In this article, we will formulate a Baltimore Ravens vs Las Vegas Raiders prediction for this NFL game on Sunday, September 15th at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this week two matchup.
Baltimore Ravens Betting Preview
The Baltimore Ravens are 0-1 this season after they lost to Kansas City by a score of 27-20 in their first game. Baltimore trailed 20-10 and 27-17 in the game, but they did a great job of battling back. The Ravens drove down the field in the final minute of the game and caught a touchdown pass as time expired, but the tight end was barely out of bounds, which ended the game. Baltimore outgained Kansas City by a total of 452-353, tied the turnover battle at one, and went 7-14 on third down in the loss. Lamar Jackson threw for 273 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 122 yards on 16 carries.
Baltimore had the tough task of opening the season at Arrowhead in celebration of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory, but they played well and nearly had a chance to win the game with a two-point conversion. The Ravens racked up over 450 total yards, but they need to be careful running Lamar as much as they did.
Las Vegas Raiders Betting Preview
The Las Vegas Raiders are 0-1 this year after they lost to the Chargers by a score of 22-10 in their last game. Las Vegas scored a touchdown to lead 7-3 in the first quarter, but they were outscored 19-3 the rest of the way for the loss. The Raiders were outgained by a total of 316-296, turned the ball over three times, and went 5-14 on third down in the game. Gardner Minshew threw for 257 yards, one touchdown, and one interception, while Zamir White rushed for 44 yards on 13 carries.
Las Vegas did a very good job of holding the Chargers to field goals in the first three-quarters of the game, but they allowed two fourth-quarter touchdowns in the loss. Las Vegas needs to find more offense, as scoring 10 points on nearly 300 total yards is nowhere near good enough.
Why the Ravens will cover
- The Ravens have won each of their last 11 games as favorites following a loss.
- The Raiders have lost nine of their last 10 road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Raiders have failed to cover the spread in 12 of their last 13 road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Ravens have covered the spread in each of their last six games as favorites following a loss.
- The Ravens have scored the first touchdown in each of their last seven games as favorites following a loss.
- The Raiders have won the first quarter in five of their last six games as heavy underdogs (>+7.0 points).
- The Ravens have won the first half in each of their last seven home openers as favorites.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Raiders’ last six games against AFC North opponents has gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Ravens’ last five games at M&T Bank Stadium following a road loss have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Three of the last four Sunday games at M&T Bank Stadium have gone OVER the total points line.
Baltimore Ravens Player Prop Facts
- Derrick Henry has scored at least one touchdown in each of his last six appearances with his team a favorite on the East Coast.
- Lamar Jackson has recorded 223+ passing yards in each of the Ravens’ last four Sunday home games.
- Derrick Henry has scored two or more touchdowns in three of his last four appearances with his team a favorite on the East Coast.
- Isaiah Likely has recorded 31+ receiving yards in each of the Ravens’ last seven regular season games.
- Derrick Henry has recorded 77+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last seven September home appearances.
- Derrick Henry has scored the first touchdown in each of his last three appearances with his team as a favorite following a loss.
- Derrick Henry has recorded 80+ rushing yards in each of his last five September home appearances against AFC opponents.
- Lamar Jackson has thrown three or more touchdowns in three of the Ravens’ last five September games as favorites.
- Lamar Jackson has recorded 22+ completions in each of the Ravens’ last three September games.
- Roquan Smith ranks T1st in the NFL in interceptions (1) this season.
Las Vegas Raiders Player Prop Facts
- Jakobi Meyers has scored the first touchdown in four of the Raiders’ last five games following a road loss.
- Alexander Mattison has recorded 19+ rushing yards in each of his last 11 road appearances.
- Alexander Mattison has recorded 29+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last 11 road appearances.
- Davante Adams has scored a touchdown in each of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog on the East Coast.
- Gardner Minshew II has recorded 226+ passing yards in each of his five previous appearances with his team as an underdog against AFC North opponents.
- Jakobi Meyers has recorded 55+ receiving yards in each of his last six September appearances.
- Gardner Minshew II has recorded 20+ completions in seven of his last eight appearances with his team as a road underdog.
- Alexander Mattison ranks T1st in the NFL in 20+ yards receiving touchdowns (1) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Ravens rank 1st in the NFL in yards per game (452.0) this season.
- The Ravens are the only team in the NFL to rank top 5 in both passing yards and rushing yards per game this season.
- The Raiders rank T1st in the NFL in Q1 win percentage (100.0) this season.
- The Raiders rank T1st in the NFL in H1 win percentage (100.0) this season.
Baltimore Ravens vs Las Vegas Raiders Betting Preview
Both of these teams come into this matchup searching for their first win of the season, but Baltimore played much better last week than the Raiders did. The Ravens took Kansas City right to the final whistle on the road and had a great chance to come away with the win. I think this Baltimore offense is going to continue racking up the yards, while the defense will look fantastic against the Las Vegas offense. I expect Baltimore to do much better in the red zone than the Chargers did against Las Vegas, and I like them to win this game going away.