The Baltimore Ravens have been playing phenomenal football over the last few weeks. Dominating playoff-caliber teams, the Ravens are currently considered to be the best team in the league. In spite of getting another tough test in the Los Angeles Rams — Super Bowl LIII losers — oddsmakers are still backing Baltimore pretty hard in Week 12.
According to BetMGM, the Ravens are 3.5-point favorites over the Rams. Home teams are typically automatically given three points to compensate for the effect travel and the crowd can play on a game, meaning oddsmakers actually expect Baltimore to win by even more if played in a neutral stadium. That’s for good reason as well.
The Ravens hold the No. 1 offense under quarterback Lamar Jackson and their unique, pick-your-poison scheme. And since Week 7, when they traded for Rams cornerback Marcus Peters, Baltimore has had the No. 1 defense in DVOA. They’ve been scoring points, seemingly at will, on both sides of the football en route to big wins over some of the best teams in the league. The Ravens have won by at least six points in their last five games, with four having a margin of victory of at least 14 points.
While Los Angeles is a very talented team in their own right — holding the No. 13 offense and No. 10 defense entering Week 12 — they seem to just be another in the way of the Ravens’ great season.
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