Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 4:30 PM ESTAFC Divisional Playoffs · at Baltimore Ravens
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
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Total44
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Total
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Close44
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-9 | 41–23 | W | O42 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & total |
-10 | 20–12 | L | U43 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread |
-11 | 21–32 | L | O43 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-9 | 13–0 | W | U43.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form |
-10.5 | 19–14 | L | U41.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 16 · close · similar total & spread |
-10.5 | 36–10 | W | O44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar total & spread |
-11 | 54–19 | W | O44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form |
-10 | 28–20 | L | O45.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-10.5 | 27–17 | L | U47 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 15 · close · similar total |
-11.5 | 0–9 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
In 101 games with totals 41–47, 46% went over; 0% of those overs had cashed by halftime and 15% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
HOU 3–13 BAL
BAL leads · 16 games since 2002 · HOU has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 2023 | Houston Texans 9 @ Baltimore Ravens 25 | — | — |
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
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
BAL better ▶#5
#11
Defense
BAL better ▶#3
+0.7 #3
Turnovers
Even+0.7 #1
63 plays #18
Pace
Even63 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| HOU off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| BAL off | HOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #19 | 7.4 #10 | 11.7 #12 | 4.6 #13 | 6.9 #8 | 11.6 #11 | |
2.8 #2 | 4.2 #1 | 7.0 #1 | 2.4 #3 | 6.9 #24 | 9.3 #8 |
BAL scoring against the HOU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #4 | 9.1 #4 | 15.4 #4 | 5.8 #4 | 6.9 #9 | 12.7 #5 | |
4.9 #23 | 4.3 #2 | 9.2 #4 | 6.0 #29 | 5.2 #7 | 11.2 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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