Ravens vs. Bengals 2024 Prediction, Odds, Tips – October 6th

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In a battle between two division rivals, the Baltimore Ravens (2:2) face the Cincinnati Bengals (1:3). The Ravens are slight favorites (-2.5). The overall score here is 48.5 points.

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Ravens vs Bengals Prediction and Picks

• Choose ATS: Ravens (-2.5)
  
• Select organizational unit: Over (48.5)
  
• Forecast:
  Ravens 26 – Bengals 24
  

Here’s how to watch Baltimore vs. Cincinnati

• Play date: Sunday, October 6, 2024
• Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
• Venue: Paycor Stadium
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• TV: CBS
• Live boxscore: FOX Sports

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Current encounters Ravens vs. Bengals

• Baltimore has a 3-2 record against Cincinnati in their last five games.
• Cincinnati has been outscored by 1 point in its last five meetings with Baltimore.

Baltimore Betting Information

• Baltimore has covered the spread twice in 2024.
• The Ravens have held an advantage by 2.5 points or more twice this season and were able to cover the lead in one of those games.
• At this year’s games in Baltimore, the over was reached on three out of four set points (75%).
• When playing as moneyline favorites, the Ravens are 2-1 and win 66.7% of the time.
• Looking at the money line for this game, the Ravens’ implied win probability is 59.7%.

Ravens stats

Baltimore’s key player

attack

• Lamar Jackson has 858 passing yards, five touchdowns and one interception this year. He has completed 66.7% of his passes, averaging 214.5 yards per game and 7.9 per attempt.
• He added 308 rushing yards (77 per game) and two touchdowns on the ground.
• Derrick Henry is averaging 6 yards per carry (fourth in the NFL) and 120 yards per game and has 480 total rushing yards (first in the NFL). He has scored five rushing TDs this season.
• Henry’s seven targets as part of the passing attack turned into five catches (1.3 per game) for 45 yards (11.3 per game) and one touchdown.
• In four games, Justice Hill has accumulated 76 rushing yards, averaging 19 yards per game without scoring a touchdown.
• Hill has thrown a total of 16 balls on 18 targets for 161 yards, with one receiving a touchdown.
• Zay Flowers has 158 receiving yards and one touchdown with 17 catches on 27 targets. He averages 4.3 receptions and 39.5 yards per game.

defense

• On defense, Kyle Van Noy has eight tackles, seven TFL, six sacks and one pass defended in 2024.
• Jayson Oweh has 11 tackles, three TFLs and 3.5 sacks this season.
• This season, Roquan Smith has recorded one TFL, 35 tackles and one interception.
• This season, Kyle Hamilton has 28 tackles. He is second on the Ravens in tackles.

Cincinnati betting information

• Cincinnati has covered the spread twice in four games with a solid number.
• The Bengals blew a lead of 2.5 points or more in their only game as underdogs.
• The total has been exceeded three times in Cincinnati games this year.
• The Bengals lost the only game they played this season as underdogs.
• Based on the moneyline implied probability, the Bengals have a 44.6% chance of winning this game.

Bengals stats

Cincinnati’s key player

attack

• Joe Burrow has thrown for 978 yards this year (tied for eighth in the NFL), with seven touchdowns (fourth in the NFL) and one interception. He completes 70.9% of his attempts while averaging 244.5 yards per game and 7.3 per attempt.
• Ja’Marr Chase has 19 catches for 300 yards and three receiving touchdowns (fourth in the NFL). He was targeted 24 times and averaged 4.8 balls per game in four games played.
• Zack Moss is averaging 46.8 rushing yards per game (187 total yards) this season while scoring two rushing touchdowns.
• Moss’ stats include 12 receptions (3 per game) on 15 targets for 96 yards (24 per game) and one receiving touchdown.
• Chase Brown is averaging 46 rushing yards per game (184 total yards) and two rushing touchdowns in four games.

defense

• In 2024, Germaine Pratt has 42 tackles and one TFL in four games.
• Logan Wilson has 43 tackles and one TFL.
• Daxton Hill has 24 tackles, one TFL, one sack and two passes defensed in the 2024 season.
• Trey Hendrickson has three total sacks (the first for the Bengals) as well as three TFL and nine tackles.

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