Ravens vs Bengals Prediction & NFL Odds For Week 5
The Bengals are +125 on the money line as they host the Ravens at 1:00 ET on Sunday, October 6th at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. The Ravens are favored on the road with a money line of -149 and a point spread of -2.5. The over/under line is sitting at 50.5 points for this week five AFC North matchup. You can catch this one on CBS.
Prediction at a Glance for Bengals vs Ravens
- 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
Betting Odds & Lines for this Game
- Spread: Ravens -2.5 | Bengals +2.5
- Total: 50.5
- MoneyLine: Ravens -149 | Bengals +125
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Ravens vs. Bengals Prediction: MoneyLine
The Ravens’ offense put up 271 rushing yards on 34 attempts in their 35-10 win over the Bills, averaging 8.0 yards per attempt. Lamar Jackson completed 13 of 18 passes for 156 yards, finishing with a passer rating of 135 and throwing two touchdowns. Baltimore had 22 first downs and converted 55.6% of their third down chances.
Justice Hill led the Ravens with 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. Derrick Henry rushed for 199 yards, including an 87-yard run, and added a receiving touchdown. Jackson also contributed 54 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground.
Joe Burrow threw for 232 yards on 22 completions (71%) in the Bengals’ 34-24 win over the Panthers. Cincinnati’s offense had 24 first downs and 375 total yards. Burrow threw two touchdowns and was not sacked. Ja’Marr Chase led the Bengals with 85 yards receiving, including a 63-yard touchdown.
Cincinnati’s ground game was led by Chase Brown, who rushed for 80 yards on 15 carries, including two touchdowns and a long run of 20 yards. The Bengals finished with 141 rushing yards. Despite their success, the Bengals did have one turnover, coming on an interception by Burrow.
- Free MoneyLine Prediction Ravens -149 (Bet Now)
Ravens vs. Bengals Prediction: Total
The Ravens’ defense was dominant in their 35-10 win over the Bills, holding Buffalo to just 155 passing yards on 17 completions. Buffalo struggled to sustain drives, converting only 23.1% of their third down attempts. Baltimore defended the run well, allowing just 81 yards on 23 attempts (3.5 yards per attempt) and limited the Bills to 10 points.
They also pressured the quarterback, finishing with three sacks and winning the quarterback hit battle by a margin of +5. The Ravens’ defense didn’t give up any big plays, as the Bills managed only 5 yards per attempt in the passing game.
In their 34-24 win over the Panthers, the Bengals’ defense gave up 155 rushing yards on 29 attempts, including a 66-yard touchdown run to D.J. Moore. Despite this, they held Carolina to 3.3 yards per carry overall. The Bengals’ defense allowed 375 total yards, but they did come up with one interception and limited the Panthers to a 61% completion percentage.
Cincinnati’s defense struggled to generate pressure in this one, as they didn’t record any sacks and had a negative tackles for loss differential. Additionally, the Panthers converted on 50% of their third down attempts.
- Free MoneyLine Prediction UNDER 50.5 (Bet Now)
Ravens vs. Bengals Prediction: Spread
The Ravens are now 2-2 after a big 35-10 win over the Bills. Baltimore was favored by -2.5 and easily covered the spread with their 25-point victory. The combined 45 points fell short of the O/U line of 47.5 points. Baltimore led 21-3 at halftime and put the game away with a touchdown early in the 3rd quarter.
Lamar Jackson had a big game, throwing three touchdown passes, two to Derrick Henry and one to Rashod Bateman. Jackson also ran for a 9-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter. The Ravens’ defense kept the Bills out of the endzone until late in the 3rd quarter, holding a potent Buffalo offense to just 10 points.
- Spanning across their last three games, Baltimore have gone 2-1. In these games, they have a 2-1 record vs the spread and an over-under mark of 2-1.
- Across their last five road contests, Baltimore has been good against the spread posting a mark of 4-1. Their overall mark in these games was 4-1, while averaging 24 points per game.
The Bengals picked up a 34-24 win over the Panthers in their most recent game, bringing their record to 1-3. Cincinnati led 7-0 after the 1st quarter and finished the game with a 10-point victory. Favored by -5, the Bengals covered the spread, and the combined 58 points went over the O/U line of 46.5 points.
Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase connected for a 63-yard touchdown in the 2nd quarter, helping the Bengals take a 21-14 lead heading into halftime. Cincinnati added two more touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, one of them being a touchdown from Burrow to Zack Moss. Although the Panthers scored in the 4th quarter, the Bengals sealed the win with a late field goal.
- Through their last three regular season contests, Cincinnati has a record of 1-2. The team’s record vs the spread was just 1-2, in addition to an over-under mark of 2-1.
- When looking at their past five home matchups, Cincinnati has an ATS record of 3-2 while averaging 24 per game. The team went 2-3 overall in these games.
- Free Spread Prediction Bengals +2.5 (Bet Now)
Ravens vs. Bengals Pick: Bengals +2.5
Our pick vs. the spread is to take the Bengals to cover as home underdogs in this week five matchup against the Ravens. Currently, the point spread lines have the Ravens as 2.5-point favorites, and we have the Bengals narrowly covering at home, with a final score prediction of 25-24 in favor of the Ravens.
For an over/under pick, we really like the under, with the line sitting at 50.5 points. Our projections have these teams finishing with just 49 combined points, making the under a great value pick for this one.