Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars Odds
The Baltimore Ravens will be looking for their fourth straight win when they visit the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-5) Monday night.
The Ravens are currently listed as an eight-point favorite with the total set at 40.
Baltimore improved to 4-1 with a 29-14 home win over the Houston Texans in Week 6.
Quarterback Joe Flacco completed 20 of 33 pass attempts for 305 yards with no touchdowns and one interception. Veteran wideout Anquan Boldin was on the receiving end of eight of Flacco’s completions and led the Ravens with 132 receiving yards.
Running back Ray Rice led the way on the ground with 101 yards on 23 carries.
Since defeating the Tennessee Titans in Week 1, the Jaguars have dropped six in a row. They fell 17-13 on the road to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week.
Rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert connected on 12 of 26 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown in the loss. Wide receiver Jason Hill was on the receiving end of Gabbert’s touchdown toss.
The Jaguars did manage 133 yards on the ground against the Steelers. Star running back Maurice Jones-Drew led the way with 96 rushing yards. He currently ranks third in the league with 572 rushing yards.
Jacksonville, which ranks dead last in the NFL in total offense with 260.3 yards per game, doesn’t figure to put many points on the board against a Baltimore defense that leads the league with 14.2 points allowed per contest.
Jacksonville wants to run the football to take the pressure off its rookie signal caller, but it may not be able to Monday against a Baltimore stop unit that ranks third in the NFL against the run with 76.6 yards allowed per game.
The Jags could be in trouble if they aren’t able to run the pigskin. That’s because they rank dead last in the NFL with 137.7 passing yards per game.
Don’t be surprised if the Ravens come out looking to run the football on a Jacksonville team that ranks 19th in the league with 115 rushing yards allowed per contest.
The Ravens are 4-0 this season when breaking the century mark on the ground.
Rice ranks sixth in the AFC with 398 rushing yards. Four of the five in front of him have played an extra game.
Baltimore has won seven of the last eight meetings in this series with the most recent one being a 27-7 home win on Dec. 28, 2008.
The Jaguars’ lone victory in that span was a 30-3 home win on Nov. 13, 2005. That was the last time these two met in Jacksonville.
The home team is 4-0-1 against the spread in the last five meetings, but the Ravens have fared better on Monday Night Football.
They are 5-1 against the spread in their last six Monday games while the Jaguars are 2-7 against the spread in their last nine Monday nighters.
As far as the total is concerned, it is worth mentioning that the under is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings between these two in Jacksonville. It’s also worth noting that the Jags have played to the under in each of their last five Monday Night Football contests.
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