The Cleveland Browns (1-3) will travel to take on the Baltimore Ravens (1-3) this week in a battle between two teams off to slow starts. The game will air Sunday, Oct 11 at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS.
This week’s divisional matchup between Baltimore and Cleveland is the first of the season for the teams. In the regular season last year, the Ravens won both of their meetings against the Browns. Pernell McPhee led the Ravens defensive effort in the last meeting, recording four tackles and two sacks. Paul Kruger led the defensive effort for Cleveland, recording three tackles and one sack.
Baltimore is a six-point favorite against the Browns. According to the oddsmakers, the Over/Under (O/U) is currently at 44 points.
Sitting at 1-3 Straight Up (SU) and 0-3-1 Against The Spread (ATS), the Ravens will look to improve heading into Week 5. The Ravens will look to pass rush Cleveland’s quarterback. They may get a few opportunities since the Browns rank 28th in sacks allowed with 3.5 per game. The Ravens are one of the best in the league at scoring in the fourth quarter, averaging 9.8 points.
As for their opponent, the Browns head into Week 5 with records of 2-2 ATS and 1-3 SU. It shouldn’t be too hard for the Browns to start fast this week with Baltimore’s defense allowing 6.5 points in the first quarter.
Predictions: SU Winner – Bal, ATS Winner – Bal, O/U – Under
Notes
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
Baltimore is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Baltimore’s last 19 games at home.
Baltimore is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
Baltimore is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Cleveland.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore’s last 9 games when playing Cleveland.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland.
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland.
Cleveland is 1-0 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter this year.
The Baltimore passing attack is ranked 11th in the league, while the Cleveland pass defense is only ranked 22nd. The Browns’ passing game is ranked ninth, compared to the 16th-ranked pass defense of the Ravens.
Cleveland has given up 30.5 points per game on the road, which ranks it only 25th in the league. Baltimore has scored 24.0 points per contest at home (ranked 14th overall).
