2024 · Week 7

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Lamar Jackson

41·31

Buccaneers

Tampa Bay

QB Baker Mayfield

Raymond James Stadium · outdoors · grass · 80°F · wind 8mph

Closing spread

BAL -4.5

Total

51

Model margin

+0.8est.

TB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Buccaneers
  • Ravens

How each play moved the game.

Buccaneers 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 mapBuccaneers
  • +0.199EPA / play+0.133
  • 49.4%Success rate49.4%
  • +0.328EPA / dropback+0.211
  • +0.053EPA / rush+0.012
  • 12.0%Explosive rate10.2%
  • +4.67CPOE+3.56
  • 47.9%Third-down rate50.8%
  • 76.9%Red-zone TD rate71.2%
  • 2.80Points / drive2.71
  • 1.0%Turnover rate2.0%

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 6–2 since 1999

BAL have won 6 straight. Meetings average 41.1 points. TB are 4-4 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W8BAL @ TB2722BAL
2018 · W15TB @ BAL1220BAL
2014 · W6BAL @ TB4817BAL
2010 · W12TB @ BAL1017BAL
2006 · W1BAL @ TB270BAL
2002 · W2TB @ BAL250TB
2001 · W16BAL @ TB1022TB

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Lamar Jackson17/2228150

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry1516911.30
Lamar Jackson9525.80
Zay Flowers11919.00
Justice Hill540.80

Buccaneers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Baker Mayfield31/4537032

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Rachaad White10404.00
Sean Tucker5295.80
Bucky Irving9232.61
Baker Mayfield5224.40
Jalen McMillan11111.00

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 -4.54.3%2.9%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Buccaneers; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

2.41%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.2%

Expected total

45.1est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.91
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.79