2014 NFL Week 6 Ravens vs. Bucs Picks & Predictions
By Anthony Rome
TAMPA, FL (The Spread) – The Ravens travel to Tampa today to take on the 1-4 Bucs at 1:00PM ET. Will it be a high-scoring game?
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Ravens are 3.5-point road favorites versus the Buccaneers while the over/under total is currently sitting at 43.5 points. As of this writing, just under 70% of the betting public currently favors Baltimore minus the points.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Ravens opened as 1.5-point favorites but the line has jumped to 3 or 3.5, depending on which sports book you view. As for the total, it opened at 46 and has been bet down to 43.5 at most online and Vegas sports books.
SEASON RECORDS: The Ravens enter play with a 3-2 record and are 2-2-1 against the spread in 2014, while the Buccaneers are 1-4 on the season and just 2-3 at the betting window. While the under is 3-2 in Baltimore’s five games this year, the over is 3-2 in Tampa Bay’s first five contests.
NFL FREE PICK: Take the over. According to latest NFL trends, the over is 7-1 in the Ravens’ last eight games on grass and 5-1 in their last six games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game. On the other side the over is 7-0 in the Buccaneers’ last seven games in October, 7-1 in their last eight games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game and 4-1 in their last five games after scoring more than 30 points in their previous game.
2014 NFL WEEK 6 FREE PICK: RAVENS/BUCCANEERS OVER 43.5