Week 2 of the new NFL season gets underway with an AFC North clash between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night. BetOnline opened the Ravens as slight 1.5-point road favorites, but the game is now listed as a PICK. The total line is set at 44 points.
The Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals are each coming off a big opening day victory heading into this Thursday Night Football tilt on NFL Network. Game time for this AFC North matchup is set for 8:20 p.m. at Paul Brown Stadium.
Baltimore at Cincinnati Game Overview
The Ravens cruised to a 47-3 rout over Buffalo on Sunday as 7.5-point home favorites to open the new season impressively. The total went well OVER the closing 38.5-point line. Baltimore closed out last season with a 31-27 loss to Cincinnati as an eight-point home favorite after beating the Bengals 20-0 on the road in Week 1 as a 2.5-point underdog. The total has gone OVER or ended as a PUSH in 11 of the Ravens’ last 15 games.
Joe Flacco threw for three touchdowns against the Bills as part of his 236 passing yards on the day. Rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson made his season debut in relief and completed one of four passing attempts for 24 yards. He also ran the ball seven times for 39 yards. Baltimore’s defense held Buffalo to just 70 yards through the air and 83 yards on the ground in one its most dominating performances in recent memory.
Cincinnati closed as a slight one-point road favorite in Sunday’s opener against Indianapolis, and it was able to get past the Colts 34-23 to start things off on a very positive note. The total easily went OVER the 47.5-point closing line in that game. Last season, the Bengals closed things out with a pair of victories as underdogs to go 7-9 SU with a 9-7 record ATS. The total has now gone OVER or ended as a PUSH in eight of their last nine games.
Joe Mixon carried the running game on Sunday with 95 yards rushing and one score on 17 carries. Andy Dalton turned in one of his better performances at quarterback with 243 yards passing and two touchdown throws while completing a highly efficient 21 of his 28 attempts. AJ Green came down with six catches for 92 yards and a score.
Baltimore at Cincinnati Betting Trends
- The Ravens have lost four of their last 10 road games SU, but they have a 4-1-1 record ATS in their previous six games played on the road. The total has gone OVER in nine of their last 13 games overall.
- The Bengals are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games overall, and they have gone 4-2 both SU and ATS in their last six games at home. The total has gone OVER or ended as a PUSH in seven of their previous eight games.
- Head-to-head in this division battle, Cincinnati is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 home games against Baltimore with a “straight up victory” in five of the previous six meetings at home. The total has stayed UNDER in three of the last four matchups.
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