The Baltimore Ravens were one of 13 teams to register a double-digit win total a season ago. Even so, its 11 triumphs were only good enough to finish second in what turned out to be a highly competitive race for the AFC North title. Unfortunately, the final tally only managed to push the 11-win opener and lose once the betting markets bumped it up to 11.5 heading into Week 1. In turn, it snapped the franchise’s three-season over streak which had many an NFL bettor upset about getting swept by the Pittsburgh Steelers and suffering losses to lesser teams like the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots. Still, the squad covered 10 of 16 games in the regular season before splitting against the NFL odds in the playoffs. Online sportsbooks once again expect John Harbaugh’s squad to be one on the more dominant in the AFC with a legit shot of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy come season’s end. It’s now one of only nine teams with double-digit season win total odds, and its impost is the third highest on the board!
Baltimore Ravens Season Win Total: 11 Under -133
Only the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers possess higher win totals than that of the Ravens. Makes sense considering the teams went at one another in Super Bowl LV. Baltimore’s number to beat opened at 11 and remains there due to the fact that a majority of the bets taken to this point have filtered in on the under. So much so that decided -133 vig is currently attached to the low side of the number. When taking a look at the upcoming schedule paired with the AFC North title race likely to once again be a war, you can see why. Baltimore’s got the AFC West and NFC North along with standalone games against the Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins. A whopping eight games will be played against playoff teams from a year ago!
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Baltimore Ravens Football Schedule
Week 1: Ravens at Raiders, Monday, September 13, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Week 2: Chiefs at Ravens, Sunday, September 19, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Week 3: Ravens at Lions, Sunday, September 26, 1 p.m. ET
Week 4: Ravens at Broncos, Sunday, October 3, 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 5: Colts at Ravens, Monday, October 11, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Week 6: Chargers at Ravens, Sunday, October 17, 1 p.m. ET
Week 7: Bengals at Ravens, Sunday, October 24, 1 p.m. ET
Week 8: Bye Week
Week 9: Vikings at Ravens, Sunday, November 7, 1 p.m. ET
Week 10: Ravens at Dolphins, Thursday, November 11, 8:20 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Week 11: Ravens at Bears, Sunday, November 21, 1 p.m. ET
Week 12: Browns at Ravens, Sunday, November 28, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Week 13: Ravens at Steelers, Sunday, December 5, 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 14: Ravens at Browns, Sunday, December 12, 1 p.m. ET
Week 15: Packers at Ravens, Sunday, December 19, 1 p.m. ET
Week 16: Ravens at Bengals, Sunday, December 26, 1 p.m. ET
Week 17: Rams at Ravens, Sunday, January 2, 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 18: Steelers at Ravens, Sunday, January 2, 1 p.m. ET
Baltimore Ravens Season Win Total Analysis
The Ravens are very likely headed towards another successful campaign in 2021-22. With a bulk of the players back from the last three teams that logged 10+ win regular seasons, one can only deduce as such. But will it be enough to surpass a lofty win total? I’m curious to see how the moves made in the offseason improve this roster. The defense lost a couple of impact pass rushers and run stuffers in Matt Judon and Yannick Ngakoue to free agency; sickeningly to teams in their own division. On top of that, the offense was extremely one-dimensional with it leading the league in rushing due to the scrambling ability of Lamar Jackson and the blow up rookie campaign put forth by J.K. Dobbins. Baltimore led the league in rushing (191.9 YPG) but ranked dead last in the passing department (171.2 YPG). I’m sorry, but I’m never going to buy into Jackson becoming a polished passer. He took a pretty large step backwards last season as well. While the additions of Sammy Watkins in free agency and Rashod Bateman in the draft should help, I’m going to need to see it first before I believe it.
With Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Peters still patrolling the secondary, Baltimore will still possess one of the stingier ball-hawking defenses in the league. But what happens if the pass rush isn’t quite up to snuff? All of a sudden those coverage sacks and opportunities to force turnovers won’t be there. The Ravens already found themselves in the middle of the pack in the QB sack department a season ago (No. 14). Now another year older and not having those longstanding anchors to rely upon, I’m very interested to see if the offense can take that next step and take on a more efficient and electric role in deciding games this upcoming season. All that said, the Ravens are still the Ravens which means the defense should be just fine. I just can’t get over watching the offense struggle so mightily the last few years with all the chips on the table. If Dobbins improves upon his rookie season and the switch finally flips for Jackson throwing the pigskin efficiently, I’ll eat crow. Until then, I’ll pay up to see if this team has it in them to go for 12 regular season wins against a schedule strength that currently ranks out as one of the toughest in the league per Sharp Football Stats.
Baltimore Ravens Season Win Total Prediction: Under 11
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