Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals Betting Pick & Prediction 10/6/24

The Ravens are favored on the road as they take on the Bengals at 1:00 ET on Sunday, October 6th at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. The Ravens are -149 on the money line, and their point spread is -2.5. The Bengals’ money line odds are +125, and the over/under line is set at 50.5 points for this week five AFC North matchup. You can catch the game on CBS.

BALTIMORE RAVENS VS CINCINNATI BENGALS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Cincinnati Bengals +2.5

This game will be played at Paycor Stadium at 1:00 ET on Sunday, October 6th.

WHY BET THE CINCINNATI BENGALS:

• We have the Ravens winning this one by a score of 23 to 21
• Even though we like the Ravens to win, our ATS pick is to take the Bengals at +2.5
• We see this game finishing below the line of 50.5 points

Will The Ravens Pick Up A Win On The Road?

After a 35-10 win over the Bills, the Ravens are now 2-2 on the season. Baltimore took an 18-point lead into halftime and extended it in the 3rd quarter. Derrick Henry had a big game, rushing for 87 yards and scoring in the first quarter. Lamar Jackson had a great game, throwing three touchdown passes, including one each to Henry, Isaiah Likely, and Rashod Bateman.

Buffalo managed to score twice in the 3rd quarter, but by then, the Ravens had already put the game out of reach. This was a game the Ravens were expected to win, as they were favored by -2.5 and won by 25 points. The combined 45 points was just short of the O/U line of 47.5 points.

Lamar Jackson completed 13 of 18 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns in the Ravens’ 35-10 win over the Bills. Jackson also ran for 54 yards and a touchdown. Baltimore’s offense put up 271 rushing yards on just 34 attempts, with Derrick Henry leading the way with 199 yards, averaging 8.3 yards per attempt, and scoring once, including an 87-yard run. Justice Hill was the top receiver with 78 yards and a touchdown.

The Ravens had 22 first downs and converted 55.6% of their third down attempts. Jackson was sacked once and finished with a passer rating of 135 in the game.

Buffalo managed just 155 passing yards against the Ravens in their most recent game, with Baltimore coming away with a 35-10 win. The Ravens’ defense was tough on third downs, allowing just a 23.1% conversion rate. They also held Buffalo to 81 yards rushing on 23 attempts.

In the passing game, the Ravens limited the Bills to 17 completions on 31 attempts. Baltimore’s defense also came away with three sacks and didn’t allow a passing touchdown in the game.

Will The Bengals Win At Home Over The Ravens?

Improving to 1-3, the Bengals picked up a 34-24 win over the Panthers in their most recent game. Cincinnati led 7-0 after a late 1st quarter touchdown and added two more scores in the 2nd quarter, with Joe Burrow finding Ja’Marr Chase for a 63-yard touchdown and later connecting with Zack Moss for another touchdown. The Bengals and Panthers were tied at 14 in the 2nd quarter, but Cincinnati took a 21-14 lead into halftime with Burrow’s touchdown to Moss.

Cincinnati extended their lead in the 3rd quarter with a touchdown from Chase Brown and a 56-yard field goal from Evan McPherson, making it 31-14 in their favor. Although the Panthers found the endzone in the 3rd and added a field goal in the 4th, the Bengals sealed the win with another field goal from McPherson with 1:17 remaining in the 4th.

Joe Burrow completed 22 of 31 passes for 232 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception, as the Bengals picked up a 34-24 win over the Panthers. Burrow was not sacked and had a passer rating of 100. Cincinnati’s offense had 24 first downs and 375 total yards, with a good balance in the running game, gaining 141 yards on 31 attempts. They also converted 53.8% of their third down chances.

Ja’Marr Chase led the receiving corps with 85 yards and a touchdown, including a 63-yard catch. Chase Brown led the ground game with 80 yards on 15 carries, finding the end zone twice.

Even though the Bengals’ defense didn’t record any sacks in their most recent game, they did come up with one interception in their 34-24 win over the Panthers. Carolina still managed to rush for 155 yards on 29 attempts, averaging 5.3 yards per attempt, but Cincinnati’s offense gave them a lead, allowing them to run the ball more in the second half. The Bengals allowed 220 passing yards and a 61% completion percentage to the Panthers, with two passing touchdowns.

On third downs, the Panthers converted 50% of their chances, and Cincinnati’s defense didn’t generate much pressure, losing the tackles for loss battle by a margin of -3.