Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals Pick & Odds: September 19th 2010

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Pick: Cincinnati Bengals +3 -125 odds
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The Ravens won’t be able to match the intensity they showed against the New York Jets last week. That was considered a “man’s game”, and the Ravens put their best foot forward. But we can see them falling flat on their faces this week as they travel to face the hungry Cincinnati Bengals Sunday. Cincy opened the season ugly, falling behind 31-3 at New England last week before making it respectable in a 24-38 defeat. This is basically the same Bengals team that swept the Ravens last year, except now they’ve added a couple key pieces on offense to make their passing game more explosive. Because Cincinnati lost last week and Baltimore won, the Ravens are the favorite. Had it been the other way around, the Bengals would be favored. That means we are getting great line value on the Bengals this week because of how things went last weekend. The Bengals won 17-14 at Baltimore last year before capping off the sweep with a 17-7 home win. In that home victory, Cincinnati controlled the ball 40 minutes to Baltimores 20 minutes and held the Ravens to just 55 yards rushing on 17 carries. So the Bengals held the Ravens to a mere 10.5 points/game in two meetings last year. Cincinnati knows how to beat Baltimore, and this becomes virtually a must-win game because nine teams that started 0-2 last year all failed to make the playoffs. Plus, the Ravens are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games when playing on Sunday following a Monday night game. Take Cincinnati and the points.