26 | 3.4 #32 | 6.5 #32 | 3.5 #27 | 5.5 #25 | 9.0 #26 | |
2.9 #4 | 6.5 #13 | 9.4 #6 | 4.3 #9 | 8.3 #28 | 12.6 #23 |
BAL scoring against the CLE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 #12 | 9.8 #2 | 14.9 #3 | 7.3 #3 | 7.8 #7 | 15.1 #2 | |
4.3 #16 | 9.0 #30 | 13.3 #28 | 6.4 #28 | 5.3 #11 | 11.7 #19 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
28° · 11 mph
gusts 36 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CLE6d
BAL10d
BAL +4 days
Tempo
Average 128 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
CLE backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
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