The Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals meet Sunday in NFL action from Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. Here’s a Bengals vs Ravens prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Bengals vs Ravens pick.
Baltimore Ravens Betting Preview
The Ravens opened the year on a rough run, limping into their bye week with a 1-5 stretch. The lone win in that time was over the Browns; otherwise it was losses to the Bills, Lions, Chiefs, Texans and Rams in succession. After the bye however, Baltimore hit a nice win streak over the Bears, Dolphins, Vikings, Browns and Jets in the next five games. That streak was halted with a loss to the Bengals on Thanksgiving, giving the Ravens a 6-6 record over their first dozen games this year.
In the matchup versus the rival Steelers last weekend, the Ravens managed to score points in every quarter. Unfortunately Baltimore also gave up 27 points on the other side during just the first three quarters, leading to a 27-22 loss in the end. QB Lamar Jackson finished 19-of-35 for 219 yards, one TD and one pick. Derrick Henry had 25 carries for 94 yards, while Jackson also put up a rush score. Leading receiver Zay Flowers had eight catches for 124 yards in the losing effort for the Ravens as well.
Cincinnati Bengals Betting Preview
Over on the Bengals’ side, they had a rough stretch heading into their bye week as well, going just 3-6 over those nine outings. The wins in that time were over the Browns, Jaguars and Steelers. The losses otherwise were versus the Vikings, Broncos, Lions, Packers, Jets and Bears. Cincinnati kept losing out of the bye, falling versus the Steelers and Patriots ahead of that win versus the Ravens. Through 12 games Cincinnati had a 4-8 overall record this year.
Matched up against the Bills on Sunday, the Bengals went into the final quarter clinging to a 21-18 lead. Cincinnati was outscored 21-13 the rest of the way however, leading to a 39-34 loss in the end. QB Joe Burrow was 25-of-36 for 284 yards, four touchdowns and two picks. Samaje Perrine had six carries for 31 yards, and Tee Higgins had six catches for 92 yards and a pair of scores in the defeat.
Why the Cincinnati Bengals will win
- The Bengals have won each of their last eight home games without Drew Sample.
- The Ravens have lost four of their last five games as slight favorites (<-3.5 points).
- The Bengals have covered the spread in seven of their last eight Sunday games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Ravens have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four games.
- The Bengals have won the first half in each of their last eight Sunday games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Bengals have scored the first touchdown in four of their last five Sunday games.
- The underdogs have won the first quarter in each of the Bengals’ last six Week 15 games.
Why the Baltimore Ravens will win
- The Bengals have lost each of their last eight Sunday games.
- The favorites have won each of the Ravens’ last 11 Week 15 games.
- The Ravens have covered the spread in eight of their last nine games as favorites following a Division loss.
- The Bengals have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five Sunday games as home underdogs.
- The Ravens have won the first half in each of their last eight December games as road favorites.
- The Ravens have scored the first touchdown in 11 of their last 12 games as favorites following a home loss.
- The Ravens have won the first quarter in each of their last nine games as road favorites following a home loss.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Ravens’ last 10 games as favorites following a loss have gone OVER the total points line.
- Each of the last eight games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total points line.
- Each of the Bengals’ last seven home games without Jake Browning have gone OVER the total points line.
Cincinnati Bengals Player Prop Facts
- Joe Burrow has recorded 25+ completions in each of his seven previous home appearances in games with a total points line of at least 50.0.
- Joe Burrow has recorded 261+ passing yards in each of his last seven appearances in games with a total points line of at least 50.0.
- Chase Brown has recorded 67+ rushing yards in seven of the Bengals’ last eight home games against AFC opponents.
- Tee Higgins has scored two or more touchdowns in three of his last four appearances in games with a total points line of at least 50.0.
- Noah Fant has recorded 12+ receiving yards in each of his last 12 December appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Tee Higgins has scored at least one touchdown in nine of his last 10 home appearances.
- Chase Brown has recorded 91+ rushing and receiving yards in seven of the Bengals’ last eight home games against AFC opponents.
- Heading into Week 15, Ja’Marr Chase is the only player to have recorded 1000+ receiving yards in each of the last three seasons. (including 2025).
Baltimore Ravens Player Prop Facts
- Derrick Henry has scored two or more touchdowns in three of his last four December appearances with his team as a road favorite against AFC opponents.
- Lamar Jackson has recorded 40+ rushing yards in each of the Ravens’ last seven December games as road favorites.
- Lamar Jackson has recorded 237+ passing yards in each of the Ravens’ last five games against the Bengals.
- Derrick Henry has scored at least one touchdown in eight of his last nine regular season road appearances against AFC North opponents.
- Derrick Henry has recorded 109+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last five December appearances with his team as a road favorite against AFC opponents.
- DeAndre Hopkins has recorded 21+ receiving yards in each of his 11 previous Week 15 appearances.
- Heading into Week 15, Derrick Henry is the only player to have recorded 1000+ rushing yards in each of the last four seasons. (including 2025).
Matchup/League Facts
- Bengals – two different players have recorded 80+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 15.
- Bengals – two different players have recorded 90+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 15.
- Ravens – five different players have recorded 50+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 15.
- Ravens – four different players have recorded 60+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 15.
Bengals vs Ravens Prediction
I’ll stick with the Ravens I suppose, but you could call this rivalry matchup either way. Baltimore is coming off a hard-fought loss versus Pittsburgh, notching 420 yards on offense, 203 pass yards, 5.5 yards per play, 22 first downs and a 7-of-18 success rate on third downs. The defense gave up 318 yards on the other side with 34 rush yards, 6.2 yards per play, 13 first downs and 6-of-14 on third-down attempts. That gives Baltimore a tepid 36 points scored over the last two outings, while giving up 59 points on the other side in that pair.
The last time these teams met up on Thanksgiving, Baltimore took a 32-14 loss at home. The main culprit in that defeat was the five turnovers—with four of those being lost fumbles. The Ravens offense also stalled out repeatedly, notching just 16 first downs and 3-of-10 on third-down tries. Baltimore really needs a shot in the arm in the rematch.