Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Key Divisional Matchup
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00:02 Okay, now here's a really good game.
00:04 Baltimore, Cincinnati, the Bengals looked really rough in week one.
00:08 I didn't think Baltimore looked that great against Houston, but
00:10 they did enough to cover and win by a couple touchdowns.
00:13 The total is 46 and a half.
00:16 It feels like these division games between these teams, whether it's Pittsburgh or
00:20 Cincinnati or Baltimore,
00:21 Vinny, doesn't it always feel like home team minus three, like in every situation?
00:26 Cleveland, they're just always three point favorites at home or on the road.
00:30 And that's indeed what we have this week.
00:32 The Bengals are three point favorites,
00:34 which the odds makers are telling you that it's about an even game.
00:37 Normally the home team is laying about two and a half no matter what.
00:40 Can the Bengals get right this week?
00:43 Because if so, I mean, I gotta feel like maybe this is another game where
00:47 there's a little bit of an overreaction to what we saw in week one.
00:50 >> Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if all the teams in the division finished three
00:55 in three this year.
00:56 It would not surprise me at all.
00:58 Just the way it goes up and down week to week in this division.
01:02 I think the teams are pretty closely matched here overall.
01:05 But I do like the Bengals in this one.
01:07 They're at home.
01:08 The Ravens defense, I don't think they looked all that good.
01:11 I mean, they got a break there from not having too much in that Texans offense.
01:15 But they didn't really rattle CJ Stroud.
01:17 He was pretty comfortable with the numbers.
01:19 He just didn't have touchdowns to produce.
01:21 And I think the Bengals are very comfortable with that.
01:23 They don't have very good corners anymore in Baltimore.
01:25 That used to be one of their strengths.
01:27 But I think you can attack with Jamar Chase and T Higgins in this game.
01:30 And then on the other side, I'm not sure what you're gonna get from the Ravens.
01:34 Are they in between identities?
01:35 Are they gonna run Lamar Jackson enough?
01:37 And don't forget this Bengals secondary is pretty good.
01:39 They contained the Browns there with their receivers.
01:43 So I think it really favors the Bengals this week.
01:45 And again, the more desperate team right now, they gotta get a win.
01:48 They can't be 0-2 in this division.
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