Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 4:30 PM ESTAFC Divisional Playoffs · at Baltimore Ravens
Weather at kickoff21°F13 mphgusts 24DryCold Over 55% of 98 games since 2023Weather watch ›
11-7 · Power #13
10
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Final
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13-4 · Power #2
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
BAL -10
✓ BAL W
Total
44
Push · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
HOU 18–28 BAL
✓ BAL (81%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -10
Total44
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -10
Total44
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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 10-point home favorite against HOU, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 34–10; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 44 points landed on 44, as in 0 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 85%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.3 against an average line of 10.3; 41.5 points a game (usually 46.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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SF vs SEA
2022 · Postseason · close · similar team ratings & season form
-941–23 W O42
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BUF vs NYJ
2022 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & total
-1020–12 L U43
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PHI vs WSH
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread
-1121–32 L O43
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SF vs NO
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & team ratings
-913–0 W U43.5
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PIT vs BAL
2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form
-10.519–14 L U41.5
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KC vs PIT
2021 · Week 16 · close · similar total & spread
-10.536–10 W O44.5
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DAL vs IND
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & spread
-1154–19 W O44.5
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DAL vs NYG
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form
-1028–20 L O45.5
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BUF vs GB
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-10.527–17 L U47
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TB vs NO
2021 · Week 15 · close · similar total
-11.50–9 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Push
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 13 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 13 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
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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
HOU−2.2 →+0.7▲ 2.9#12
BAL+2.2 →+6.1▲ 3.9#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotWC

HOU
Longer bar = better
BAL
#16
Offense
BAL better ▶
#5
#11
Defense
BAL better ▶
#3
+0.7 #3
Turnovers
Even
+0.7 #1
63 plays #18
Pace
Even
63 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When HOU has the ball
Advantage: BAL defense
HOU offBAL defEdge
Points / game 23.4 #11 16.5 #1 BAL
Yards / play 5.48 #12 4.62 #2 BAL
EPA / play −0.02 #15 −0.15 #2 BAL
Success rate 41% #24 40% #6 BAL
When BAL has the ball
Advantage: BAL offense
BAL offHOU defEdge
Points / game 28.4 #3 20.4 #10 BAL
Yards / play 5.85 #4 5.17 #14 BAL
EPA / play +0.07 #7 −0.06 #11 Even
Success rate 47% #4 41% #7 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
HOU scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HOU scored
4.3
#19
7.4
#10
11.7
#12
4.6
#13
6.9
#8
11.6
#11
BAL allowed
2.8
#2
4.2
#1
7.0
#1
2.4
#3
6.9
#24
9.3
#8
BAL scoring against the HOU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
6.2
#4
9.1
#4
15.4
#4
5.8
#4
6.9
#9
12.7
#5
HOU allowed
4.9
#23
4.3
#2
9.2
#4
6.0
#29
5.2
#7
11.2
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BAL +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
21° · 13 mph
gusts 24 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
HOU7d
BAL14d bye
BAL +7 days
Tempo
Average 126 plays
slowavg 126fast

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