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2026 · Week 17 · Division

Scheduled

Ravens

Baltimore

@

Bengals

Cincinnati

Paycor Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-7.0est.

CIN 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 mapBengals
  • +0.209EPA / play+0.001
  • 46.9%Success rate47.6%
  • +0.316EPA / dropback-0.030
  • +0.101EPA / rush+0.050
  • 10.9%Explosive rate11.1%
  • +4.80CPOE+6.35
  • 37.5%Third-down rate57.1%
  • 83.3%Red-zone TD rate40.0%
  • 3.13Points / drive2.11
  • 1.6%Turnover rate1.6%

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 30–25 since 1999

Meetings average 43 points. CIN are 28-25-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W15BAL @ CIN240BAL
2025 · W13CIN @ BAL3214CIN
2024 · W10CIN @ BAL3435BAL
2024 · W5BAL @ CIN4138BAL
2023 · W11CIN @ BAL2034BAL
2023 · W2BAL @ CIN2724BAL
2022 · playoffsBAL @ CIN1724CIN
2022 · W18BAL @ CIN1627CIN

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-9.18
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-6.96