Ravens tomorrow

greatwhite · #1 09-09-2007, 08:45 PM

Anybody like the Ravens at +2.5 tomorrow? I think that the Bengals are overhyped. They still can't play defense and the Ravens seem under the radar despite what they did last year.

Wayne Vinson · #2 09-09-2007, 09:02 PM

WTF, that seems backwards. That would be about even on a neutral field...

I don't closely follow either team, but if there's not something screwy going on I think there's a lot of value in Baltimore. What were the line moves?

As an aside, it looks like shopping gets you +3 if you want it.

MacGuyV · #3 09-09-2007, 09:07 PM

I don't really like this game.

I agree that for a 13-3 team last year, the Ravens are a bit under the radar. But I think that has more to do with the AFC's 3headed monster of the Pats/Chargers/Colts than anything else. If you look up the ESPN "expert" picks for example, you'll see that basically everyone is picking the Ravens to win the division & a handful of people pick Cincy as a wildcard; so the Bengals aren't really "overhyped" IMO.

The Bengals also match up pretty well w/ them IMO. Meh offenses typically do not torch weak defenses in the NFL, especially on the road. As good as the Ravens D is, I think Cincy will find a way to score 21+. Basically McNair has to play well for them to win & I have my doubts that he will based on what I saw last year.

zstratt · #4 09-09-2007, 10:31 PM

The Ravens are partly under the radar as a 13-3 team because they weren't as good as that record indicates. Plus they lost one of their best defenders and McNair is just another year older. I thought this line was going to be around 4.5. I like the Bengals here at home.