Sun, Oct 13, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Baltimore Ravens
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4-1 · Power #10
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final
Final
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3-2 · Power #1
30
▲ winner
Closing spread
BAL -7.5
✓ WSH W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
WSH 22–29 BAL
✓ BAL (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -6.5
CloseBAL -7.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Baltimore Ravens
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -6.5 · closed BAL -7.5 · moved 1 toward BALmodel BAL -6.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 51
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–9.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 43% (65 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -6.5
CloseBAL -7.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
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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 WSH, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 30–23; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 53 points went over 50.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.5 against an average line of 6.6; 48.3 points a game (usually 46.4). Of the 2 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & spread
-6.519–13 L U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & season form
-4.542–29 W O47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & rest
-7.516–20 L U51.5
Loose
LAR vs TEN
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & rest
-716–28 L U53
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-7.523–24 L U48.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & rest
-5.526–13 W U43.5
Loose
BUF vs CIN
2022 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-610–27 L U48.5
Loose
KC vs CIN
2021 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & season form
-724–27 L U54.5
Loose
TB vs PHI
2021 · Postseason · loose · similar rest
-7.531–15 W U48
Loose
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar rest
-732–48 L O52
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 4 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.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.

Washington Commanders ATS trend (4-1)
Washington Commanders have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Baltimore Ravens 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Market moved toward Baltimore Ravens
1 pt (BAL -6.5 → BAL -7.5), 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%)
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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
WSH−3.1 →0.0▲ 3.1#15
BAL+3.1 →+4.8▲ 1.7#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

WSH
Longer bar = better
BAL
#2
Offense
Even
#2
#24
Defense
BAL better ▶
#20
0.0 #17
Turnovers
Even
+0.2 #14
63 plays #17
Pace
BAL faster ▶
66 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WSH has the ball
Advantage: WSH offense
WSH offBAL defEdge
Points / game 31.0 #1 25.2 #26 WSH
Yards / play 6.25 #3 5.64 #25 WSH
EPA / play +0.26 #1 +0.04 #21 WSH
Success rate 49% #4 40% #9 WSH
When BAL has the ball
Advantage: BAL offense
BAL offWSH defEdge
Points / game 29.4 #2 23.0 #20 BAL
Yards / play 6.82 #1 5.67 #26 BAL
EPA / play +0.20 #2 +0.07 #25 BAL
Success rate 51% #2 46% #25 BAL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
WSH scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WSH scored
4.8
#15
10.8
#1
15.6
#5
8.0
#2
7.4
#7
15.4
#2
BAL allowed
2.6
#3
6.4
#16
9.0
#9
5.6
#22
10.6
#31
16.2
#31
BAL scoring against the WSH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
7.6
#5
7.4
#14
15.0
#6
5.6
#10
8.2
#3
13.8
#5
WSH allowed
5.2
#21
5.0
#11
10.2
#13
4.8
#14
8.0
#27
12.8
#23

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BAL +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 9 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WSH7d
BAL7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 128 plays
slowavg 123fast