The Buffalo Bills battle the Baltimore Ravens in a key early-season showdown between two of the top teams in the AFC on Sunday Night Football. Buffalo has been red hot to start the season and is coming off a 47-10 win over Jacksonville in Week 3, while Baltimore held off Dallas 28-25. The Bills (3-0), who are 5-4 on the road since the start of last year, and are 2-0 in the conference. The Ravens (1-2), who are tied for second in the AFC North with the Cleveland Browns, are 0-2 against AFC foes.
Kickoff from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Baltimore is a 2.5-point favorite in the latest Ravens vs. Bills odds from the SportsLine Consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 46. Before you make any Bills vs. Ravens bets or predictions, make sure you check out what SportsLine NFL expert Mike Tierney has to say, considering his mastery of picks involving the Ravens.
A veteran sportswriter whose work appears periodically in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. Tierney is 154-124-9 in the NFL the past two seasons, returning $1,586 to $100 players. In addition, he is an amazing 48-22-2 on his last 72 NFL picks in games involving the Baltimore Ravens, returning a whopping $2,362. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, Tierney has zoned in on Bills vs. Ravens. You can head to SportsLine to see his picks. Here are the NFL odds and NFL betting lines on the spread, money line, and over-under for Bills vs. Ravens:
- Ravens vs. Bills spread: Baltimore -2.5
- Ravens vs. Bills over/under: 46 points
- Ravens vs. Bills money line: Buffalo +120, Baltimore -142
- BUF: Bills have hit the second-quarter game total over in 14 of their last 19 games (+9.30 units)
- BAL: Ravens have covered the first-half spread in 16 of their last 22 games (+9.30 units)
- Ravens vs. Bills picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why the Ravens can cover
Quarterback Lamar Jackson is off to another solid start to the season, completing 59 of 90 passes (65.6%) for 702 yards and three touchdowns. The reigning NFL MVP has been intercepted just once and has a rating of 95.7. He is second on the team in rushing, carrying 35 times for 254 yards (7.3 average) and one touchdown. He also has one explosive play of 25 yards and has converted 14 first downs.
Linebacker Kyle Van Noy is among the defensive leaders. He has six solo tackles and has four sacks for 31 yards with five tackles for loss. He also has one pass breakup. The 12th-year veteran is in his second season with the Ravens. Last year he registered a career-high nine sacks and had two forced fumbles, 30 tackles, including 20 solo, with four pass breakups and one stuff. See who to back at SportsLine.
Why the Bills can cover
Quarterback Josh Allen, in his seventh season with Buffalo, was on fire in Monday night’s win over Jacksonville. He completed 23 of 30 passes (76.7%) for 263 yards and four touchdowns for a 142.1 rating. For the season, Allen has completed 54 of 72 passes (75%) for 634 yards and seven touchdowns and a 133.7 rating. He is also second on the team in rushing, carrying 17 times for 85 yards (5.0 average) and two touchdowns.
Third-year veteran running back James Cook leads the team in rushing. In three games, he has carried 41 times for 188 yards (4.6 average) and three touchdowns. He has one explosive run of 49 yards and has converted 10 first downs. In the 31-10 win at Miami on Sept. 12, he rushed 11 times for 78 yards and two touchdowns. See who to back at SportsLine.
How to make Bills vs. Ravens picks
Tierney has analyzed Ravens vs. Bills from every possible angle and while we can tell you he’s leaning Over the point total, he has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. Head to SportsLine to see what it is, and find out which team to back.
Who wins Bills vs. Ravens on Sunday Night Football, and which critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Bills vs. Ravens spread you need to jump on, all from the expert who is 48-22 on picks involving the Ravens, and find out.
