Ravens vs. Bengals Week 17 Odds
CINCINNATI, OH (The Spread) – As the Ravens try to clinch the AFC North title, the Bengals need one more victory to secure a playoff berth.
BALTIMORE: It wasn’t the prettiest win but the Ravens did get the job done in last week’s 20-14 win over the Browns. Unfortunately for them, the Steelers crushed the Rams in Pittsburgh, forcing the Ravens to win one more game in order to clinch the AFC North. While Baltimore has won five of its last six games, the Ravens have failed to cover in their last three contests. Ray Rice leads the team with 13 touchdowns and 1,173 rushing yards, while Joe Flacco has thrown for 3,480 yards on the season.
CINCINNATI: The Bengals need just one more win to clinch a playoff berth in the AFC, which seemed like an impossible task in the offseason. They’ve won two in a row after victories over the Rams (20-13) and Cardinals (23-16), and are now 9-6 on the year and 8-5-2 against the spread. The rookie tandem of Andy Dalton (3,166 passing yards) and A.J. Green (1,031 passing yards, 7 touchdowns) continues to play well for a Bengal team that many people expected to top out at four or five wins this year. The Cincinnati defense has also played well, although for the Bengals to qualify for the postseason they need to notch just one more victory.
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ODDS: Oddsmakers have installed the Ravens as 1-point favorites over the Bengals, while the over/under total for Sunday’s game is currently sitting at 38 points. Baltimore enters the week with an 11-4 overall record and is 3-4 on the road this year, while Cincinnati is 9-6 overall and 4-3 at home.
TRENDS: The under is 4-1 in the last five meetings between these two teams while the underdog is 4-0-1 against the spread in the last five meetings. The Ravens are 1-5 against the number in their last six trips to Cincinnati and 0-4-1 ATS in their last five games versus the Bengals.
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