Last Updated on September 11, 2014 9:30 pm by atswins
Steelers vs. Ravens Free Pick
BALTIMORE, MD (ATS Consultants) – AFC North rivals battle in Baltimore tonight when the Ravens host the Steelers at 8:25PM ET on “Thursday Night Football.” Will it be a high-scoring game?
The Steelers won their opener last week but the Browns gave them all they could handle in a 30-27 victory. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 365 yards while Antonio Brown racked up 116 yards receiving and Le’Veon Bell rushed for 109 yards in the win. But Pittsburgh failed to cover as a 5.5-point home favorite as Cleveland’s no-huddle offense gave Dick LeBeau’s defense issues in the second half.
The Ravens, meanwhile, dropped their home opener to the Bengals, 23-16. Joe Flacco threw for 345 yards in the win but Justin Forsett only rushed for 70 yards as Baltimore couldn’t get anything going on the ground. The Ravens blew a fourth-quarter lead and wound up failing to cover as 1-point home favorites. The combined score fell under the posted total of 43.5 points.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Ravens are 2.5-point favorites for tonight’s game versus the Steelers while the total is currently sitting at 44.5 points. Baltimore opened as 3-point home favorites before the line dropped to 2.5, while the total opened at 43.5 before being bet up to 44.5.
NFL FREE PICK: Take the over. According to latest NFL trends, the over is 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams in Baltimore and 5-2 in the last seven meetings overall. The over is also 4-1 in the Steelers’ lsat five games versus the AFC dating back to last year, 11-5 in their last 16 divisional games and 4-1 in their last five games versus a team with a losing record. On the other side, the over is 4-0 in the Ravens’ last four games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
2014 NFL WEEK 3 FREE PICK: STEELERS/RAVENS OVER 44.5
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