Week 12 NFL Wagering – Eagles at Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens (6-4 SU, 7-3 ATS), who were turned back in a big way against the New York Giants last week, will get a chance to redeem themselves against another NFC East team this week as they play host to the Philadelphia Eagles (5-4-1 SU, 6-4 ATS) in NFL pro football sports betting action that is set to begin at 1 PM ET at M&T Bank Stadium (natural turf) in Baltimore.
Sunday, November 23
BetUS NFL betting odds: BALTIMORE -2.5, Total 36.5
NOTABLE STAT: Ravens lead the NFL in home passing defense (133.8 ypg) and home rushing defense (58 ypg)
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Eagles are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 on the road
In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Ravens are listed as a 2.5-point favorite, with a posted total of 36.5 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* PHIL has played four of its last six games UNDER the total
* PHIL has covered nine of its last 11 road games
* PHIL has played seven of its last ten road games OVER the total
* BALT has won and covered four of its last five games
* BALT has played four of its last five games OVER the total
* BALT has won and covered four of its last five home games
* BALT has played six of its last eight home games OVER the total
Somebody obviously has to get Donovan McNabb a rule book, it seems. That was a rather lackluster effort against Cincinnati last week, especially for a team that had covered nine of their previous ten road contests. They’ve got to be able to run the ball more; over the last three games they have gained just 82 yards a game.
They have some hope to do that, one supposes, as the Giants pushed Baltimore’s defensive line back for 207 rushing yards in last week’s 30-10 blowout. But the Giants, who average over five yards a carry, may have been the exception more than the rule. Baltimore has allowed just 3.4 yards per carry, and at home they have been rock solid, yielding just 58 yards a game on the ground.
It’s interesting that McNabb has completed just 45 of his 94 passes over the last two weeks, with four interceptions. That does not compare favorably with rookie Joe Flacco, who may have thrown a couple of interceptions against the Giants last week but had gone 111 passes prior to that without an interception. Of course, the Baltimore running game will have its work cut out for it against an Eagle front that is pretty good too (just 3.6 ypc allowed). And when you’re a young quarterback and play against the Philadelphia defensive coordinator, Jim Johnson, there are going to be some unpleasant surprises that await you.
Still, we think that Baltimore’s three-headed rushing game is the one that has more of a chance to advance things, and we don’t want to lose sight of the fact that the Ravens are the NFL’s best home team in defending the run AND the pass. We’ll lay the points with the Ravens, the 2.5-point favorite in the BetUS Sportsbook NFL pro football sports betting odds.
