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GAME CHART
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11-5
(4-4 away)
|
ind
|
@
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BAL
|
10-6 (6-2 home)
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|
avg DEF ppg
|
24.2
|
24.9
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avg OFF ppg
|
||||
|
avg OFF ppg
|
22.3
|
21.5
|
avg DEF ppg
|
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|
pass DEF rank
|
21st
|
15th
|
pass OFF rank
|
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|
rush DEF rank
|
29th
|
11th
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rush OFF rank
|
||||
|
pass OFF rank
|
7th
|
17th
|
pass DEF rank
|
||||
|
rush OFF rank
|
22nd
|
20th
|
rush DEF rank
|
||||
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defensive formation
|
3-4
|
3-4
|
defensive formation
|
||||
|
G
Reitz (OUT)
|
key injuries
|
none
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FORECAST
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|
Sunny
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STAT ALERT
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-
BAL
has lost 4 of their last 5 games
-
IND
has won 9 of their last 11 games
-
BAL
has lost only 2 of their last 19 contests on home field
-
IND
QB Luck had 11 TD, 13 INT in road games this season
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ANALYST INSIGHT
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|
Head coach Chuck Pagano is back on the sidelines, and the way the
Colts humbled the Houston Texans under his watchful eyes in Week 17 spells
doom for the Ravens on Sunday – J. REED
Look for the Ravens to make big plays while limiting opportunities
for the confident, strong-armed IND QB Luck – V. IYER
The Ravens are a full TD choice here. Oddsmakers are no dummies…The
Ravens are a playoff-experienced team taking on a young group that is just
happy to be here. A route would not surprise – R. THE HANDLE
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|
FINAL PREDICTION
|
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|
BAL
|
SU
|
vs
SPR
|
IND (+6.5)
|
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|
The Colts played some inspired football this season but it will
all come to an end this Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens have been
a juggernaut on home turf in recent years, having lost but two matches before
their Maryland faithful over the course of the past three seasons. True, the
Ravens defense is in a state of decline, no more so evident than their
secondary which is too injured and beleaguered to stop a forceful air attack.
That said, IND QB Andrew Luck, though a strong candidate for Rookie of the
Year honours, has struggled notably when passing in road games in his initial
NFL season and those struggles are sure to shine in the spotlight this
weekend in Baltimore. By game’s end here, expect BAL RB Ray Rice to have exploited
the particularly weak Colts rush defence for big ground yardage which in turn
will have lent to increased Ravens possession time which in turn will have
lent to a Baltimore Divisional Round playoff berth.
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|
|
Pro*Line
#
|
avg @road
|
prediction
|
QB
|
prediction
|
avg @home
|
Pro*Line
#
|
|
|
Luck
|
21.5
|
21.3
|
UNDER
|
|
22.0
|
20.5
|
Flacco
|
|
|
|
Pro*Line
#
|
avg @road
|
prediction
|
RB
|
prediction
|
avg @home
|
Pro*Line
#
|
|
|
Ballard
|
65.5
|
52.6
|
OVER
|
|
UNDER
|
67.4
|
101.5
|
Rice
|
|
|
Pro*Line
#
|
avg @road
|
prediction
|
WR
|
prediction
|
avg @home
|
Pro*Line
#
|
|
|
Wayne
|
6.5
|
6.0
|
UNDER
|
|
|
5.4
|
4.5
|
Boldin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.9
|
|
Pitta
|
|
avg sacks
|
prediction
|
SACKS
(PRO*LINE #)
|
prediction
|
avg sacks
|
||
|
2.6
|
|
4.5
|
|
2.2
|
||
|
season
total
|
prediction
|
FUMBLES
(PRO*LINE #)
|
prediction
|
season
total
|
||
|
9
|
UNDER
|
1.5
|
UNDER
|
5
|
||
|
season
total
40+
|
prediction
|
LONG PASS
(PRO*LINE #)
|
prediction
|
season
total
40+
|
||
|
11
|
OVER
|
47.5
|
OVER
|
12
|
||
|
season
total
20+
|
prediction
|
LONG RUSH
(PRO*LINE #)
|
prediction
|
season
total
20+
|
||
|
5
|
UNDER
|
27.5
|
UNDER
|
10
|
||
|
season
total
50+
|
season
total
40-49
|
prediction
|
LONG FGM
(PRO*LINE #)
|
prediction
|
season
total
40-49
|
season
total
50+
|
|
4-7
|
9-10
|
OVER
|
45.5
|
OVER
|
10-13
|
4-4
|
|
avg yds
PTR
|
prediction
|
LONG PTR
(PRO*LINE #)
|
prediction
|
avg yds PTR
|
||
|
11.7
|
|
16.5
|
|
7.8
|
||
|
avg half
|
prediction
|
1ST HALF
(PRO*LINE #)
|
prediction
|
avg half
|
||
|
11.2
|
|
23.5
|
|
12.5
|
||
|
avg half
|
prediction
|
2ND HALF
(PRO*LINE #)
|
prediction
|
avg half
|
||
|
11.2
|
|
23.5
|
|
12.5
|
||
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