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Cincinnati +2½ over Baltimore

1:00 PM EST. Cincinnati’s stock is in the crapper after a disappointing start to the season that saw them make a huge impact in the market by losing outright to the woeful Patriots in Week 1, as the biggest betting favorite of the day. The Bengals would then drop a 26-25 decision to the Chiefs in the feature game of the afternoon slate of Week 2, but that was a game they should have won, though the "L" counts just the same. In Week 3, the Bengals were on display in front of the football world on Monday Night Football, where they were expected to “get right” against the Commanders, but instead were beaten again (38-33), this time as -7½-point chalk. Last week, Cincy went to Carolina and took care of business versus the Panthers, but a win over the Cats is not going to carry much water here, especially when compared to what the Ravens did in Week 4.

The Ravens made a statement in the market in Week 4 when they ran roughshod all over the Bills on Sunday Night Football to the tune of a 35-10 final. That win will carry a ton of weight, as Buffalo was rising up the power rankings after a 3-0 start of their own. The masses saw that game on SNF, and those stand-alone prime-time games have a wide-reaching range. The Ravens are now the flavor of the week after the Bills held that distinction after Week 3.

The Ravens may be a contender, but let us not forget that this is the same team that also lost at home to Las Vegas as a -8½-point favorite in Week 2, before getting back on track in Week 3 with a high-profile win over Dallas, 28-25. That was the feature game of the afternoon slate and with it, Baltimore has now played three games in front of very large audiences, as they also opened the season at Kansas City (a good showing) and then hosted SNF last Sunday, where they torched the Bills.

We’ve heard and read the breakdown of this game from all sides, and the overwhelming perception in the market is that the Ravens are going to run roughshod over a Bengals defense that is not as good as advertised and certainly not the elite unit it has been in years past. Perhaps the Ravens do stampede all over the Bengals here, but there is going to be a premium to be paid to back them to find out, and we can see that in this line. The Ravens have not been favored in Cincy in almost three years, which includes three games where the Bengals were favored by at least -6½-points. Spotting a small price on the road in a division game is a position that will cause more heartache and damage to your bankroll over time than just about any other. It’s time to “sell high” on the Ravens and “buy low” on the Bengals.

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