The big guns are coming out for Week 1 of the 2020 NFL regular season. At least that’s what one oddsmaker believes will happen when the Baltimore Ravens take on the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
According to BetMGM, the over/under for this Week 1 contest is 47.5 points. That’s tied for the third-highest total, behind the Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers.
Though that might seem pretty bold, it actually makes quite a bit of sense. In the two matchups between the Ravens and Browns last season, there was a total of 111 points scored. The Week 4 game had a combined 65 points, while Week 16 was a more reserved 46 combined points on the scoreboard.
Baltimore scored the most points last season, putting up a combined 531 points during the regular season (33.19 points per game average). Cleveland didn’t fare as well, putting up only 335 points (20.94 points per game), but they have an offense capable of hanging much more if they can finally get on the same page and take advantage of all that talent. Still, combining both teams’ averages would be 54 total points, well above the 47.5 BetMGM has listed.
In our game-by-game predictions, we have this game going over the 47.5 over/under odds set here. If you’re the betting type, the -110 odds from BetMGM could be pretty tempting. A $100 bet would net you $91 in return if you pick correctly.
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