Ravens Host Raiders as Both Teams Look For Consecutive Wins
The Oakland Raiders (2-4 SU, 3-3 ATS, 3-3 O/U) and Baltimore Ravens (3-3 SU, 4-2 ATS, 3-3 O/U), each snapped their respective three-game losing streaks on Sunday in the BetUS Sportsbook and enter this matchup on Sunday at M & T Bank Stadium.
The Raiders surprised the New York Jets, and likely costing a bunch of bettors some dough in the process, winning 16-13 at home in overtime as place-kicker Sebastian Janikowski booted a 57-yard field goal in overtime to cover as 3-point home underdogs in Week 7.
Young quarterback JaMarcus Russell completed just 17 of 30 passes for 203 yards and one touchdown, hooking up with veteran wide receiver Javon Walker five times for 75 yards and his lone TD pass.
Oakland ran for a combined, 175 rushing yards, with Justin Fargas leading the way with 74 yards on 28 carries while limiting New York quarterback Brett Favre to 197 passing yards while picking off the veteran signal caller twice and sacking him on three other occasions.
The Ravens handled the Miami Dolphins on the road, winning 27-13 as rookie quarterback Joe Flacco went 17-for-23 for 232 yards and one touchdown and running back Willis McGahee added 105 yards on the ground on 19 carries.
Baltimore’s strong defense also picked of Miami quarterback Chad Pennington once and held running backs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams to just 27 and 16 yards respectively to cover as 3-point road underdogs.
Here is a look at the key trends for each team, followed by my in-depth analysis and NFL Free Picks:
Raiders
Oakland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Oakland’s last 13 games
Oakland is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland’s last 7 games on the road
Oakland is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
Oakland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland’s last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Ravens
Baltimore is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 7-16 ATS in its last 23 games
Baltimore is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Baltimore’s last 13 games
Baltimore is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 7 games at home
Baltimore is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Oakland
Baltimore is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games when playing Oakland
NFL Odds
Oakland Raiders +7 -110
Baltimore Ravens -7 -110
Over 36 -110
Under 36 -110
Analysis: Seeing as how the Ravens are playing at home in this contest and watching Flacco get more comfortable with each passing contest, the Ravens are undoubtedly the correct pick in this contest. I suspect the Ravens will pick off Oakland’s young quarterback at least once while covering the 7-point spread for BetUS NFL bettors in the process with room to spare while going Over the 36-point O/U line with a bit of room to spare.
