Sun, Dec 10, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Baltimore Ravens
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
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CloseBAL -7.5
Total42
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Spread
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CloseBAL -7.5
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Total
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Close42
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-7 | 36–13 | W | O43.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 43–20 | W | O44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & total |
-7.5 | 32–29 | L | O42 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-6.5 | 26–17 | W | O42.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total |
-7.5 | 38–31 | L | O42 |
| Very close | 2022 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & situation |
-7.5 | 24–17 | L | O40 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation |
-6 | 37–3 | W | U44 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-6.5 | 24–10 | W | U44 |
| Close | 2020 · Postseason · close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 32–18 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar total & season form |
-9 | 41–23 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 29 earlier overs in games with totals 39–45, 24% had cashed 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 3-4 43% | 3-4 43% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-2 71% | 4-3 57% |
Recent meetings
The series
LAR 4–5 BAL
BAL leads · 9 games since 1999 · LAR 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
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
Longer bar = better
#12
Offense
BAL better ▶#6
#16
Defense
BAL better ▶#2
−0.2 #19
Turnovers
BAL better ▶+0.4 #7
63 plays #18
Pace
Even63 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LAR off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| BAL off | LAR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #14 | 6.3 #18 | 11.0 #16 | 4.3 #13 | 6.5 #11 | 10.8 #15 | |
1.8 #1 | 3.8 #2 | 5.6 #1 | 2.6 #3 | 7.2 #25 | 9.8 #14 |
BAL scoring against the LAR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.2 #3 | 8.1 #8 | 15.3 #5 | 6.0 #6 | 5.8 #20 | 11.8 #9 | |
4.9 #22 | 6.4 #13 | 11.3 #16 | 3.3 #10 | 6.4 #20 | 9.8 #14 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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