NFL Football Betting: Ravens vs. Broncos Odds & Pick: November 1st 2009

Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver Broncos
Free NFL Pick: Baltimore Ravens -3 -110 odds
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The time has come, Denver. It’s time to face the music on Sunday.The Denver Broncos are one of two teams that are still undefeated both SU and ATS this year, but at 6-0, the party is about to be over when they travel east to clash with the Baltimore Ravens.

There’s no doubting that Denver has a defense that can get down and dirty with any team in the NFL, as the unit has already held down impressive offenses such as Cincinnati (seven points), Dallas (ten points), and New England (17 points) on the season. However, I’m still questioning just how good this offense really is. Sure, scoring 34 points two weeks ago at Qualcomm was impressive against the Chargers, but two of those scores came on kick returns. If you factor those out, Denver hasn’t put up more than 20 offensive points on a serious team this season (forget about the 27 it scored on Cleveland and the 23 it scored on Oakland… I’m talking about real NFL teams here, not JV squads). In addition to that, how much longer can QB Kyle Orton look like Joe Montana? Orton, who never threw for 3,000 yards in his career and had a TD/INT ratio of 30/27 coming into this season is all of a sudden on a clip to throw for nearly 4,000 yards and 24 TDs against just three picks! Baltimore’s defense has had two weeks to prepare for this very simplistic offense, and it should thrive on Sunday afternoon against it.

QB Joe Flacco is proving that he’s the real deal as well. The Ravens may be on a three-game skid right now, but it’s not Joe Cool’s fault. Save when he only led the boys in purple to 14 points against the Bengals, Flacco has put the offense in the end zone at least three times in each game this season. With a defense that still features names like Ray Lewis, Haloti Ngata, Terrell Suggs, and Ed Reed, there’s no excuse for 21 points to not be enough to win a game.

History will tell you that this is a spot that Baltimore should thrive in. Remember the last time an undefeated team this deep into this season paid a visit to the Ravens? They should’ve stopped the perfect Pats two years ago in their tracks before ever getting the chance to be known as the “18-1 Patriots.” Baltimore has also covered five of the L/6 in this series. The Ravens are also 19-7 ATS in their L/26 overall and 39-16-1 ATS in their L/56 games as home favorites. Everything is ripe for a humbling loss for the Broncos on Sunday. Look for the perfect season to get halted in Week 8. Play: Baltimore Ravens