The Ravens (-11) are gearing up to welcome the Oakland Raiders to M&T Bank Stadium. This early afternoon matchup is scheduled to get going at 1:00 p.m. ET and CBS will broadcast the action.
Betting Preview: Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens
Oakland is a big road underdog in this AFC game and is currently receiving 11 points. If they want to play the moneyline, bettors would currently need to lay down $500 in order to win $100 back on the Ravens (-500). The Raiders are getting +340 moneyline odds. Some good live betting opportunities could present themselves during this game, and Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 43 points.
With the line opening at -11 and the total placed initially at 42.5, the betting odds have moved slightly.
The disappointing Raiders have lost 5.5 units so far and are 3-7 against the spread (ATS). They’ve been a decent under bet and have posted an O/U record of 4-6.
The Ravens are down 1.6 units this season. The team is 4-6 ATS and also has an O/U record of 4-6.
The Raiders are 2-8 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Ravens are 5-5 SU.
The Raiders enter after a 23-21 win over Arizona last week. Derek Carr completed 19 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns. DeAndre Washington (just 39 rushing yards on 12 attempts) and Jalen Richard (61 yards on 11 carries) led the ground attack in the win while Marcell Ateman (four receptions, 50 yards) and Seth Roberts (four catches, 38 yards) handled the receiving duties.
Baltimore just earned a 24-21 win over Cincinnati in Week 11. The defense did its job in the victory, limiting the Bengals to only 211 passing yards and 48 yards on the ground. Tyler Boyd had a productive outing in the loss, recording 71 yards on four catches for Cincinnati. For Baltimore, Lamar Jackson completed 13-of-19 passes for 150 yards and one interception. Jackson (117 yards on 27 rush attempts) and Gus Edwards (115 yards on 17 carries, one TD) mounted the ground game in the win as Willie Snead IV (five receptions, 51 yards) and Nick Boyle (four catches, 36 yards) led the pass-catching corps.
Each squad has a remarkably similar (60-40 pass-to-run ratio on the season. The Raiders have run for 102.6 yards/game and have four scores via handoffs this year. The Ravens are logging 109.9 rushing yards per game and have 13 total rush TDs.
If the results so far this season can translate to this game, then it appears the Ravens ought to have the more disruptive lines up front, as their offensive line has given up only 19 sacks while their D-line has logged 29 sacks. The Raiders offensive line has allowed 33 sacks and their defense has got to opposing QBs just nine times.
The Raiders offensive scheme has averaged 264.1 yards through the air overall and has 12 passing TDs so far. The Ravens have produced 270.2 pass yards per outing and have 13 total pass scores.
Oakland has allowed opponents to rush for an average of 142.3 yards and throw for 251.2 yards per game. The Baltimore defense has given up 223.5 yards per game to opposing passers and 94.6 yards per game to opposing runners. The Ravens are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 5.44 to opponents, while the Raiders have given up a whopping 8.99 ANY/A.
Flacco has completed 232-of-379 passes for 2,465 yards, 12 TDs and six INTs for Baltimore. His adjusted net yards per pass attempt stands at 5.96 for the year and 4.92 across his past two outings. In the other locker room, Carr is up to 2,390 passing yards on the year, and has connected on 223-of-313 attempts with 12 passing touchdowns and eight interceptions. Carr has a 6.22 ANY/A, including 5.47 over the last two games.
When these two squads met last year, Baltimore got the victory 30-17.
Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens Free NFL Tip
SU Winner: Ravens, ATS Winner: Raiders, O/U: Over
Betting Trends
- The Over/Under for Oakland’s last game was set at 41. The over cashed in the team’s 23-21 triumph over Arizona.
- Oakland has rushed for 4.7 yards per attempt over its last three contests and 4.8 over its last two.
- Baltimore has averaged 4.9 yards per carry over its last three matchups and 4.7 over its last two.
- Both teams have lost five fumbles this season.
- In its last three matchups, Oakland is 1-2 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
- The O/U for Baltimore’s last game going into it was 44. The over cashed in the 24-21 victory over Cincinnati.
- In its last three games, Baltimore is 0-3 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- Both passing attacks have produced four pass plays of 40 or more yards. The Raiders have have made 13 pass plays of 30+ yards while the Ravens have created seven such plays.
- The Oakland defense has allowed 11 pass plays of 40 yards or more, while Baltimore has given up one such play.
- The Oakland offense has created four rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while Baltimore has created two such runs.
- The Raiders defense has allowed eight rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while the Ravens have given up six such runs.
- The Baltimore defense has tallied more than three times as many sacks as Oakland this season (29 versus nine).
