NFL picks · 2026 Week 3 · Sunday, September 27 · 4:25 PM ET

Ravens vs Cowboys prediction

Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys, NFL Week 3. Our model projects the game, the sportsbooks price it, and the two numbers sit side by side below. The priced plays — the safest side, the value bet, the win + kicker combo and the props — are on the members' board; the projection is public, and every pick is graded here after the game.

Final

Baltimore Ravens 34 · Dallas Cowboys 31

Winner called by the model: YES — the projection was Baltimore Ravens by 5.6.

ResultPickPriceOur probability
WINBAL ML safest side-16264.9%
WINBAL ML value bet-16264.9%

Graded one unit per bet at the published price, exactly as it appeared on the board before kickoff. The whole week, pick by pick →

The projection · public

Ravens 30, Cowboys 24

Ravens by 5.6 · 54 total points

Projected margin
BAL −5.6
market: BAL −3.5
Projected total
54
market: 53.5
Raw model win probability
70.4%
Baltimore Ravens · before blending with the market
Market implies
61.2%
Baltimore Ravens from the moneyline -162

The model projects Baltimore Ravens to beat Dallas Cowboys 30–24; the market agrees on the favorite and prices the spread at 3.5. On the total, the model's 54 sits above the market's 53.5. The raw model gives Baltimore Ravens a 70.4% chance to win; the moneyline price implies 61.2%. We never bet the raw model — the published probability on every play blends it with the market, and that blended number is what the board shows members.

A projection is an expected outcome, not a promise: the other side happens, and favorites lose. 21+ and only where sports betting is legal.

Line movement · public

Where the line has gone

Spread
BAL -3 →BAL -3.5
moved 0.5 toward the favourite
Total
52.5 →53.5
up 1
BAL moneyline
-146 →-162
best price, shorter by 16¢

First posted on our board Tue Sep 22; "now" is our latest refresh. A line that moves toward a side generally means more money has come in on that side.

The board on this game · members

What the box priced

Every play below carries the blended probability, the price it was published at and the edge over that price. For visitors the plays stay sealed; a free account opens the week's free pick, a membership opens all of it.

PlayBetPriceOur probabilityEdge
Safest side ████████sealedsealedsealed
Value bet ████████sealedsealedsealed
Spread lean ████████sealedsealedsealed
Total lean ████████sealedsealedsealed
Win + kicker████████sealedsealedsealed
Kicker████████sealedsealedsealed
Kicker████████sealedsealedsealed

Projected stat lines

PlayerTeamPosProjection
Lamar JacksonBALQB████████████
Derrick HenryBALRB████████████
Zay FlowersBALWR████████████
Devontez WalkerBALWR████████████
Dak PrescottDALQB████████████
Javonte WilliamsDALRB████████████
CeeDee LambDALWR████████████
George PickensDALWR████████████

This game is a leg in 4 tickets on the board this week: +1000 ticket (5 legs, +1022); +2500 ticket (8 legs, +2532); Moonshot · +5000 (10 legs, +5195); Wildcard parlay (6 legs, +1529).

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Around the game

Injuries and news the board saw

TeamPlayerStatusInjury
BALRonnie Stanley TOutToe
BALZay Flowers WRQuestionableHamstring
DALCobie Durant CBOutHamstring
DALDeMarvion Overshown LBOutHamstring
DALMalik Hooker SOutForearm
DALP.J. Locke SOutFoot

The board rebuilds every morning and again before kickoff, so injuries and line moves feed the numbers above; this page shows the board as last published (2026-09-27).

Questions

About this prediction

What is the model's projected score for Ravens vs Cowboys?

Baltimore Ravens 30, Dallas Cowboys 24 — Baltimore Ravens by 5.6 points and 54 total points. The market line when the board was built was Baltimore Ravens by 3.5 with a total of 53.5.

Who does the model favor to win Ravens vs Cowboys?

Baltimore Ravens. The raw model gives them a 70.4% chance; the moneyline price of -162 implies 61.2%. The priced play on this game — the safest side, blended with the market — is on the members' board.

Is this pick guaranteed?

No. A probability is not a promise: the other side happens, and favorites pay short prices for exactly that reason. Black Box Bets is an information service, not a sportsbook; no pick, parlay or strategy is guaranteed to profit, and past results — including the 2018–2025 test — do not predict future ones. Bet only what you can afford to lose, 21+ and only where sports betting is legal.

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