Touchdown Theory

Week 4

Tennessee Titans at Baltimore Ravens

Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET (Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM local)

The market

Line
BAL -11.5
Total
42.5
Moneyline
TEN +500 BAL -700

These are the market's numbers, recorded as the feed saw them. They are shown so the model can be compared against something, not as a recommendation.

How the line moved

RecordedLineTotalTENBAL
Mon Aug 31, 4:46 PM ETBAL -8.547.5+300-380
Fri Sep 11, 3:11 PM ETBAL -8.547.5+310-395
Sun Sep 13, 11:25 PM ETnot posted
Wed Sep 23, 12:11 AM ETBAL -10.544.5+440-600
Thu Sep 24, 7:00 AM ETBAL -10.544.5+440-600
Sat Sep 26, 7:00 AM ETBAL -10.544.5+425-575
Tue Sep 29, 10:00 AM ETBAL -11.543.5+500-700
Wed Sep 30, 7:00 AM ETBAL -11.543.5+525-750
Thu Oct 1, 7:00 AM ETBAL -11.542.5+500-700current

Each row is a snapshot the feed recorded, oldest first. Superseded rows are kept, because a line that moves and moves back is only visible if both are shown.

Environment

Venue
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Roof
open
Elevation
33 ft
Surface
grass
Temperature
64F
Wind
7 mph E
Chance of precipitation
54%
Humidity
84%
Forecast
Chance Rain Showers

Issued 74 hours before kickoff. A forecast issued further out has had less time to settle.

Stadium WP did not list elevation; Baltimore city page gives a range from sea level (harbor) to 480 ft. Used 33 ft as harbor-adjacent approximation (stadium is near the harbor).

The projection

TEN at BALBAL 76% to win
Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET
Market line
BAL -11.5
Market total
42.5
Projected spread
BAL -10.5
Projected total
44.5
Market oddsTEN +500 BAL -700
Fair oddsTEN +314 BAL -314

How the number is built

The model projects each side, then adjusts for the conditions the game is played in. Both steps are shown so the adjustment can be seen rather than taken on trust. These add up exactly as printed; if they ever did not, this section would not appear.

BAL27.5
27.8Before environment+(-0.3)Environment=27.5
TEN17.1
17.4Before environment+(-0.3)Environment=17.1
Total44.6
45.2Before environment+(-0.3)Environment, BAL+(-0.3)Environment, TEN=44.6
Wind
TEN -0.53, BAL -0.50 EPA on passing
Cold
not applied
Indoors
not applied
Elevation
not applied

Wind and cold are recorded as an effect on passing efficiency, not as points, and the conversion between the two is not published, so they are shown in their own units rather than added into the chain above. Indoors and elevation are recorded in points.

Two earlier links, per-play efficiency and the matchup adjustment, are computed and discarded rather than stored, so they cannot be shown yet.

live-20261002T023447Z, generated Thu Oct 1, 10:35 PM ET

Where the player numbers come from

The model projects each team's line first, then divides it among players. Both are shown, with the team figure beside the sum of its parts, so the division can be checked rather than trusted. A row appears only when the parts add up to the whole.

Baltimore Ravensprojected 35.8 pass plays, 26.5 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts30.830.8
Pass yards255.3255.3
Receiving yards255.3255.3
Pass touchdowns1.461.46
Receiving touchdowns1.461.46
Carries28.228.2
Rush yards154.5154.5
Rush touchdowns1.851.85
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Lamar JacksonQB255.331.6100%
Derrick HenryRB91.417.12.17%
Zay FlowersWR4.590.97.236%
Mark AndrewsTE2.341.56.116%
Justice HillRB18.910.41.44%
Rashod BatemanWR0.126.13.910%
Devontez WalkerWR23.91.29%
Chris MooreWR0.118.81.77%
Rasheen AliRB5.75.30.82%
Matthew HibnerTE0.010.11.24%
LaJohntay WesterWR8.81.03%
Durham SmytheTE0.02.50.71%
Tennessee Titansprojected 38.5 pass plays, 22.2 run plays
Team lineProjectedSum of players
Pass attempts35.435.4
Pass yards182.5182.5
Receiving yards182.5182.5
Pass touchdowns0.320.32
Receiving touchdowns0.320.32
Carries23.923.9
Rush yards101.7101.7
Rush touchdowns1.011.01
PlayerPosPassRushRecTgtShare
Cam WardQB182.512.0100%
Tony PollardRB56.99.62.65%
Carnell TateWR0.846.87.426%
Wan'Dale RobinsonWR0.238.46.121%
Tyjae SpearsRB17.013.02.57%
Gunnar HelmTE0.023.94.413%
Elic AyomanorWR18.63.410%
Daniel BellingerTE0.013.91.78%
Nicholas SingletonRB10.01.80.41%
Calvin RidleyWR11.51.66%
Chimere DikeWR0.74.60.93%
Julius ChestnutRB4.10.3
David Martin-RobinsonTE0.50.10%

Share is a player's portion of the team's projected passing yards, counting a quarterback by what he throws and everyone else by what he catches. Targets are shown but not totalled: a throwaway, a batted ball or a sack is a pass attempt with no target, which is about four a game per team, so targets legitimately do not sum to attempts.

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Injury report

Tennessee Titans3 listed
John Franklin-MyersDEBackDid Not Participate In Practice
Tony PollardRBFootDid Not Participate In Practice
Tyjae SpearsRBAnkleDid Not Participate In Practice
Baltimore Ravens12 listed
Calais CampbellDTNot injury related - resting playerDid Not Participate In Practice
Chris MooreWRAnkleLimited Participation in Practice
Durham SmytheTEHeelLimited Participation in Practice
Ethan PocicCKneeDid Not Participate In Practice
John SimpsonGGroinLimited Participation in Practice
Jovaughn GwynCAnkleDid Not Participate In Practice
Lamar JacksonQBBackLimited Participation in Practice
Mark AndrewsTEHandFull Participation in Practice
Marlon HumphreyCBHamstringLimited Participation in Practice
Ronnie StanleyTToeLimited Participation in Practice
Trey HendricksonLBFingerDid Not Participate In Practice
Zay FlowersWRHamstringLimited Participation in Practice