NFL scores › Week 8 › Ravens at Bills
RavensBaltimore4-3away
BEAVER projects26
Highmark Stadium
BillsBuffalo5-1home
BEAVER projects30
BEAVEROver 53.5, leanleanBUF −3.5, leanleanBEAVER gives BUF 61% to win

Lines

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BEAVER’s card

Lean
Over 53.5, lean1.8 points off the line
  • BUF −3.5 lean, 0.3 points off the line

BEAVER against the market

Updates until kickoff
BEAVERMarketCall
Score (BAL–BUF)26–30–
SpreadBUF −3.8BUF −3.5BUF −3.5
Total55.353.5Over 53.5
BUF win chance61%−192
BAL by 8+
19%
BAL by 1–7
20%
BUF by 1–7
24%
BUF by 8+
38%

Spread: 0.3 pts better than Vegas for Bills (sides with a gap this size have won 48% in the backtest). Total: 1.8 pts above Vegas (50% historically).

Player projections

typical game, with the likely range (middle half of outcomes) · ▲ 5%+ above his usual · all player props
Baltimore Ravens
PassingYds
Lamar Jackson QB234168–257
RushingYds
Derrick Henry RB7853–104
Lamar Jackson QB2311–38
Justice Hill RB103–21
ReceivingRecYds
Zay Flowers WR5.54–86942–110
Rashod Bateman WR2.11–32510–47
Ja'Kobi Lane WR2.31–42411–48
Mark Andrews TE2.81–4249–44
Justice Hill RB1.51–3112–24
Buffalo Bills
PassingYds
Josh Allen QB253199–294▲
RushingYds
James Cook RB8056–111
Josh Allen QB3320–53
Ty Johnson RB20–15
ReceivingRecYds
Khalil Shakir WR4.12–64222–66
Dalton Kincaid TE3.32–53718–62
Keon Coleman WR2.81–43716–63
DJ Moore WR3.02–43513–59
Dawson Knox TE1.41–3134–26

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 32 NFL teams.
Efficiency
+0.065 #8Offense EPA / play+0.119 #1
+0.010 #20Defense EPA / play allowed+0.040 #29
+1.8% #11Offense success rate+3.5% #3
+0.0% #18Defense success rate allowed+2.1% #26
+0.117 #4Passing EPA / dropback+0.154 #1
+0.017 #20Pass defense EPA allowed+0.020 #21
+0.016 #17Rushing EPA / carry+0.082 #4
−0.006 #14Rush defense EPA allowed+0.059 #29
+0.062 #6Early-down EPA (1st & 2nd)+0.084 #3
−0.019 #12Early-down EPA allowed+0.025 #22
Scoring and special teams
+0.7 #11Scoring offense (pts vs avg)+6.0 #1
+0.5 #18Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+2.1 #26
+0.33 #10Special teams EPA / game+0.59 #6

Touchdown scorers

▲ good matchup vs. his usual · full TD board
Baltimore Ravens
Derrick HenryRB★ Best Bet
58%+5%
83% of the team's carries inside the 10 · Bills have allowed 1.2 TDs a game to running backs lately (average 0.9)
Zay FlowersWR
37%−2%
31% of the team's targets · Bills have allowed 1.3 TDs a game to receivers lately (average 0.9)
Mark AndrewsTE
24%+3%
28% of the team's end-zone targets
19%+1%
Bills have allowed 1.3 TDs a game to receivers lately (average 0.9)
Ja'Kobi LaneWR
15%−2%
67% of the team's end-zone targets · Bills have allowed 1.3 TDs a game to receivers lately (average 0.9)
14%+11%
Several smaller matchup factors add up: Bills' defensive ratings and red-zone chances allowed lately
Buffalo Bills
James CookRB
63%+2%
52% of the team's carries inside the 10
Josh AllenQB
55%+3%
36% of the team's carries inside the 10
Keon ColemanWR
30%+3%
26% of the team's end-zone targets
28%+4%
27%+5%
21% of the team's targets
DJ MooreWR
25%+7%
25% of the team's end-zone targets

Quarterbacks

career EPA per dropback (league average is about 0; older seasons count less)
PROJECTED STARTER · Ravens
Lamar Jackson
EPA per dropback +0.11Not the usual starter
PROJECTED STARTER · Bills
Josh Allen
EPA per dropback +0.13

Injury report

players listed Out, Doubtful or Questionable this week

The injury report for this game isn’t out yet (teams file them Wednesday through Friday).

Ravens: last 5 games

L13-35Missed
L10-13Missed
W30-23Covered
W24-18Missed
W34-31Push

Bills: last 5 games

W33-30Missed
W37-34Covered
L26-29Missed
W24-16Covered
W41-31Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.01+0.02+0.05+0.08+0.11Entering week12345678Baltimore Ravens · 1: +0.03Baltimore Ravens · 2: +0.10Baltimore Ravens · 3: +0.07Baltimore Ravens · 4: +0.06Baltimore Ravens · 5: +0.08Baltimore Ravens · 6: +0.07Baltimore Ravens · 7: +0.06Baltimore Ravens · 8: +0.06Buffalo Bills · 1: +0.06Buffalo Bills · 2: +0.08Buffalo Bills · 3: +0.11Buffalo Bills · 4: +0.09Buffalo Bills · 5: +0.07Buffalo Bills · 6: +0.08Buffalo Bills · 7: +0.08Buffalo Bills · 8: +0.08
● Baltimore Ravens● Buffalo Bills