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Showing posts with label Joe Flacco. Show all posts
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Monday, November 30, 2015

Ravens: Masters of Close Finish - NFL 2015 MNF 12

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The total absolute point difference for all 10 Baltimore Ravens game is 41, an average of 4.1 points. They have played 5 games in which the margin of victory was 3 points or less. Their biggest loss was by 8 points, on the road to the 9-2 Arizona Cardinals.

At 3-7 Baltimore is all but mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. Heading into tonight's matchup -  Baltimore At Cleveland (-4.5; 41.5) - the Ravens are without starting Quarterback Joe Flacco.

Matt Schaub is slated to start for Baltimore but for the Ravens, the defense continues to be the biggest concern. The Ravens are giving up 24.9 points per game and this Cleveland Browns team scored 33 points on them, in the game that all but doomed their season.


Oddly enough that was the only game the Browns won with Josh McCown at the helm. Cleveland is 2-8 for the season and their absolute point difference is 125, an average of 12.5. Both their wins were by 3 points.

The Browns have lost 5 games in a row while scoring 13.6 points per game. During that same stretch, the Ravens are 2-3 while scoring 20.6 per game but this was with Joe Flacco at quarterback.

The question: Can Baltimore's defense hold the Browns to under 20 points? In games that McCown started and finished, Cleveland averages 21.5 points.

There are no numbers to predict the winner but all simulations show the Baltimore Ravens to lose by no more than 2 points.

So, I take Ravens (UNDER).  Pick wisely, and come back for Thursday's picks and tonight we find out how close the Ravens are to being dominant next season.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

NFL 2015 Week 3 - EvenMoney's Game of the Week (Ravens vs Bengals)

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Cincinnati at Baltimore  (-1.5; 45.5) promises to be a battle and has the potential to be a season ending game for the Baltimore Ravens. Losing this game would put them at 0-3 and push their division rival, the Cincinnati Bengals to 3-0.

The Bengals are Top 5 in Scoring, Passing and Rushing. Even if one makes the claim that they have faced two AFC West teams that don't have a Defense like the Ravens, the question then becomes how good is the Ravens Defense?

Last week, the Oakland Raiders aired them out, in a shootout game where the Ravens trailed by 10 points early in the first quarter. To their credit, the Ravens Offense woke up and surpassed the Raiders output.

The Bengals Defense has performed better across the board than the Ravens and the Bengals beat the Ravens twice last season.

With all that, why pick the Ravens, not only to win but to cover the Spread? Reason: the Ravens have not lost their first three games of any season under John Harbaugh with Joe Flacco at Quarterback.

Lastly, the numbers are Cincinnati Bengals win by 2 points (.333) or the Baltimore Ravens win by 5 points (.667)

I go with Ravens (Under). Pick wisely, come back for Thursday's pick and Enjoy this playlist.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

NFL 2012, Week 3: Hedging the Straight-Line (Results)





9/29/2012

Hedging the Straight-Line




WEEK 3 Results
NFL 2012 Season

















Home

Away
Final Score (difference)
Final Total Score
Result
Total
Score Variance
Carolina Panthers

New York Giants
29
43
W
3
Chicago Bears

St. Louis Rams
-17
29
W
30
Cleveland Browns

Buffalo Bills
10
38
L
21
Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars
5
39
W
25
Dallas Cowboys

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
-6
26
L
40
Miami Dolphins

New York Jets
3
43
L
7
Minnesota Vikings

San Francisco 49ers
-11
37
P
13
New Orleans Saints

Kansas City Chiefs
3
51
L
-4
Tennessee Titans

Detroit Lions
-3
85
L
-35
Washington Redskins

Cincinnati Bengals
7
69
L
-3
Arizona Cardinals

Philadelphia Eagles
-21
33
W
14
San Diego Chargers

Atlanta Falcons
24
30
W
14
Denver Broncos

Houston Texans
6
56
L
-20
Oakland Raiders

Pittsburgh Steelers
-3
65
L
-18
Baltimore Ravens

New England Patriots
-1
61
L
-4
Seattle Seahawks

Green Bay Packers
-2
26
L
21





W 5
         6.50





L 10






P 1










WINS
LOSSES

PUSH

Last Week

5
10

1

Overall

17
29

2