Baltimore Ravens -3 at Kansas City Chiefs

One could argue that the Ravens are the underdog this weekend, and are more likely to sputter out on offense. With expectations extremely high, the sometimes flat Baltimore offense needs to be in sync this Sunday. Joe Flacco’s highest passing day this season was 301 yards against the dreadful Panthers in week 11. The offense ranked high in many categories, yet the numbers looked very vanilla considering the club went out of their way to load up the receiver department. Kansas City has great speed and talent, yet didn’t quite captivate the nation despite the excellent season. Every game this year was for the most part hidden from prime time and with the number 1 rushing offense, we might have an upset in the making.

Flacco and the Ravens went into Foxborough last year to take care of the Patriots, so road games aren’t such a big deal. Still, Kansas City use to be one of the toughest places to play in the NFL, and the fans are ecstatic they get to see a post-season game. Should be a good one!

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**The latest Baltimore Ravens news, doesn’t really have anything to do with the team, but does make or an interesting headline: Brian Reed, the 29-year-old brother of Ravens safety Ed Reed, is missing after jumping into the Mississippi River to avoid police in St. Charles, Louisiana. I’m not sure how close Ed Reed is with his brother, but this might be a distraction

Team records:
Baltimore: 12-4 SU, 8-7-1 ATS
Kansas City: 10-6 SU, 9-7 ATS

Baltimore most recently:
When playing in January are 6-4
When playing on grass are 7-3
After being outgained are 9-1
When playing outside the division are 8-2

Kansas City most recently:
When playing in January are 2-8
When playing on grass are 5-5
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing outside the division are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Baltimore is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 6 games
Baltimore is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore