Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans 2010 NFL Predictions, Odds, and Picks Week 14: Inside Linebacker Ray Lewis will lead the hard nose Baltimore Ravens on the Road to Reliant Stadium to take on the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN. The Ravens are 8-4 2nd in the AFC North while the Texans come in at 5-7 3rd in the AFC South almost out of the playoff race. Baltimore most likely won’t be able to win the division and is looking to score a wildcard berth. “It’s disappointing because it was such an opportunity for us that we probably have lost in terms of putting ourselves in position to control our destiny for that seed,” head football coach John Harbaugh said. “But we still have an opportunity to achieve everything from a division championship to the wild card.” The Ravens offense struggled giving up a sack and a fumble to give the Steelers the go ahead field goal only gained 269 yards in the loss. Houston has a powerful offense but isn’t a great defense against the run and should give Baltimore an opportunity to improve offensively. The odds makers at SBG Global have the Baltimore Ravens -3 point favorites on the road against the Houston Texans.
The Ravens are coming off a tough divisional loss at home 13-10 to the Pittsburgh Steelers moving to 5-6-1 ATS for the season. Quarterback Joe Flacco completed 17 for 33 for 266 yards and a touchdown to Anquan Boldin who caught 5 balls for 118 yards. Running back Ray Rice was held to 32 yards on 9 carries. Baltimore is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games. Vegas odds makers have the Baltimore Ravens as +1100 odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl.
The Texans have lost 5 of their last 6 games including a 34-24 loss on the road to the Philadelphia Eagles last time out moving them to 4-7-1 ATS for the season. Quarterback Matt Schaub completed 22 of 36 passes for 337 yards and 2 touchdowns and a pick hitting Andre Johnson 6 times for 149 yards. Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home and the total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston’s last 5 games. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 46 points combined of the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
I predict a Texans upset win at home.
Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NFL Football Predictions against the Vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.