Sun, Oct 22, 2023, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Baltimore Ravens
Closing spread
BAL -3.5
✓ BAL W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
DET 21–24 BAL
✓ BAL (61%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -3.5
Total43.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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CloseBAL -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close43.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -3.5
Total43.5
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Similar games
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In the 10 games most like
BAL as a 3.5-point home favorite against DET, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: BAL won 38–6; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 44 points went over 43.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.2 against an average line of 3.1; 53.6 points a game (usually 46.5). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 31–7 | W | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 13–28 | L | U44 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 18–22 | L | U41.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 2 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 38–42 | L | O43.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 23–21 | L | O42.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 40–29 | W | O42 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 35–32 | W | O46.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-2.5 | 47–42 | W | O47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 19–12 | W | U46.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 20–17 | L | U45.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
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.
Wind 16 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 16 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
Small sample warning
Detroit Lions has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-1 83% | 1-0 100% | 0-1 0% | |
| 4-2 67% | 1-0 100% | 0-1 0% |
Recent meetings
The series
DET 2–5 BAL
BAL leads · 7 games since 2005 · DET has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
DET+1.7 →+3.7▲ 2.0#3
BAL+2.2 →+2.6▲ 0.4#8
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
◀ DET better#12
#8
Defense
BAL better ▶#3
+0.3 #13
Turnovers
◀ DET better−0.2 #17
67 plays #8
Pace
◀ DET faster65 plays #14
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DET off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.0 #4 | 15.2 #4 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.75 #4 | 4.02 #2 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.09 #5 | −0.19 #2 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #7 | 37% #2 | BAL |
| BAL off | DET def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.2 #16 | 18.8 #9 | DET |
| Yards / play | 5.19 #15 | 4.69 #4 | DET |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #12 | −0.12 #8 | Even |
| Success rate | 47% #5 | 41% #10 | BAL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DET scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #1 | 8.5 #9 | 16.5 #4 | 3.5 #21 | 8.0 #8 | 11.5 #10 | |
1.0 #1 | 4.8 #4 | 5.8 #1 | 3.3 #12 | 5.5 #13 | 8.8 #12 |
BAL scoring against the DET defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #4 | 5.8 #20 | 12.7 #10 | 4.8 #9 | 4.7 #26 | 9.5 #20 | |
1.7 #3 | 5.0 #5 | 6.7 #3 | 4.0 #18 | 7.2 #21 | 11.2 #21 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 16 mph
gusts 30 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
DET7d
BAL7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 132 plays
slowavg 127fast
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