Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Baltimore Ravens
Weather at kickoff66°F13 mphgusts 31DryWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-2 · Power #2
17
▲ winner
Final
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1-4 · Power #14
3
final
Closing spread
LAR -6.5
✓ LAR W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 20 pts
Model before kickoff
LAR 26–20 BAL
✓ LAR (72%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -7.5
CloseLAR -6.5
Total44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Baltimore Ravens
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAR -7.5 · closed LAR -6.5 · moved 1 toward BALmodel LAR -6.5 matches the line
Opened 44.5 · unchangedmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 44% (51 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 25% (24 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAR -7.5
CloseLAR -6.5
Total44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like LAR as a 6.5-point road favorite at BAL, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: LAR won 17–3; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 20 points stayed under 44.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.6 against an average line of 6.6; 48.4 points a game (usually 45.7). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar total & season form
-7.534–6 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total
-6.524–27 L O44.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & season form
-6.540–40 L O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-5.523–13 W U40.5
Close
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar team ratings
-4.524–26 L O47.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar spread
-5.518–21 L U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar total
-7.520–19 L U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar total & season form
-8.527–20 L O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & spread
-7.524–29 L O44.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & total
-6.526–23 L O46.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Los Angeles Rams ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.

Los Angeles Rams 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Baltimore Ravens ATS struggles (1-4)
Baltimore Ravens have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Market moved toward Baltimore Ravens
1 pt (LAR -7.5 → LAR -6.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Both teams trending Over (8-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
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%)
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
LAR+0.2 →+2.4▲ 2.2#7
BAL+3.6 →+0.7▼ 2.9#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

LAR
Longer bar = better
BAL
#7
Offense
Even
#10
#11
Defense
◀ LAR better
#30
+0.2 #13
Turnovers
◀ LAR better
−1.0 #30
63 plays #13
Pace
◀ LAR faster
50 plays #32
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LAR has the ball
Advantage: LAR offense
LAR offBAL defEdge
Points / game 24.6 #15 35.4 #32 LAR
Yards / play 6.36 #1 5.81 #28 LAR
EPA / play +0.08 #10 +0.19 #30 LAR
Success rate 50% #2 50% #30 LAR
When BAL has the ball
Even matchup
BAL offLAR defEdge
Points / game 28.2 #6 21.4 #14 BAL
Yards / play 6.24 #4 4.78 #5 Even
EPA / play +0.05 #13 −0.03 #11 Even
Success rate 44% #17 43% #13 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LAR scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LAR scored
4.0
#20
7.2
#13
11.2
#21
6.2
#6
7.2
#16
13.4
#11
BAL allowed
4.8
#19
10.0
#29
14.8
#25
8.0
#30
12.6
#32
20.6
#32
BAL scoring against the LAR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
4.6
#16
6.8
#17
11.4
#19
8.2
#1
8.6
#8
16.8
#3
LAR allowed
4.0
#10
7.2
#20
11.2
#19
4.0
#11
5.6
#10
9.6
#7

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BAL +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 13 mph
gusts 31 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
LAR10d
BAL7d
LAR +3 days
Tempo
Slow 113 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
LAR 2,322 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
BAL backup QB started
Model priced BAL with its QB out