Tennessee Titans v. BALTIMORE RAVENS -10

Over/Under: 47.5

Ten points is a whole lot of points in the playoffs. If one team should get the benefit of the doubt, it’s the Ravens. They have been unstoppable since September. The Ravens will win this game.

But, we aren’t talking about winning a game. We are talking about covering a game. Covering 10 points is a different conversation. Here’s why I don’t think Baltimore will cover the spread: game style.

Remember when everyone was talking about how the NFL is a passing league? Yea, these two teams don’t exactly agree with that. The Ravens are one of the best passing teams in the league, but it’s out of heavy sets and relies on their play-action game. The best way to beat the Ravens is to actually force them to run the ball — it makes no sense, but that’s what the Niners did. So Baltimore will be running the ball. The Titans will force them to do so.

We know exactly what the Titans are going to do. They are going to ride Derrick Henry as far as he can take them. They’ll take shots down field on play-action passes and then hand the ball off to Henry some more.

Running the ball and then running the ball some more. That’s what we’ll see in this game. This means the game is going to fly by. It will be a 7-10 point game where the Ravens win, but the Titans will keep it close until late.

Picks: 

Tennesee Titans +10 over BALTIMORE RAVENS

Under 47.5