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00:00The AFC North, and we'll start with the favorites, the Baltimore Ravens.

00:09Well, it's funny you say they're the favorites because it's by a slim margin if you look

00:14at the latest odds which we'll get into.

00:15So the Ravens, first of all, 10 and a half wins, right, which they should get.

00:20Minus 140 and the under is plus 115.

00:23I can't see them going under.

00:25They're going to get some of their injured players back, but we're going to get into

00:27an issue, though, that they have on defense.

00:29Then to win the North, they're a slight favorite, and we'll get into that as well, at plus 135.

00:34So if you like them to win a division, now's the time to get it at plus 135.

00:39Now, the one issue for this football team is on defense.

00:42They have a new defensive coordinator in Zach Orr.

00:44You might remember him as a player.

00:46He's been a linebackers coach for the last three years.

00:49He is just 32 years old, which he turned in June.

00:52Scott, when you look at this, he's replacing Mike McDonald, who did a great job.

00:55He's now the head coach of the Seahawks.

00:59That is a factor.

01:00A first-time play caller on defense, yes, they'll run the same scheme, but he's going

01:05to have his own way of calling it.

01:07You just don't know how well he's going to do.

01:09That's a major concern.

01:10And look, Lamar Jackson's back, of course, and then you've got really the same offensive

01:15scheme.

01:16Todd Monken is their offensive coordinator in year two with Lamar, and now you have Derek

01:20Henry.

01:21They should be incredible on offense.

01:22Is he going to hand it off to Henry?

01:24Is he going to throw it, or is he going to run?

01:25So I don't worry about the offense.

01:26It's the defense now with Zach Gore, and probably why they're only plus 135 right now.

01:31It's actually a pretty good number if you like the Ravens.