2024 · Week 12

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Lamar Jackson

30·23

Chargers

Los Angeles

QB Justin Herbert

SoFi Stadium · dome · matrixturf

Closing spread

BAL -3

Total

51

Model margin

-1.1est.

LAC perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Chargers
  • Ravens

How each play moved the game.

Chargers 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 mapChargers
  • +0.199EPA / play+0.044
  • 49.4%Success rate42.3%
  • +0.328EPA / dropback+0.127
  • +0.053EPA / rush-0.079
  • 12.0%Explosive rate9.2%
  • +4.67CPOE+1.69
  • 47.9%Third-down rate40.1%
  • 76.9%Red-zone TD rate59.6%
  • 2.80Points / drive2.25
  • 1.0%Turnover rate0.8%

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 10–4 since 1999

BAL have won 3 straight. Meetings average 41.9 points. LAC are 5-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W12BAL @ LAC2010BAL
2021 · W6LAC @ BAL634BAL
2018 · playoffsLAC @ BAL2317CHARGERS
2018 · W16BAL @ LAC2210BAL
2015 · W8SD @ BAL2629BAL
2014 · W13SD @ BAL3433CHARGERS
2012 · W12BAL @ SD1613BAL
2011 · W15BAL @ SD1434CHARGERS

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Lamar Jackson16/2217720

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry241405.80
Justice Hill45513.81
Lamar Jackson8151.91
Mark Andrews122.00

Chargers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Justin Herbert21/3621800

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
J.K. Dobbins6406.70
Justin Herbert4297.31
Gus Edwards9111.21
Hassan Haskins133.00

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 -32.8%4.6%3.0%7.5%7.2%2.8%4.2%

Positive margins favour Chargers; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

7.45%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

46.1%

Expected total

44.2est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-2.82
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.12