Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2008 · DIV

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Joe Flacco

13·10

Titans

Tennessee

QB Kerry Collins

LP Field · outdoors · grass · 53°F · wind 11mph

Closing spread

TEN -3

Total

33.5

Model margin

+1.6est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Ravens

How each play moved the game.

Titans winsRavens wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Ravensedge mapTitans
  • -0.018EPA / play-0.003
  • 40.6%Success rate41.7%
  • -0.007EPA / dropback+0.037
  • -0.027EPA / rush-0.044
  • 7.9%Explosive rate9.0%
  • -0.33CPOE-2.44
  • 41.3%Third-down rate36.7%
  • 50.4%Red-zone TD rate64.5%
  • 1.61Points / drive1.83
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.7%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

BAL lead 12–9 since 1999

BAL have won 2 straight. Meetings average 35 points. TEN are 8-12-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W6BAL @ TEN2416BAL
2020 · playoffsBAL @ TEN2013BAL
2020 · W11TEN @ BAL3024TEN
2019 · playoffsTEN @ BAL2812TEN
2018 · W6BAL @ TEN210BAL
2017 · W9BAL @ TEN2023TEN
2014 · W10TEN @ BAL721BAL
2011 · W2BAL @ TEN1326TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Joe Flacco11/2216110

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Willis McGahee12322.70
Joe Flacco551.00

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Kerry Collins26/4228101

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Chris Johnson11726.51
LenDale White15453.00
Kerry Collins100.00
Quinton Ganther1-1-1.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +34.1%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

7.48%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.5%

Expected total

41.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.42
  • Home-field advantage+2.49
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+1.63