Baltimore at Cincinnati

The Ravens’ offense has been better than their defense in most games this season, but signs of change are in the air. Last week vs. Denver the box score says 30 points, but they gained less than 300 yards and had a couple of late scores that padded the total. In their game against the Vikings two weeks ago, their offense was kept to 10 points after three quarters before the Vikings relaxed leading by 17 with 10 minutes to play. The Ravens rallied for 21 in the fourth. Then three weeks ago, the team that gave the Ravens’ offense it’s most difficult game were these same Cincinnati Bengals, holding them to just 14 points - their lowest output of the season. The Ravens had just 12 first downs in that one and an offensive total of just 257 yards. The Bengals’ defense may be in the middle of the pack in yards allowed, but they are amongst the elite when it comes to keeping teams out of the end zone as they rank No. 6 in points allowed where it counts the most. The Ravens still rely on their defense, and are now 7-1 to the UNDER in their last eight as a favorite and 10-4-2 as a road favorite in their last 16. The Bengals are turning up the "D" at home, posting a 10-4-1 mark to the UNDER in their last 15 home contests. Joe Flacco is playing good, but Marvin Lewis specializes in finding ways to control opposing quarterbacks. Under Lewis, the Bengals are 22-11 UNDER vs. teams that complete 61%+ of their passes, and 12-3 UNDER vs. teamst hat average 235+ passing yards per game. The UNDER is the play here.