Ravens vs. Cardinals: NFL Week 8 Odds & Picks (2023)
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NFL Odds, Picks & Predictions: Ravens vs. Cardinals
Ravens vs. Cardinals
No team was as impressive as the Ravens were last week in their utter dismantling of the Detroit Lions. The result surprised many, but the advanced stats like DVOA imply that we shouldn’t be. The Ravens sit top five in both offense and defense. Some early losses came at the expense of redzone issues and dropped passes of Baltimore’s receivers. Arizona surprised many early by covering and even outright winning a few games early in the season, but have since gone 0-4 ATS in their last four. Now Kyler Murray may return this week and although that he’s an upgrade over Josh Dobbs, he’s practicing for the first time this week in a brand new offense. There will be rust if he plays. The big Raven win last week is probably inflating this line a bit, but I don’t think we’ve seen the Ravens’ final form as Lamar Jackson gets more comfortable in his new offense.
Pick: Ravens -9.5
-Ryan Rodeman
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