2026 · Week 17 · Division

Scheduled

Ravens

Baltimore

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Bengals

Cincinnati

Paycor Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+3.2est.

CIN perspective

Push chance

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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
  • +0.071EPA / play+0.108
  • 46.2%Success rate48.7%
  • +0.186EPA / dropback+0.206
  • -0.080EPA / rush-0.087
  • 9.2%Explosive rate7.8%
  • +4.76CPOE+7.31
  • 41.4%Third-down rate50.7%
  • 66.7%Red-zone TD rate64.8%
  • 2.06Points / drive2.52
  • 1.1%Turnover rate1.4%

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 30–26 since 1999

Meetings average 43.1 points. CIN are 29-25-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2026 · W7CIN @ BAL35–13CIN
2025 · W15BAL @ CIN24–0BAL
2025 · W13CIN @ BAL32–14CIN
2024 · W10CIN @ BAL34–35BAL
2024 · W5BAL @ CIN41–38BAL
2023 · W11CIN @ BAL20–34BAL
2023 · W2BAL @ CIN27–24BAL
2022 · playoffsBAL @ CIN17–24CIN

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+0.99
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.21