Ravens vs. Steelers odds: ATS pick, props and betting preview for Week 17

The Baltimore Ravens will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17, giving a wealth of great NFL betting options for those looking.

It’s Week 17 of the NFL season and while it will not have the typical circumstances we have come to expect in this rivalry, the Baltimore Ravens will host the Pittsburgh Steelers in the regular-season finale.

Baltimore has already locked up the No. 1 seed in the playoffs and several starters will not play against the Steelers. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh still has an outside chance to sneak into the final AFC playoff spot. Even with quarterback Robert Griffin and the rest of the backups expected to get the majority of the playing time, you absolutely know that the Ravens would love to end the Steelers season definitively by beating them.

The Ravens opened as a one-point favorite but the line has since moved to have the Steelers as 2.5-point favorites now. Baltimore enters the contest on an 11-game winning streak, but the decision to rest the starters has made sportsbooks adjust accordingly. So who should you back this week? Continue on for this week’s best bets.

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Money line: Ravens +110

These are two teams with different goals this week. The Ravens are resting up for their playoff run, while Pittsburgh is basically in a must-win game. They can lose and still get in, but the scenario is unlikely.

Baltimore will be without Lamar Jackson, Mark Ingram and Marshal Yanda on offense, but Pittsburgh has injury issues of their own. Mason Rudolph is out for the season with a shoulder injury, and both Maurice Pouncey and James Conner have already been ruled out for this week. So why are the Steelers the favorite in this one?

Pittsburgh’s defense has been spectacular since the addition of safety Minkah Fitzpatrick but they’re coming off an embarrassing loss to the Jets. Baltimore is having its way with teams this season and it’s not as if Griffin, Gus Edwards, and the Ravens’ second team haven’t gotten a lot of playing time this year. They’ve played a lot for backups thanks both to injuries and Baltimore’s blowout wins giving them playing time in the fourth quarter.

We have only gotten three other games (Chiefs, Seahawks, and Patriots) this season in which the Ravens were the underdog. Considering Baltimore has won 11 straight, it seems like an easy choice to pick the home team again this week to keep it rolling.