The Baltimore Ravens have steamrolled quite a lot of opponents this season en route to a 10-2 record and a top seed in the AFC playoff picture. By beating quality teams by large margins, Baltimore has announced itself as the best team in the league. So when they’re going up against the Buffalo Bills in Week 14, oddsmakers are giving them quite the spread.
According to BetMGM, the Ravens are 5.5-point favorites over the Bills this week. While only tied for the fifth-largest spread of Week 14, 5.5 points is nothing to sneeze at for an away team. Considering oddsmakers typically gift the home team three points due to the effects the crowd and familiar field can mean to a game, it makes Baltimore’s odds even greater in theory.
But this is a tough bet to make this week. While the Ravens have absolutely obliterated good teams in recent weeks, beating their opponents by a combined score of 222-79 since Week 7, Buffalo has the third-ranked defense. With the struggles Baltimore had last week against the San Francisco 49ers’ defense, it’s unclear how that will translate to yet another stout front like the Bills.
On the flip side, Buffalo hasn’t exactly faced a bunch of tough teams. They could very well have an inflated defensive ranking thanks to playing against New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins (twice) and Tennessee Titans. And with a mediocre offense that relies far too much on quarterback Josh Allen picking up the slack, they should struggle to keep up with the Ravens’ offense. As we’ve seen often this season, that could lead to a blowout win.
If you’re the betting type, use the link for BetMGM but you’d probably be best served to find a better matchup that offers a little more certainty than Buffalo vs. Baltimore in Week 14.
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