Bengals vs. Ravens Free Pick
Baltimore, MD (The Spread) – If the Baltimore Ravens hope to win the AFC North, they’ll at least need to beat the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17 this Sunday. Continue reading for picks, odds and more on this NFL matchup.
According to current NFL odds and oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com, the Ravens are 9.5-point favorites over the Bengals in Week 17. The over/under total for this game is currently 43 points.
The Bengals have won back-to-back games and are now 4-11 on the season. They’ve failed to cover in nine of their 15 games this year, however, and are just 2-5 ATS on the road.
The Ravens beat the Browns last Sunday to improve to 11-4 on the year and are now 8-6-1 against the spread according to latest NFL trends. They’re 6-1 at home this season but they’ve failed to cover in four of their seven games at M&T Bank Stadium.
NFL Week 17 Free Pick:
The idea is that since the Ravens have something to play for and the Bengals do not, it would be wise just to lay the points and hope for a blowout. But this is still a divisional game and Cincinnati has shown some fire of late. Chad Ochocinco won’t play again this week, which might be a good thing for quarterback Carson Palmer. With Ochocinco and Terrell Owens out of the lineup last week, Palmer threw four touchdown passes and finished with a career-high 157.2 QB rating. Teams with nothing to play for are always somewhat dangerous because they’ll let it all hang loose. Trick plays, going for it on fourth down and onside kicks are not out of the norm during the final week of the season. We like the underdog in this one – our pick is the Bengals +10.
20101 NFL WEEK 17 FREE PICK: CINCINNATI BENGALS +10
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