2018 · Week 6

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Joe Flacco

21·0

Titans

Tennessee

QB Marcus Mariota

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 66°F · wind 4mph

Closing spread

BAL -2.5

Total

43.5

Model margin

+1.0est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

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
  • +0.035EPA / play-0.029
  • 45.8%Success rate42.6%
  • +0.061EPA / dropback+0.023
  • +0.003EPA / rush-0.094
  • 8.8%Explosive rate9.3%
  • -3.77CPOE+1.50
  • 45.4%Third-down rate40.0%
  • 57.5%Red-zone TD rate53.8%
  • 2.01Points / drive1.83
  • 1.6%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
2017 · W9BAL @ TEN2023TEN
2014 · W10TEN @ BAL721BAL
2011 · W2BAL @ TEN1326TEN
2008 · playoffsBAL @ TEN1310BAL

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Joe Flacco25/3723811

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Alex Collins19542.82
Gus Edwards10424.20
Lamar Jackson12222.00
Joe Flacco341.30
Javorius Allen111.00
Hayden Hurst100.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Michael Crabtree69931
Willie Snead710600
John Brown23280
Mark Andrews24200
Javorius Allen33180
Chris Moore33120
Nick Boyle2470
Hayden Hurst0100

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Marcus Mariota10/1511700

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Marcus Mariota22512.50
Derrick Henry7213.00
Dion Lewis591.80

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Tajae Sharpe22330
Anthony Firkser22250
Corey Davis14240
Taywan Taylor12130
Jonnu Smith11120
Dion Lewis2250
Derrick Henry1150

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 -2.54.3%2.8%7.2%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

2.09%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.7%

Expected total

44.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.78
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.96