The Baltimore Ravens have been on the cusp of glory for a few years now. Is this the season everything gels and Baltimore claims its first Super Bowl in a decade? <\/p>\n
**Ready To Bet On NFL Season Win Total Odds<\/a>? We will have them posted soon! <\/p>\n Last season \u2013 <\/strong>12-4 The Ravens are led by an up-and-coming offense and a tough, veteran defense. Last year, the defense ranked third in the NFL with 16.9 points per game allowed. Even though it\u2019s a unit with tons of experience, the key to success this season might be a rookie.<\/p>\n Baltimore was strafed through the air last season, and cornerback received much of the blame. The Ravens took a big step to solving the problem by drafting controversial corner Jimmy Smith. The Colorado star is incredibly talented but dropped thanks to character issues. Still, he is widely regarded as the best press corner in the draft, so if Smith can keep his head on straight, he could be a huge addition for the club.<\/p>\n But as much as the secondary suffered blame for holding back the Ravens\u2019 defense, it isn\u2019t the only aspect of pass defense that didn\u2019t get the job done. Baltimore managed a franchise-worst 27 sacks last season, something that desperately needs to improve in 2011. So far, there hasn\u2019t been a major move to fix the situation. Sergio Kindle, a 2010 second-round pick who missed all of last season with a head injury, is cleared for action this season, but counting on him to rush the passer is risky at best. Baltimore may have to shop around for a pass-rushing specialist.<\/p>\n But despite some shortcomings, there is plenty of veteran talent around to ensure the defense is at least solid. Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Kelly Gregg, Terrell Suggs and Haloti Ngata are simply too could to let the \u201cD\u201d slip very far. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n On the other side of the football,Baltimore is waiting for a major breakout season from Joe Flacco and company. Flacco (25 touchdowns, 10 interceptions last season) has steadily improved throughout his three seasons in the NFL, but it hasn\u2019t translated to offensive dominance yet. To be fair, Flacco hasn\u2019t had many weapons to work with, and watching the Ravens\u2019 playoff loss to Pittsburgh last season was absolutely painful\u2014the receiving corps simply couldn\u2019t get open, and even when Flacco somehow threaded the ball to them, they dropped it anyway.<\/p>\n Familiar faces like wide receiver Derrick Mason and tight end Todd Heap are gone. Anquan Boldin will once again be the No. 1 receiver, but he was disappointing after a sluggish start, as he\u2019s clearly lost a step. The club is hoping there\u2019s some more room to work with thanks to the addition of Torrey Smith. The second-round wideout is an absolute burner\u2014something Baltimore desperately lacked last year\u2014but counting on rookie receivers is a tremendous gamble.<\/p>\n Ray Rice could be in line for a huge year, as he\u2019s playing for a new contract. The diminutive running back has averaged 119.3 yards from scrimmage over the past two years, second only to Tennessee\u2019s Chris Johnson. Rice has carried the ball 561 times in that span, though, and he\u2019s coming off major knee surgery.<\/p>\n HOW IT STANDS NOW:<\/strong><\/p>\n The Ravens are absolutely loaded. If they\u2019re going to make the leap to the next level, they\u2019ll need a few things to come through for them, like the Smith rookies making valuable contributions. Even if they don\u2019t, though, Flacco and Company should take another step forward\u2014meaning Baltimore will once again be gunning for an AFC North title.<\/p>\n Season Win total Prediction: 12-4<\/strong><\/p>\n Stick with Cappers Picks NFL articles all season long folks! We pump out TONS of daily articles for our NFL bettors! <\/p>\n Ready to start NFL Gambling Online<\/a> today?<\/p>\n Quick article and 2011 nfl prediction by Ian Van Den Hurk detailing the Baltimore Ravens 2011 Season win total odds for over under nfl betting futures\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":25193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[51028,45240,1784,51030,51031,1618,2517,50412,14500,16071,12419,8344,16069,51029],"class_list":["post-41301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-2011-ravens-season-win-total-odds","tag-45240","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-baltimore-ravens-betting-odds","tag-baltimore-ravens-predictions-2011","tag-nfl-futures","tag-nfl-gambling-online","tag-nfl-handicapping-predictions","tag-nfl-over-under-betting","tag-odds-baltimore-ravens-season","tag-overunder-season-win-totals","tag-ravens-odds","tag-ravens-win-total-lines","tag-ravens-wins-2011"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41301"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41421,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41301\/revisions\/41421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}A look at the numbers:<\/h3>\n
\nProjection this season \u2013 <\/strong>12-4
\nRavens Super Bowl XLVI Odds \u2013 <\/strong>+1200
\nRavens 2011-12 AFC Odds \u2013 <\/strong>+550
\n2011 Ravens AFC North Lines \u2013 <\/strong>+120<\/p>\n**CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR ONLINE NFL HANDICAPPING PREDICTIONS & WEEKLY SELECTIONS**<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"