CLICK TO GRAB OUR BEST Expert SUPER BOWL XLVII Picks & handicapping tips for betting!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nBaltimore\u2019s passing game was a pedestrian 15th during the regular season gaining 233.69 yards per game through the air and the running game was 11th averaging 118.81 yards per game. Baltimore was the 10th best scoring team in the NFL this season \u2013 24.88 points per game. So why has this offense emerged in the post season?<\/p>\n
Joe Flacco has turned it on this postseason, throwing eight touchdowns and no interceptions. Anquan Boldin has also stepped up catching two TDs vs. the Patriots and Torrey Smith has also been dangerous. Dennis Pitta has caught two touchdowns in the post season to boot! Everything has clicked in the passing game and then there is Ray Rice!<\/p>\n
When the Ravens struggled this season, they forgot about Rice who is one of the best pass catchers in the NFL and is an effective runner between the tackles. He will need to be a bog part Sunday if the Ravens are to have a chance at victory. The emergence of change-of-pace-guy Bernard Pierce has also been a difference for this team. When Cam Cameron was fired as Offensive Coordinator, the Ravens turned the corner – Jim Caldwell brought the best out of everyone on this team and the strengths of each and every player was emphasized to the fullest.<\/p>\n
Defensively, there is some reason for concern for Baltimore fans \u2013 the Ravens were 17th against the pass this season and 20th against the run. But this unit led by Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, who is rumoured to be on his way out of Baltimore after this season, is peaking at precisely the right time \u2013 just like the offense. Need Proof? They held the best offense in the NFL \u2013 the Patriots in check for 60 minutes in the AFC Championship game.<\/p>\n
Now for the San Francisco 49ers. The Niners made a switch at QB in Week 11 and this team has flourished and has become one of the more dangerous and unpredictable offenses in the NFL since \u2013 a far cry from the vanilla offense they possessed with Alex Smith at the helm. San Francisco ended the season with the league\u2019s 4th best rushing offense and the 23rd ranked passing offense – – up from 30th when Alex Smith was at the helm. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n
Colin Kaepernick instantly added some juice to the offense, not only as a runner but also as a thrower. His fastball is as good as any quarterback\u2019s in the league, and Kaepernick\u2019s accuracy has been better than expected. In his 10 starts to date, Kaepernick has completed at least 62 percent of his passes in six of them and more than 70 percent (16-for-21 completions) in the NFC title game.<\/p>\n
But the 49ers are, first and foremost, a running team. RBs Frank Gore (4.8) and LaMichael James (6.9) are averaging five yards per carry in the postseason. Gore has been sensational all season long – he is a handful for any team he faces and the emergence of James makes the Niners that much more dangerous on offense. Kaepernick has proven to be an incredible rushing threat as well – he set the record earlier this season for rushing yards by a QB in an NFL game!<\/p>\n
Defensively, San Francisco has been plain scary all season long \u2013 4th against the run and 4th against the pass. This unit allowed just 17.06 points per game \u2013 good for 2nd in the NFL. The Smith boys are stellar and the 49ers own the best linebacking corp. in the NFL. The defense has been a difference maker all season long for San Francisco and this Sunday should be no different.<\/p>\n
So who wins?<\/p>\n
Betting Prediction:<\/strong> A few trends to consider:
\n\u2022 Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
\n\u2022 The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 5 games
\n\u2022 Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
\n\u2022 The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 6 games when playing San Francisco
\n\u2022 The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco’s last 5 games
\n\u2022 San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
\n\u2022 The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 6 games when playing Baltimore
\n\u2022 San Francisco is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore<\/p>\nEverybody seems to be on the 49ers ahead of this game and rightfully so. But I am taking the Ravens \u2013 they just seem to be a team of destiny with some mystical force driving them through the playoffs. The 49ers defense looked a tad vulnerable against Atlanta in the NFC Championship game and with an extra week to prepare, I have faith in the Baltimore coaching staff\u2019s abilities to devise a game plan similar to that of the Falcons. Add in the clear momentum that the Ravens have obviously developed and it all adds up to a Baltimore win. \u2013 In Ray Lewis\u2019s last game, he will go out a winner \u2013 cue the Kevin Garnett type victory speech!<\/p>\n
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