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Ravens
4-1 · 29.2 pts/g
Preview · week 6
26–19
projected score · Sun 18 Oct 18:00 UK · 1:00 PM ET
Browns
3-2 · 18.6 pts/g
Model
BAL 71%
Market
BAL 69%
Model pickBAL 71%Medium confidence
F&D score74out of 100
MarketBAL 69%draftkings, margin removed
vs market+1.9points, model minus market
Total45.1BAL by 6.5

This looks like a close contest, but we give a slight edge to BAL. BAL have been hot lately, winning 4 of their last 5.

Matchups to watch

How each player gets his production, set against how this opponent has defended it over their last 17 games. After the game we grade who won each one.

Zay Flowers · against CLE

A tough draw

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
60%
Intermediate
24%
Deep (20+)
16%
Left side
31%
Middle
28%
Right side
41%

How CLE defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
4th
Intermediate
4th
Deep (20+)
5th
Left side
1st
Middle
16th
Right side
13th
Yards after catch allowed
21st
Sack rate forced
2nd
The read
  1. Cleveland are top ten against short, intermediate and deep throws over their last 17 games (4th, 4th, 5th). There's no obvious soft spot for Flowers to lean on.
  2. Contested catches aren't his edge this week: he's 86th percentile for separation and 11th for hands, and Denzel Ward, Myles Harden and Mekhi Blackmon all allow fewer yards per target than the average corner (7.4).
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Harold Fannin Jr. · against BAL

The shot plays are there

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
80%
Intermediate
14%
Deep (20+)
6%
Left side
39%
Middle
29%
Right side
32%

How BAL defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
5th
Intermediate
17th
Deep (20+)
29th
Left side
15th
Middle
8th
Right side
20th
Yards after catch allowed
13th
Sack rate forced
30th
The read
  1. Baltimore rank 29th against deep balls, and 6% of Fannin's targets travel 20+ yards (the average TE is at 6%).
  2. Contested catches aren't his edge this week: he's 66th percentile for separation and 40th for hands, and Nate Wiggins and Chidobe Awuzie both allow fewer yards per target than the average corner (7.4).
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Tyler Huntley · against CLE

A tough day in the air

Profile

How CLE defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
4th
Intermediate
4th
Deep (20+)
5th
Left side
1st
Middle
16th
Right side
13th
Yards after catch allowed
21st
Sack rate forced
2nd
The read
  1. Cleveland rank 2nd in EPA per dropback allowed over their last 17 games. Their weakest area is deep balls (5th).
  2. Pressure: Cleveland are 2nd at getting sacks, and Baltimore are 26th at avoiding them.

Unit by unit

Each unit ranked against all 32 teams on 2026 play-by-play through week 5. Longer bar is better; a gold rank marks the side with the edge.

When the Ravens have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
BAL offence
CLE defence
OverallEPA per play
5th
15th
PassingEPA per dropback
5th
5th
RushingEPA per carry
5th
29th
Third downconversion rate
15th
16th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
22nd
5th

Biggest gap: rushing, where the Ravens offence has a 24-place edge.

When the Browns have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
CLE offence
BAL defence
OverallEPA per play
26th
16th
PassingEPA per dropback
19th
17th
RushingEPA per carry
32nd
17th
Third downconversion rate
30th
19th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
32nd
21st

Biggest gap: rushing, where the Ravens defence has a 15-place edge.

Form and history

Last 5 meetingsBAL 3 · CLE 2
23-16BAL at CLE
2025-11
17-41CLE at BAL
2025-09
10-35CLE at BAL
2025-01
24-29BAL at CLE
2024-10
33-31CLE at BAL
2023-11

Injury report

Ravensmodel impact -0.7
Skylar ThompsonQBIR
Ja'Kobi LaneWR · WristIR
Adam RandallRBIR
Durham SmytheTE · AchillesIR
Bilhal KoneCB · Lower BodyIR
Jovaughn GwynOL · Lower LegIR
Ethan PocicOL · KneeIR
Danny PinterG · KneeIR
T.J. TampaDB · KneeIR
Jahquez RobinsonDBIR
Lamar JacksonQB · AnkleQuestionable
Rashod BatemanWR · ShoulderQuestionable
Brownsmodel impact -1.0
Nathaniel WatsonLB · KneeOut
Dillon GabrielQB · BackIR
Dylan SampsonRB · KneeIR
Raheim SandersRB · HipIR
Joe RoyerTE · PersonalPUP
Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahLB · NeckPUP
Kalia DavisDL · QuadricepsIR
Alex WrightDL · AchillesIR
Damarri MathisDBIR
Mason GrahamDL · Knee - MCLDoubtful
Tylan WallaceWR · KneeQuestionable
Denzel BostonWR · FootQuestionable

Player props

Every posted line with the market's view and each player's last ten games against it.

PlayerMarketLinePriceMarket overLast 10 gamesHit rate
Deshaun WatsonCLEPassing yards201.51.8850%
20%
Deshaun WatsonCLErole upPassing TDs1.52.3540%
20%
Derrick HenryBALRushing yards88.51.8950%
50%
Deshaun WatsonCLErole upRushing yards28.51.8551%
30%
Denzel BostonCLEReceiving yards54.51.9050%
0%
Denzel BostonCLEReceptions3.51.7554%
0%

"Market over" is the bookmaker's price with the margin taken out. Green bars are games that cleared the line. Our own prop model is switched off until it passes a public audit on 2026 data, so we show the market and the history, not a tip.

The betting view

Posted odds, the same odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, and where the model disagrees.

BAL odds1.39
CLE odds3.10
BAL fair odds1.45
CLE fair odds3.23
Model vs marketBAL +1.9
Kelly stake (capped)0.9%
Bookdraftkings
Rest0d

Read this before you bet: picking winners is not beating the price. At posted odds our 2025 flat-bet ROI was −6.9%. Use the model as one view of the game, not a tip.

What the model sees

Model favors BAL (71%) by 6.5 points.