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Cincinnati Bengals

3-2 · 3-2 last season

Implied24.0

At BAL -2.5 Total 50.5 Live line · CIN +128 · BAL -152

Baltimore Ravens

4-2 · 4-2 last season

Implied26.5

Line movement open Oct 20 BAL spread -2.5 -2.5 no move Total 50.5 50.5 no move FanDuel

CIN @ BAL: the angle lands Fri 1:00 PM

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Key matchups

Team	Player	Pos	Proj	DK $	vs defense	FPA	Edge
CIN	Joe Burrow	QB	20.8	$6,900	BAL #10 of 32	16.6	Neutral
CIN	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	16.9	$8,100	BAL #28 of 32	36.6	Smash
CIN	Chase Brown	RB	14.6	$6,600	BAL #9 of 32	20.0	Neutral
CIN	Mike Gesicki	TE	7.7	$3,800	BAL #6 of 32	10.7	Tough
BAL	Lamar Jackson	QB	22.2	$6,700	CIN #22 of 32	18.9	Favorable
BAL	Derrick Henry	RB	20.4	$7,900	CIN #18 of 32	22.9	Neutral
BAL	Zay Flowers	WR	16.3	$6,900	CIN #5 of 32	27.2	Tough
BAL	Mark Andrews	TE	9.6	$3,900	CIN #31 of 32	19.6	Smash

CIN skill positions vs BAL defense

#10/32

16.6 fpa

Bad

#9/32

20.0 fpa

Bad

#28/32

36.6 fpa

Elite

#6/32

10.7 fpa

Avoid

BAL skill positions vs CIN defense

#22/32

18.9 fpa

Good

#18/32

22.9 fpa

Average

#5/32

27.2 fpa

Avoid

#31/32

19.6 fpa

Elite

Rank 32 allows the most fantasy points to the position (softest matchup), 1 the fewest. Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly.

Game script & scoring

Projected points (market implied)

CIN24.0

BAL26.5

Offense profile

CINRank of 32BAL

25.6 #9 Pts / G 26.0 #7

273.2 #7 Pass yds / G 232.7 #19

82.8 #27 Rush yds / G 151.5 #3

62.4 #17 Plays / G 61.2 #21

62% Pass rate 48%

2.2 Pass TD / G 1.5

0.4 Rush TD / G 1.5

1.8 Sacks taken / G 2.3

0.6 INT thrown / G 0.2

Defense profile

CINRank of 32BAL

21.8 #14 Pts allowed / G 22.0 #15

245.0 #22 Pass yds allowed 226.0 #10

123.0 #23 Rush yds allowed 100.5 #11

3.4 Sacks / G 2.5

0.6 INT / G 0.5

1.0 Pass TD allowed 0.8

1.0 Rush TD allowed 1.2

Rank 1 = best of 32 (offense: most; defense: fewest allowed). Basis: rolling window from 2026-09-09, 6 games per team.

Weather

Kickoff forecast posts within 3 days of kickoff. (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore)

DFS

CIN projected players

Pos	Player	Proj	Floor / ceil	DK $	Val	FD $	vs
QB	Joe Burrow	20.8	12.0 / 27.8	$6,900	3.01x	$8,300	#10
WR	Ja'Marr Chase	16.9	9.4 / 29.6	$8,100	2.09x	$8,800	#28
RB	Chase Brown	14.6	8.4 / 23.1	$6,600	2.21x	$7,800	#9
WR	Tee Higgins	13.3	6.4 / 24.3	$6,600	2.01x	$7,000	#28
TE	Mike Gesicki	7.7	2.4 / 14.2	$3,800	2.03x	$5,200	#6
RB	Samaje Perine	6.9	2.9 / 13.1	$4,600	1.51x	$5,000	#9
WR	Dohnte Meyers	4.0	0.0 / 9.3	$3,300	1.21x	$4,800	#28

BAL projected players

Pos	Player	Proj	Floor / ceil	DK $	Val	FD $	vs
QB	Lamar Jackson questionable	22.2	13.4 / 30.1	$6,700	3.31x	$8,600	#22
RB	Derrick Henry	20.4	10.1 / 30.1	$7,900	2.58x	$9,000	#18
WR	Zay Flowers	16.3	8.5 / 29.5	$6,900	2.37x	$7,800	#5
TE	Mark Andrews	9.6	3.7 / 17.4	$3,900	2.45x	$5,200	#31
WR	Rashod Bateman questionable	7.1	1.6 / 13.7	$3,900	1.82x	$5,700	#5
WR	Ja'Kobi Lane	6.2	1.5 / 12.5	$3,400	1.84x	$4,000	#5
RB	Justice Hill	6.1	2.3 / 11.8	$4,200	1.46x	$4,900	#18

Val = projected points per $1,000 of DraftKings salary. vs = the opposing defense's rank against that position (32 softest).

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Props

Player	Market	Line	Proj	Over	Book	Opp rank
Joe Burrow QB CIN	Pass TD	1.5	2.1	-181	DraftKings	#2
Joe Burrow QB CIN	Pass yds	259.5	261.5	-110	Fanatics	#10
Derrick Henry RB BAL	Rush yds	88.5	88.1	-110	DraftKings	#23
Ja'Marr Chase WR CIN	Receptions	6.5	5.7	+112	BetRivers	#10
Ja'Marr Chase WR CIN	Rec yds	78.5	61.1	-110	DraftKings	#10
Chase Brown RB CIN	Rush yds	49.5	54.3	-113	DraftKings	#11
Tee Higgins WR CIN	Receptions	4.5	4.6	+140	FanDuel	#10
Tee Higgins WR CIN	Rec yds	63.5	71.6	-113	DraftKings	#10