The Baltimore Ravens will try to improve their NFL-best road record when they visit the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday Night Football. Baltimore (10-3) has won five of its six games away from home this season, with the only loss coming at Pittsburgh in Week 5 when it squandered a lead with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The Ravens occupy the top spot in the AFC playoff bracket after defeating the Los Angeles Rams in overtime last week for their third consecutive win. Jacksonville (8-5) sits atop the AFC South standings despite falling 31-27 at Cleveland for its second straight setback.
Kickoff from EverBank Stadium is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Baltimore is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Jaguars vs. Ravens odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 41. Before making any Ravens vs. Jaguars picks of your own, you need to see the NFL predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s Advanced Computer Model.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season on an incredible 176-129 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 30-21 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of last season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, the model has set its sights on Ravens vs. Jaguars and just locked in its picks and Sunday Night Football predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Jaguars vs. Ravens:
- Jaguars vs. Ravens spread: Baltimore -3.5
- Jaguars vs. Ravens over/under: 41 points
- Jaguars vs. Ravens money line: Baltimore -181, Jacksonville +151
- BAL: Ravens are 7-3 against the spread in their last 10 games against AFC opponents
- JAX: Jaguars failed to cover versus AFC North teams the last two weeks
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Why the Ravens can cover
Baltimore trailed after three quarters for the first time in 2023 last week, but still managed to post its seventh victory in eight games and reach double0digit wins for the fifth time in six years. Quarterback Lamar Jackson threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns while also gaining 70 yards on the ground, becoming the first player in NFL history to record at least 300 passing yards, three TD tosses and 70 rushing yards twice in his career. The 26-year-old has racked up 2,934 passing yards this year and is 194 away from eclipsing the career-high he set during his 2019 MVP season.
Jackson, who leads the Ravens in rushing with 644 yards, is 55-19 as a starter and can tie Tom Brady for the fifth-most wins through 75 starts since 1950. Gus Edwards ranks second on the team with 605 yards and is tied for fourth in the league with 10 touchdown runs. Rookie Keaton Mitchell has made a contribution to Baltimore’s ground attack and is averaging 8.5 yards on 38 carries. See which team to pick here.
Why the Jaguars can cover
Jacksonville is 13-10 all-time against the Ravens after posting a 28-27 victory in Week 12 last season. Trevor Lawrence completed 29-of-37 pass attempts for 321 yards and threw his third touchdown pass of the game with 14 seconds remaining before hooking up with Zay Jones for the two-point conversion that gave the Jaguars the lead. The 28-year-old Jones also came up with a strong performance in the contest, making 11 catches for a career-high 145 yards.
The Jaguars are 31st against the pass (265.2 yards allowed), but rank fourth versus the run with an average of 92.2 yards permitted and are tied for fourth with 13 interceptions. Cornerback Darious Williams has picked off four passes this year to match his career-high and grab a share of fourth place in the league. Linebacker Josh Allen has accounted for half of Jacksonville’s 27 sacks, racking up a personal-best 13.5 to enter the week tied for third in the NFL. See which team to pick here.
How to make Jaguars vs. Ravens picks on SNF
SportsLine’s model is leaning over the point total, calling for 43 combined points. The model also says one side of the spread cashes in well over 50% of simulations. You can only see the model’s SNF picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Ravens vs. Jaguars on Sunday Night Football, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Ravens vs. Jaguars spread you need to jump on, all from the model on a 176-129 roll on NFL picks, and find out.
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Author: CBS Sports Staff
December 17, 2023 | 11:30 am
