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2020 · Week 16

Final

Giants

New York

QB Daniel Jones

13·27

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Lamar Jackson

M&T Bank Stadium · outdoors · grass · 38°F · wind 3mph

Closing spread

BAL -10

Total

43.5

Model margin

+6.2est.

BAL perspective

Push chance

3.3%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Ravens
  • Giants

How each play moved the game.

Ravens winsGiants wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Giantsedge mapRavens
  • -0.057EPA / play+0.109
  • 42.1%Success rate45.2%
  • -0.051EPA / dropback+0.125
  • -0.067EPA / rush+0.093
  • 7.5%Explosive rate10.3%
  • -2.04CPOE-0.32
  • 35.1%Third-down rate49.8%
  • 51.7%Red-zone TD rate71.9%
  • 1.57Points / drive2.64
  • 2.1%Turnover rate1.8%

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 5–3 since 1999

Meetings average 45.3 points. BAL are 5-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W15BAL @ NYG3514BAL
2022 · W6BAL @ NYG2024NYG
2016 · W6BAL @ NYG2327NYG
2012 · W16NYG @ BAL1433BAL
2008 · W11BAL @ NYG1030NYG
2004 · W14NYG @ BAL1437BAL
2000 · playoffsBAL @ NYG347BAL

Box score

Individual performances

Giants

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones24/4125210

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Wayne Gallman6274.50
Dion Lewis11515.00
Evan Engram155.00
Alfred Morris341.30
Daniel Jones133.00

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Lamar Jackson17/2618320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Gus Edwards15855.70
Lamar Jackson13806.20
J.K. Dobbins11777.01
Devin Duvernay177.00

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 +106.1%7.4%3.2%5.0%3.3%3.2%

Positive margins favour Ravens; negative favour Giants.

Half-point at risk

3.34%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

65.3%

Expected total

42.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+4.46
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+6.17