Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 9 · at Baltimore Ravens
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5-3 · Power #15
10
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Final
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5-3 · Power #1
41
▲ winner
Closing spread
BAL -8.5
✓ BAL W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
DEN 20–28 BAL
✓ BAL (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -9
CloseBAL -8.5
Total44.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Denver Broncos
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -9 · closed BAL -8.5 · moved 0.5 toward DENmodel BAL -7.5
Opened 44.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 upmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–10.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 47% (57 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -9
CloseBAL -8.5
Total44.5 → 46.5
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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 an 8.5-point home favorite against DEN, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 41–10; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 46.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 53%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.1 against an average line of 7.9; 42.1 points a game (usually 46.9). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-7.530–23 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.516–20 L U51.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.519–13 L U45.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-7.523–24 L U48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & spread
-7.526–8 W U41.5
Loose
LAC vs DEN
2021 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest
-834–13 W O45.5
Loose
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form & situation
-8.59–10 L U39.5
Loose
BUF vs NE
2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & situation
-835–23 W O44
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose
-8.522–29 L O47
Loose
KC vs JAX
2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation
-9.527–17 W U51
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Denver Broncos ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-24 (47%) 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.

Denver Broncos ATS trend (6-1)
Denver Broncos have covered 86% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Denver Broncos 4-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Denver Broncos 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (12-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
Total moved up 2
44.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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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
DEN−1.0 →+0.6▲ 1.6#14
BAL+3.1 →+4.7▲ 1.6#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

DEN
Longer bar = better
BAL
#21
Offense
BAL better ▶
#2
#2
Defense
◀ DEN better
#23
0.0 #17
Turnovers
BAL better ▶
+0.3 #12
61 plays #21
Pace
BAL faster ▶
64 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DEN has the ball
Even matchup
DEN offBAL defEdge
Points / game 21.6 #20 26.1 #26 DEN
Yards / play 5.02 #24 5.76 #25 Even
EPA / play −0.07 #23 +0.07 #26 Even
Success rate 42% #18 43% #16 Even
When BAL has the ball
Even matchup
BAL offDEN defEdge
Points / game 30.3 #2 15.0 #3 Even
Yards / play 7.11 #1 4.43 #1 Even
EPA / play +0.21 #2 −0.18 #1 Even
Success rate 51% #2 38% #3 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DEN scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DEN scored
2.5
#28
7.9
#13
10.4
#19
3.9
#19
7.4
#8
11.3
#16
BAL allowed
3.6
#7
5.3
#10
8.9
#6
5.6
#21
11.6
#32
17.3
#32
BAL scoring against the DEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
5.1
#13
9.8
#5
14.9
#6
7.8
#3
7.3
#9
15.0
#3
DEN allowed
4.6
#16
4.4
#5
9.0
#7
2.0
#3
4.0
#4
6.0
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BAL +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DEN7d
BAL7d
Even
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
DEN 1,508 mi
2 time zones