Sun, Dec 10, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Baltimore Ravens
Weather at kickoff58°F8 mphgusts 15Wet0.1 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-6 · Power #9
31
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Final
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9-3 · Power #2
37
▲ winner
Closing spread
BAL -7.5
✓ LAR W
Total
42
▲ Over · 68 pts
Model before kickoff
LAR 20–28 BAL
✓ BAL (75%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -7.5
Total42
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseBAL -7.5
Total42
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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 7.5-point home favorite against LAR, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 37–31; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 68 points went over 42, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 15.2 against an average line of 7.2; 51.4 points a game (usually 47.8). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NE vs TEN
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form
-736–13 W O43.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-743–20 W O44.5
Very close
BUF vs MIA
2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total
-7.532–29 L O42
Very close
PHI vs DAL
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-6.526–17 W O42.5
Very close
TB vs LAC
2020 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total
-7.538–31 L O42
Very close
CIN vs BAL
2022 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & situation
-7.524–17 L O40
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-637–3 W U44
Close
LAR vs CHI
2020 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread
-6.524–10 W U44
Close
GB vs LAR
2020 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread
-732–18 W O45
Close
SF vs SEA
2022 · Postseason · close · similar total & season form
-941–23 W O42
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Baltimore Ravens ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) 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.

Baltimore Ravens ATS trend (5-2)
Baltimore Ravens have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Baltimore Ravens 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Los Angeles Rams on a cross-country trip
Los Angeles Rams cross 3 time zones (2,322 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
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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
LAR+7.8 →+0.7▼ 7.1#11
BAL+2.2 →+5.3▲ 3.1#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

LAR
Longer bar = better
BAL
#12
Offense
BAL better ▶
#6
#16
Defense
BAL better ▶
#2
−0.2 #19
Turnovers
BAL better ▶
+0.4 #7
63 plays #18
Pace
Even
63 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LAR has the ball
Advantage: BAL defense
LAR offBAL defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #13 15.6 #1 BAL
Yards / play 5.47 #10 4.22 #1 BAL
EPA / play +0.02 #11 −0.17 #2 BAL
Success rate 44% #12 39% #3 BAL
When BAL has the ball
Advantage: BAL offense
BAL offLAR defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #7 21.1 #15 BAL
Yards / play 5.77 #6 5.18 #14 BAL
EPA / play +0.05 #8 −0.02 #19 BAL
Success rate 47% #4 43% #17 BAL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LAR scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAR scored
4.8
#14
6.3
#18
11.0
#16
4.3
#13
6.5
#11
10.8
#15
BAL allowed
1.8
#1
3.8
#2
5.6
#1
2.6
#3
7.2
#25
9.8
#14
BAL scoring against the LAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
7.2
#3
8.1
#8
15.3
#5
6.0
#6
5.8
#20
11.8
#9
LAR allowed
4.9
#22
6.4
#13
11.3
#16
3.3
#10
6.4
#20
9.8
#14

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BAL +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 8 mph
gusts 15 mph · 0.083 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
LAR7d
BAL14d bye
BAL +7 days
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
LAR 2,322 mi
3 time zones