BAL S-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked BAL. Projected margin: 12.5. Actual: 24. Off by 11.5 points but directionally right.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 11.5 points.
Another data point for the model. S-tier picks continue to track.
BETTING LINE
SOURCE
CLE
BAL
Closing line
+600
-900
Our fair price
+466
-466
Our fair price carries no vig, so it is what the bet is worth, not what anyone will offer you.
SPREAD BAL -12.5 · nflverse market average, not one book's number
RESULT Won · +$0.17
OUR NUMBER
82%
MARKET, VIG REMOVED
86%
DIFFERENCE
-4%
Both figures are for BAL. The market number strips the margin out first, so the two sides are measured the same way.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
CLE
Home Underdog 5-2 ATS (71%)Divisional 4-2 ATS (67%)
Our model takes Baltimore Ravens at 82% win probability, a Tier S pick. The margin models project BAL by 12.5. The market has BAL at -12.5.
Week 2 of the 2025 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Baltimore Ravens, BAL 23, CLE 16 in Week 11 of 2025.
By net EPA per play over the 2025 season, Baltimore Ravens: CLE -0.094 against BAL +0.010.
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.