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Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens: Both teams are coming off a win
The Cincinnati Bengals are visiting the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday at M&T Bank Stadium.
Can the Bengals save the season?
The Cincinnati Bengals are third in the AFC North with a 4-5 record, including 3-1 on the road. They have won 3 of the last 4 games and are coming off a 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Joe Burrow tied a career high with five touchdown passes, while Chase Brown rushed for a career-high 120 yards and Cincinnati got its first home win of the season. The Bengals are seventh in the league scoring 26.2 points per game and 236.3 rushing yards per game.
Are the Ravens a real contender?
The Baltimore Ravens are second in the AFC North with a 6-3 record, including 3-1 at home. They have won 6 of the last 7 games and are coming off a 41-10 win over the Denver Broncos. Lamar Jackson threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns to finish with a perfect passer rating. The Ravens are on top of the league with 445.9 yards per game and rank second scoring 31.4 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Ravens are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games overall, 14-6 SU in their last 20 home games and 5-1 SU in their last 6 home games against the Bengals. They are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played in November and 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games played in Week 10. Baltimore has played over the total point line in their last 5 games overall, their last 5 games against Cincinnati, 5 of their last 6 games against teams from the AFC and 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the AFC North. The Bengals are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games overall, 4-9 SU in their last 13 games against Baltimore, 1-5 SU in their last 6 visitis to Baltimore and 7-3 SU in their last 10 games played in November. They are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against the Ravens, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on the road and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against teams from the AFC North. Cincinnati has played over the total point line in 6 of their last 8 games overall and 7 of their last 10 games against teams from the AFC.
Prediction and Conclusion
This will be the second time this season for the AFC North rivals to meet, after the Ravens won a 41-38 overtime thriller in Week 5. Joe Burrow threw a career-high five touchdown passes in that game and matched that one last week. Now both teams are coming off wins, scoring 41 points each in their last games. The Ravens have the NFL’s No. 1 offense, averaging 445.9 yards per game. Lamar Jackson, a two-time NFL MVP, leads the NFL in passer rating and has thrown 20 touchdowns with just two interceptions in nine games. Jackson looks to improve upon his impressive 9-1 record in 10 lifetime starts against Cincinnati. Burrow completed his first 15 passes last week, and the battle between the two elite quarterbacks is a must-watch. The last five times these two teams met, it was a scoring spree, so we expect they to go over the total point line for six straight times since the line is set at 52.5.
