3 of 4 models favor the Ravens.
On average the models have the Ravens by 1.1 points, a 54% win chance.
Early prediction, updates weekly until kickoff.
Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it .
TV listings: ESPN
| Model | Says | Win chance |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus (our call)The average of Our model, Elo, SRS and ESPN FPI (whichever are there); the market is left out. This is our call. | Ravens by 1.1 | 54% |
| Our model ExperimentalOur ratings from nflverse play-by-play: opponent-adjusted EPA per play, home field and the starting quarterback, frozen on the 2024 season and tested once on 2025. Experimental. | Bengals by 1.9 | 56% |
| EloEvery team's Elo rating from every game since 1999 (FiveThirtyEight's method). | Ravens by 3.6 | 63% |
| SRSSimple Rating System: points scored minus allowed, adjusted for the schedule, blended with last season early on. Settings chosen by hand, not tuned. | Ravens by 1.6 | 55% |
| ESPN FPIESPN's Football Power Index matchup predictor, read from ESPN before kickoff. Read in the week of the game. | Available game week | — |
| RecordThe team with the better record this season; equal records go to the home team. A winner only. | Ravens | — |
| MarketThe market's margin, shown for comparison only: never a win chance, and not in our call. | Ravens by 3.5 | — |
Our model is experimental. Season so far (79 games, Weeks 1–4 reconstructed): it missed the final margin by 9.8 points on average, the market's margin by 9.8; ours was closer in 38 of 79. Scorecard →
Not named yet. The quarterbacks we assume show here in game week: once every earlier game is in, or two days before Week 7's first kickoff.
The official Week 7 injury report isn't out yet. It shows here once nflverse has it, in the week of the game.
Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours.
Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, through Week 5 (the games played so far); league rank in brackets.
| Bengals | Ravens | |
|---|---|---|
| Net EPA per play | +0.08 (5th) | +0.07 (6th) |
| Offense, EPA per play | +0.07 (8th) | +0.07 (9th) |
| Defense, EPA per play allowed (lower is better) | 0.00 (17th) | 0.00 (16th) |
| Passing offense, EPA per dropback | +0.14 (11th) | +0.14 (9th) |
| Rushing offense, EPA per run | −0.05 (13th) | −0.01 (6th) |
| Offense success rate | 46% (10th) | 47% (4th) |
The Ravens won 4 of the last 5 meetings.
| Dec 14, 2025Week 15, 2025 | Ravens 24, Bengals 0at Cincinnati |
| Nov 27, 2025Week 13, 2025 | Bengals 32, Ravens 14at Baltimore |
| Nov 7, 2024Week 10, 2024 | Ravens 35, Bengals 34at Baltimore |
| Oct 6, 2024Week 5, 2024 | Ravens 41, Bengals 38at Cincinnati |
| Nov 16, 2023Week 11, 2023 | Ravens 34, Bengals 20at Baltimore |