NFL Betting preview: Ravens Soar Into Cincinnati
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Thursday
night, the Baltimore Ravens (9-2 SU & 7-4
ATS) can clinch their second AFC North title in
the franchise's 11-year history if they can defeat
the Cincinnati Bengals (6-5 SU & 5-5-1 ATS)
at Paul Brown Stadium.
Locking up a division title
would enable the Ravens to focus on their pursuit
of securing one of the conference's two first-round
byes for the postseason as well as home-field
advantage throughout the playoffs.
Baltimore has won five in
a row and is coming off a 27-0 rout of Pittsburgh
last week in which the Ravens' defense registered
nine sacks, tying a single-game franchise record.
The Ravens, whose other division
title came in 2003, are enjoying their longest
SU winning streak since closing out 2000 with
seven straight victories en route to their Super
Bowl title.
Ravens RB Jamal Lewis will
try to continue his strong play against the Bengals,
who have allowed 361.7 ypg as the NFL's second-worst
defense. Lewis has 1,182 yards, nine TDs and eight
100-yard games in 10 lifetime contests versus
the Bengals. He had 72 yards and a score in the
first game this season against Cincinnati.
Baltimore has not swept the
season series from Cincinnati SU since winning
twice in a three-week span during the 2002 season.
Bengals QB Carson Palmer,
who threw for only 194 yards and was intercepted
twice in the first meeting between the teams,
has vowed to have a better performance after watching
film of the contest.
Palmer has thrown nine TD
passes in the last three games, and Chad Johnson
has been his favorite target during his recent
surge. Johnson has 24 receptions for 573 yards
and five TDs in that span, the second-highest
three-game yardage total in NFL history.
With 123 yards against the
Browns, Johnson topped the 1,000-yard mark for
the fifth straight season. He has 53 catches for
831 yards and six TDs in 11 games against the
Ravens but was held to four receptions and 31
yards in the previous game this season.
Palmer and the Bengals are
trying to win a third straight game and are coming
off their most complete game of the season, a
30-0 rout of the Cleveland Browns in which they
rolled up 388 yards and forced five turnovers.
Palmer threw for 275 yards and three TDs, while
the Bengals yielded just 203 total yards and recorded
their first shutout in 17 years.
Bengals are 28-13 ATS in
their last 41 games after accumulating more than
250 yards passing in their previous game. However,
they are 21-60-3 ATS in their last 84 games after
accumulating more than 350 total yards in their
previous game.
The Bengals, who led the
NFL in turnovers forced last season, have nine
takeaways in their last two games after forcing
just three in their previous six contests.
Notable Game Trends:
- Ravens are 23-9-3 ATS in
their last 35 games in November.
- Ravens are 6-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning
record.
- Ravens are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in
Week 13.
- Ravens are 13-6 ATS in their last 19 meetings.
- Ravens are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 road games.
- Bengals are 11-3-1 ATS in their last 15 games
in November.
- Bengals are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 vs. AFC
North.
- Bengals are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games
overall.
- Favorite is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings.
Posted on 11/29/2006 4:44:46
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NFL Betting: Ravens Soar Into Cincinnati
By Robby Maddux
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