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Baltimore -11
The 4-4 Ravens travel to the Dog Pound tonight, where it's going to be a bit nippy and perhaps breezy. Cleveland is at 1-7, with a 6-3 win over Buffalo as their only win. The Browns have been pretty inept on offense, being held to 6 pts or less in 5 of their games. No Brown RB or WR has sniffed the end zone this year, with the 5 offensive TD's going to Derek Anderson (2 rushing), TE's (2) and FB Lawrence Vickers 1). In fact, dating back to last year, the Browns only have 5 offensive TD's total over their last 14 games, and have been held to 10 pts or less in 11 of those games.
Baltimore won the meeting earlier this year 34-3, holding the Browns to a total of just 186 yds and 11 FD's. The Ravens moved the ball easily in that game, racking up nearly 500 yds of offense and 28 FD's. Flacco completed 25 of 35 for 342 yds and a TD, and was sacked just once.
Cleveland has a -11 TO ratio on the year and has lost 6 of 7 games by 13 pts or more.
The Browns will be changing QB's for the 2nd time this year, as Brady Quinn gets another chance after going 0-3 as the starter, and losing by 14, 21 and 31 pts. Quinn completed 46 of 77 passes for 409 yds, 1 TD and 3 INT's before being pulled in favor of Anderson.
The dogs have been barking lately though, as 8 more covered the spread in Week 10 with 6 winning SU and several more having chances to win.
Cleveland is in the 'double-digit home dog coming off of a bye situation', like St Louis faced as 14 pt dogs against New Orleans this weekend. But, unlike the 8-0 Saints were, Baltimore is coming off of an embarrassing performance and facing almost a must win situation, as a loss would put them at 2 games behind in the wild card race with 4 teams ahead of them.
Cleveland is 25th in pass defense and 31st in rushing defense, and they are 25th in rushing offense and 31st in passing offense.
Baltimore is 14th in both rushing and passing offense, and 6th in rushing defense and 14th in passing defense.
I look for the Ravens to take advantage of the situation and post an easy win over the floundering Browns, who may have given up on their coach and season already.
Baltimore 34 - Cleveland 13
The 4-4 Ravens travel to the Dog Pound tonight, where it's going to be a bit nippy and perhaps breezy. Cleveland is at 1-7, with a 6-3 win over Buffalo as their only win. The Browns have been pretty inept on offense, being held to 6 pts or less in 5 of their games. No Brown RB or WR has sniffed the end zone this year, with the 5 offensive TD's going to Derek Anderson (2 rushing), TE's (2) and FB Lawrence Vickers 1). In fact, dating back to last year, the Browns only have 5 offensive TD's total over their last 14 games, and have been held to 10 pts or less in 11 of those games.
Baltimore won the meeting earlier this year 34-3, holding the Browns to a total of just 186 yds and 11 FD's. The Ravens moved the ball easily in that game, racking up nearly 500 yds of offense and 28 FD's. Flacco completed 25 of 35 for 342 yds and a TD, and was sacked just once.
Cleveland has a -11 TO ratio on the year and has lost 6 of 7 games by 13 pts or more.
The Browns will be changing QB's for the 2nd time this year, as Brady Quinn gets another chance after going 0-3 as the starter, and losing by 14, 21 and 31 pts. Quinn completed 46 of 77 passes for 409 yds, 1 TD and 3 INT's before being pulled in favor of Anderson.
The dogs have been barking lately though, as 8 more covered the spread in Week 10 with 6 winning SU and several more having chances to win.
Cleveland is in the 'double-digit home dog coming off of a bye situation', like St Louis faced as 14 pt dogs against New Orleans this weekend. But, unlike the 8-0 Saints were, Baltimore is coming off of an embarrassing performance and facing almost a must win situation, as a loss would put them at 2 games behind in the wild card race with 4 teams ahead of them.
Cleveland is 25th in pass defense and 31st in rushing defense, and they are 25th in rushing offense and 31st in passing offense.
Baltimore is 14th in both rushing and passing offense, and 6th in rushing defense and 14th in passing defense.
I look for the Ravens to take advantage of the situation and post an easy win over the floundering Browns, who may have given up on their coach and season already.
Baltimore 34 - Cleveland 13
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