Ravens vs. Texans: Can the Ravens Cover a Hefty 8.5-Point Spread?

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00:00 We'll kick off division around weekend on Saturday in the

00:06 Charm City as the flock plays host to the Houston Texans.

00:10 Eight and a half point number here, Davis for this matchup

00:13 between the Ravens and the Texans. As you look at the

00:16 over under for this football game, the number right now

00:19 stands at 45 and a half. Of course, the Texans have been

00:24 great as an underdog this year. Seven and three against the

00:27 spread. Baltimore not all that shabby as a favorite as well.

00:31 Will the game be more competitive than that eight and

00:34 a half point spread might say?

00:36 You know, I think you'll know sort of you'll know sort of

00:41 early, right? It feels like maybe by like the third drive,

00:45 you'll be like, okay, we're going to be in for a game here

00:47 or we won't. If the game starts out, Devon Singletary to the

00:52 left guard for negative one yard pass intended for Dalton

00:56 Schultz short right is incomplete third down, you know,

01:01 CJ Stroud takes a sack. Then you're like, oh brother, this

01:05 is not trending in the direction kind of like kind of like

01:07 last night actually where I mean right away. I was like,

01:11 all the Eagles are not winning this game. I mean, they are

01:13 just that, you know, did the Eagles they punted on fourth

01:17 and two. I was like, really you're punting. I mean, I don't

01:21 care where it is on the field. You're the Philadelphia Eagles.

01:23 You're jail and hurts your Jason Kelsey. You're punting

01:26 with two yards to go. You threw a pass on third and second

01:30 instead of just running the tush push on third and second.

01:33 It's like I just kind of think that that is not the direction

01:37 that that it that it needs that it needs to go. So I feel

01:41 I feel good about CJ Stroud, you know, kind of figuring

01:46 things out on the fly versus the Baltimore Ravens defense.

01:51 The guy I actually have a lot of faith in his ability, but

01:55 you know, he's coming into this battle under man. Their

01:58 offensive line is worse. Their pass catchers. I mean,

02:01 Nico Collins has been fantastic, but they're missing

02:04 tank now. So it's like Noah Brown, Robert Woods, John

02:07 Metchie, Xavier Hutchinson, you know, Dalton Schultz is

02:09 like a good tight end, but he's I mean, he's not even as

02:12 good as Isaiah likely who is the second tight end, you

02:14 know, for for the Baltimore Ravens. I weirdly enough. I

02:19 know Singletary has been so strong this year, but I would

02:22 feel better about the Texans a rushing attack if it was

02:25 based on someone who wasn't so dependable like Singletary,

02:29 which is obviously what the coaching staff likes about

02:31 him, but with someone more explosive. So if Damien Pierce,

02:35 I thought was going to get 17 carries in this game. I don't

02:38 think I want to lay a baby. I if I had to bet right now, it

02:44 would be Ravens minus eight and a half. I don't feel that

02:47 strongly about it. Yeah, like it feels it feels like the

02:50 right number to me, but I eight and a half is a lot for a

02:54 playoff game for a divisional round, but like the Ravens

02:56 are so good and they're so rested now, you know, like

02:59 they cut they feels like the Ravens always end every

03:02 season. So banged up. They haven't played a serious

03:05 football game in three weeks. Like these dudes, these

03:07 dudes bodies are feeling great.

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