Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Quick Answer
As of August 1, 2026, our model favors the Ravens by 4.5 in Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens, NFL Week 7 2026 — 63% to win, and a AFC North game. Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26OCT25CINBAL yet, so there is no price to compare: when it opens, Ravens at 58c or below (or Bengals at 32c or below) is where the model would take a position.
CIN
-0.6
BAL
+1.3
Bengals
37%
model win prob
Ravens
63%
model win prob
KXNFLGAME-26OCT25CINBALhasn't opened yet, so there is no price to compare. When it does, the model buys the Ravens at 58c or below, or the Bengals at 32c or below — a five-point threshold either way. The market column fills in automatically.
Power-rating comparison
AFC North math: Bengals at Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens is a AFC North game, the first of two meetings, with the rematch in Week 17. The model has the Ravens by 4.5 (63%) off a +1.3 to -0.6 rating gap. Division games carry weight the model does not price: head-to-head is the first tiebreaker in the AFC North, so a win here is worth more in January than the standings column shows.
The sharpest unit gap in the game runs one way: the Ravens offense grades +1.2 (11th of 32) against a Bengals defense at -2.1 (25th) — 3.3 points of separation on our scale, and the single biggest reason the line sits where it does. Going the other direction, the Bengals offense (+0.7, 15th) meets the Ravens defense (-0.3, 12th), a 1.0-point gap.
On the standings side, AFC North games are the ones that decide the tiebreakers. Head-to-head record is the first tiebreaker between two teams in the same division, and division record is the next — so the value of this result is not just the win column. They meet again in Week 17, which makes a sweep the outcome with real leverage on the AFC North race.
Season-long, the model can barely split them: 9.3 projected wins for the Ravens against 8.6 for the Bengals, favored in 10 and 7 of their 17 respectively. Two teams heading for the same neighborhood in the standings tend to produce exactly this kind of line. This game sits 14th-hardest on the Ravens' schedule and 2nd-hardest on the Bengals'.
Recent history, for context only: 48 regular-season meetings since 2002, 25-23 in the Ravens' favour, plus 1 playoff game. They last met in 2025: Ravens won 24-0 in December. Over their last 4 meetings the Ravens are 3-1. It is not an input to the line — rosters turn over faster than series records do.
Does the model earn this number? In 666 of the 3266 walk-forward games it has been graded on (2013-2024, no market line used), it landed in the 60-65% range. Those favourites went 59%. The 63% on the Ravens here sits in that same band, and the history runs slightly behind the claim.
Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26OCT25CINBAL, so there is no price on the board and no edge to quote. The model's number to hold it to: Ravens 63%, Bengals 37%. Applying our five-point threshold, that makes Ravens contracts a buy at 58c or below and Bengals contracts a buy at 32c or below — anything between is inside the noise, and we pass. Week 1's KXNFLGAME contracts opened in May 2026 and the rest of the slate lists as the season gets closer; this page picks up the price automatically when it does.
Full division picture on the AFC North hub.
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Bengals vs Ravens — frequently asked
Who is favored in Bengals vs Ravens in Week 7?
Our power-rating model favors the Ravens by 4.5 points, a 63% win probability over the Bengals. The Ravens rate 12th of 32 (+1.3) and the Bengals 21st (-0.6); Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26OCT25CINBAL yet, so the model line is the only number on the board.
How much does a AFC North result matter here?
Head-to-head is the first tiebreaker between two AFC North teams and division record is the next, so this result carries more than one game of standings weight. These two also meet in Week 17. Our model does not adjust for any of that — it prices the Ravens by 4.5 on ratings and home field alone.
How do you take a position on Bengals vs Ravens?
The contract will be KXNFLGAME-26OCT25CINBAL on Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated exchange open to traders in all 50 states. It has not opened yet; when it does, the model would take the Ravens at 58c or below, or the Bengals at 32c or below. There is no point spread — you buy a yes or no contract on a team and it settles at $1 or $0.
When and where do the Ravens host the Bengals?
Cincinnati Bengals visit the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, October 25, 2026 — a Sunday game in NFL Week 7, at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD.
What does the model project for the Ravens and Bengals this season?
Across all 17 games the model projects the Ravens at 9.3 wins (favored in 10) and the Bengals at 8.6 (favored in 7). This game ranks 14th-hardest on the Ravens' schedule and 2nd-hardest on the Bengals', by model win probability.
How often does the model win when it is 63% on a team like the Ravens?
59% of the time. Over 3266 walk-forward games from 2013-2024 — trained only on prior seasons, no market line as an input — the model put a team in the 60-65% range 666 times, and those teams won 59% of them. The Ravens at 63% over the Bengals sit in that band, off a 4.5-point model line. Straight-up across all 3266 graded games the model picked winners at 59.6%, with a Brier score of 0.236 against 0.25 for a coin flip.
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The rematch
They run it back in Week 17. Division games are the pairings the model gets two swings at, and the second line usually moves off what the first one showed. Bengals–Ravens, Week 17 →
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