Ravens vs Titans Odds, Lines, and Spread
By Robert Duff in NFL Football
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- The Baltimore Ravens are 3-point away favorites over the Tennessee Titans in their NFL Wild Card Weekend playoff game on Sunday
- Saturday/Sunday betting record: 11-5; +4.95 units
- Tennessee upset Baltimore 28-12 in last season’s Divisional Round playoffs
When it comes to Baltimore Ravens-Tennessee Titans showdowns, they tend to roll a lot like real estate transactions. It’s all about location.
The Titans have won two in a row from the Ravens. However, both of thse games were played in Baltimore. When the locale for this rivalry switches to the Volunteer State, the Ravens tend to rise to the occasion.
Since 2000, Baltimore is 6-3 straight up at Tennessee. Perhaps that helps to explain why the visiting Ravens are 3-point away favorites over the Titans in Sunday’s NFL Wild Card Weekend playoff game.
The Ravens are 6-0 against the spread since losing 30-24 to the Titans on Nov. 22.
Ravens vs Titans AFC Wild Card Odds
| Team | Moneyline | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | -177 | -3 (-120) | O 54.5 (-109) |
| Tennessee Titans | +155 | +3 (-103) | U 54.5 (-112) |
Odds taken Jan. 9th at DraftKings.
Game time Sunday is 1:05pm EST at Nissan Stadium. The weather forecast is calling for clouds, 2 mph wind and a temperature of 41 degrees.
Ravens Must Contain Henry
In last season’s playoff loss to Tennessee, Titans running back Derrick Henry bulldozed through the Ravens defense for 195 yards on the ground. Earlier this season, Henry, who led the NFL with 2,027 yards rushing, ran over Baltimore for 133 yards as Tennessee captured a 30-24 overtime verdict.
Henry will be looking to make history on Sunday. Only once have the Ravens ever allowed a running back to go off for 100 yards against them in three straight games. That was Pittsburgh’s Jerome Bettis in 1996-97.
Who remembers this Derrick Henry stiff arm from the #NFLPlayoffs last year?! 💪
The @Titans meet the Ravens again on Sunday. 🍿 pic.twitter.com/LQwBxMrKsM
— NFL UK & Ireland (@NFLUKIRE) January 8, 2021
The Titans are 16-2 (.889) over the past two seasons when Henry gains 100 yards. When he’s held under that number, Tennessee is 6-10 (.375).
Baltimore was #8 in the NFL at stopping the run this season (108.8 ypg). In nine games that defensive end Calais Campbell and nose tackle Brandon Williams were together in the Ravens front seven – as they will be on Sunday – Baltimore is 8-1 and limiting opponents to 101.1 yards rushing.
Red Zone Red Alert
Tennessee is the best red zone team in the AFC this season. The Titans have scored on 75% percent of their red-zone possessions. That’s second in the NFL to the Green Bay Packers.
Baltimore was a solid team in the red zone as well, finishing 12th overall in the league. Over the past three seasons, only Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has outperformed Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in the red zone.
Lamar Jackson in the red zone in his career: 46 TD / 0 INT pic.twitter.com/UGd0bNc0sq
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 3, 2021
The Baltimore offense has accounted for 46 touchdowns in the red zone with Jackson under center. He shows a 67.2% completion rate (39 of 58), good for 259 yards with 19 touchdowns and a 116.3 passer rating in the red zone.
He’s never thrown an interception in the red zone.
Injury Report
The Ravens are listing wide receiver Willie Snead IV (ankle) and right tackle DJ Fluker (knee) as offensive starters who are questionable. On defense, cornerback Marlon Humphrey (shoulder) is also questionable.
Here's the full injury report for #Titans and the Ravens on Wednesday. For Baltimore: No practice for Marlon Humphrey. Calais Campbell didn't practice (regular day off). Yannick Ngakoue and Jimmy Smith were limited. pic.twitter.com/9kXIo1Rdyf
— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) January 6, 2021
The Titans report no new injuries among their starters.
Trendspotting
It would be advisable to anticipate a lot of points being scored in this game. The Titans were the NFL’s #4 scoring offense (30.7 points per game). Baltimore ranked seventh overall (29.3 ppg).
The Ravens were assessed 104 penalties this season. Only four NFL teams were flagged more often.
The Ravens and Titans will meet for the fifth time in the playoffs. That's more than the Ravens have played any other team in the postseason (surpassing the Patriots).
The Ravens have won both times they played in Nashville. The Titans won both times in Baltimore.
— Ryan Mink (@ryanmink) January 4, 2021
Baltimore is 13-0 when Jackson produces a QBR of at least 70.0 and 19-0 when he rushes for a minimum of 90 yards.
The underdog is 2-1-1 against the spread in the last four Ravens-Titans games. The road team is 4-0 straight up in postseason meetings.
Baltimore has been one and done the last two playoffs. The Ravens haven’t won in the postseason since 2014.
Best Bet: Tennessee Titans +3 (-103).
Sports Writer
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
