Ravens-Bengals Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals will meet on the gridiron at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.

Oddsmakers currently have the Ravens listed as 7-point favorites versus the Bengals, while the game’s total is sitting at 36.

The Ravens defeated Philadelphia 36-7 as a 1.5-point favorite last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (39.5).

Joe Flacco passed for 183 yards with a pair of touchdowns for Baltimore and Le’Ron McClain rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.

The Bengals fell 27-10 to the Steelers in Week 12, as 12-point road underdogs. The combined 37 points made it OVER the posted total of 35.

Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 20-of-37 for 168 yards and a touchdown in the loss.

Team records:
Baltimore: 7-4 SU, 8-3 ATS
Cincinnati: 1-9-1 SU, 4-7 ATS

Baltimore most recently:
When playing in November are 4-6
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the division are 4-6

Cincinnati most recently:
When playing in November are 6-3-1
When playing on turf are 2-7-1
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the division are 3-7

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore’s last 10 games on the road
Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Cincinnati is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati’s last 8 games at home

Next up:
Baltimore home to Washington, Sunday, December 7
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, Sunday, December 7