2023 · Week 9

Final

Seahawks

Seattle

QB Geno Smith

3·37

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Lamar Jackson

M&T Bank Stadium · outdoors · grass · 70°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

BAL -6

Total

44.5

Model margin

+4.6est.

BAL perspective

Push chance

3.2%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Ravens
  • Seahawks

How each play moved the game.

Ravens winsSeahawks wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Seahawksedge mapRavens
  • +0.032EPA / play+0.069
  • 44.6%Success rate47.3%
  • +0.094EPA / dropback+0.111
  • -0.087EPA / rush+0.009
  • 9.6%Explosive rate9.8%
  • +1.54CPOE+2.73
  • 36.3%Third-down rate42.3%
  • 49.3%Red-zone TD rate64.0%
  • 2.00Points / drive2.25
  • 1.5%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

All square 3–3 since 1999

BAL have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.3 points. BAL are 2-3-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2019 · W7BAL @ SEA3016BAL
2015 · W14SEA @ BAL356SEA
2011 · W10BAL @ SEA1722SEA
2007 · W16BAL @ SEA627SEA
2003 · W12SEA @ BAL4144BAL

Box score

Individual performances

Seahawks

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Geno Smith13/2815701

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Kenneth Walker III9161.80
Zach Charbonnet482.00
Geno Smith242.00

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Lamar Jackson21/2618700
Tyler Huntley5/73810

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Keaton Mitchell913815.31
Lamar Jackson10606.00
Gus Edwards55210.42
Justice Hill13403.10
Tyler Huntley482.00

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 +63.6%6.5%7.5%3.2%4.9%3.2%2.9%

Positive margins favour Ravens; negative favour Seahawks.

Half-point at risk

3.18%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

61.3%

Expected total

46.9est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.89
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+4.59