Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2017 · Week 9

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Joe Flacco

20·23

Titans

Tennessee

QB Marcus Mariota

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 75°F · wind 10mph

Closing spread

TEN -3

Total

41

Model margin

+0.2est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

7.4%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
  • -0.052EPA / play-0.069
  • 42.5%Success rate42.6%
  • -0.054EPA / dropback-0.057
  • -0.050EPA / rush-0.086
  • 7.2%Explosive rate7.7%
  • -1.33CPOE+0.43
  • 35.3%Third-down rate36.0%
  • 63.2%Red-zone TD rate61.4%
  • 1.79Points / drive1.73
  • 1.6%Turnover rate2.4%

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
2014 · W10TEN @ BAL721BAL
2011 · W2BAL @ TEN1326TEN
2008 · playoffsBAL @ TEN1310BAL

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Joe Flacco34/5226122

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Alex Collins13433.30
Javorius Allen7213.00
Joe Flacco177.00
Bobby Rainey122.00

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Marcus Mariota19/2821821

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry8263.31
DeMarco Murray9192.10
Marcus Mariota362.00

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 +32.7%4.4%2.9%7.3%7.4%2.9%4.4%2.7%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

7.37%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.6%

Expected total

43.3est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.86
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.32
  • Expected margin+0.20