Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals NFL Picks Week 9

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals NFL Picks

The Cincinnati Bengals play host to the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday Nov 8, as the Ravens hope to avoid three straight road losses. The Bengals have won seven of the past 10 meetings. NFL Betting Expert have the Ravens as -3 point road favs over the Bengals with the over/under set at 43.5 points .
The Ravens (4-3) beat Denver 30-7 in Week 8 and now sit third in the AFC North. QB Joe Flacco made 20 of 25 passes for 175 yards with one RTD pass; overall he’s thrown for 1,849 yards with 12 TD passes and five interceptions for a 95.6 passer rating. RB Ray Rice had 23 carries for 84 yards with a TSD, while WR Kelley Washington made four catches for 58 yards. WR Derrick Mason made four catches for 40 yards with a TD.

The Ravens had no interceptions on the day and only two sacks. They were penalized eight times for a high 94 yards, they must be more disciplined. In their three losses this season the Ravens passed the ball on 69.5% of their offensive plays. In their four wins they passed the ball just 49.3%of the time.

Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron has done a great job of grooming QB Joe Flacco, but he must try to maintain balance in his play-calling. The Ravens offense is ranked seventh best in the league with a 10th ranked passing game and 10th ranked running game.