The Denver Broncos will travel to face the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon. Kick off time from Baltimore is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The betting odds opened up in this NFL game with the road team Denver Broncos favored by -3 points with an over under line of 48 points. Early money from the bettors has landed on the home underdog as Denver is now favored by -2 ½ points. The total has moved up a ½ point to a current line of 48 ½ points.
This is the first meeting between the Ravens and Broncos since the 2010 season where Baltimore posted the 31-17 home win as a -8 point favorite. The total went over 39 ½ points. NFL Trend: Baltimore Ravens are 0-2 ATS in their past two games.
Denver heads into Baltimore with a record of 10-3 on the season. They are 5-2 straight up on the road. The team is champions of the AFC west division and is one game behind the Houston Texans for best record in the AFC conference with three games remaining.Since a 31-21 road loss to New England way back on October 7th the Broncos have won eight straight games. Only one winning team they defeated in that streak and that was Cincinnati in a 31-23 road win as a -5 point road favorite on November 4th. Denver beat Oakland on Thursday night football 26-13 on December 6th as a -10 point favorite on the road. The Broncos fit the profile for a dangerous team in the playoffs that’s more than capable of a Super Bowl as they rank fourth in total offense and total defense. Quarterback Peyton Manning has completed 68% of his throws with 30 touchdowns and 10 picks.
The Ravens enter play with a record of 9-4 on the season. They hold a two game lead on both Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in the AFC north division with three games left to be played. They have dropped two straight and come off the 31-28 road defeat last week in overtime to the Washington Redskins as a +1 point underdog. The Ravens fails to hold an eight point lead late as they allow a rookie backup quarterback take over for RG3 and drive the Redskins for the game tying win and two point conversion to force the overtime period. With the Ravens offense sputtering in recent weeks the team fires their offensive coordinator.
