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2026 · Week 12

Scheduled

Ravens

Baltimore

@

Texans

Houston

Reliant Stadium · astroturf

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-14.9est.

HOU perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Ravensedge mapTexans
  • +0.209EPA / play+0.071
  • 46.9%Success rate48.1%
  • +0.316EPA / dropback+0.098
  • +0.101EPA / rush+0.030
  • 10.9%Explosive rate8.9%
  • +4.80CPOE+3.16
  • 37.5%Third-down rate43.8%
  • 83.3%Red-zone TD rate80.0%
  • 3.13Points / drive2.80
  • 1.6%Turnover rate2.5%

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 13–3 since 1999

Meetings average 43.7 points. HOU are 6-10 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W5HOU @ BAL4410HOU
2024 · W17BAL @ HOU312BAL
2023 · playoffsHOU @ BAL1034BAL
2023 · W1HOU @ BAL925BAL
2020 · W2BAL @ HOU3316BAL
2019 · W11HOU @ BAL741BAL
2017 · W12HOU @ BAL1623BAL
2014 · W16BAL @ HOU1325HOU

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-17.40
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin-14.94