Sunday, January 3, 2016
Paul Brown Stadium
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The Baltimore Ravens face the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. The opening line for this game has Cincinnati as 7 point favorites and the over/under was set at 42.
Ryan Mallett finished his last game with 274 yards through the air for Baltimore. He completed 28 passes out of 41 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. The Ravens were led in rushing by Javorius Allen, who finished with 79 yards on 18 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Kamar Aiken led the team in receiving. He had a total of 66 yards on 8 receptions for an average of 8 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Baltimore had 386 total yards on 73 plays. They gained 6 rushing first downs, 16 passing, and 0 by way of penalty for a total of 22 first downs on the game. The Ravens rushed for 121 yards by way of 31 carries.
A.J. McCarron finished his last game with 200 yards through the air for Cincinnati. He completed 22 passes out of 35 attempts for a 63% completion percentage. The Bengals were led in rushing by Jeremy Hill, who finished with 63 yards on 19 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 3 yards per carry. A.J. Green led the team in receiving. He had a total of 57 yards on 5 receptions for an average of 11 yards per catch in the game. Cincinnati had 294 total yards on 70 plays. They gained 6 rushing first downs, 14 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 22 first downs on the game. The Bengals rushed for 108 yards by way of 33 carries.
Baltimore is scoring 21 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 26 passes on 41 attempts for a 63% percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 266 yards per game through the air as well. The Ravens are averaging 95 rushing yards per game on 24 attempts per contest for an average of 4 yards per carry. They are also running 67 plays per game and average 5.4 yards per play for an average of 361 yards per contest. The Ravens manage 20 first downs per contest and they average a total of 74.3 penalty yards on 7.9 penalties.
Baltimore allows 239 passing yards per game and 25 points per contest on defense. They give up 22 completions on 35 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 63%. The Ravens allow an average of 101 rushing yards per game on 26 carries for a 3.9 average. Baltimore allows 340 total yards per game including 5.4 yards per play. They force 0.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.1 penalties for 45.1 yards per game.
Cincinnati averages 26 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 21 passes per game on 32 attempts for a 66% percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 252 yards through the air per game thus far. The Bengals rush for an average of 111 yards per contest on 29 attempts for an average of 3.8 yards per carry for the season. They also run 63 plays per game and average 5.7 yards per play for an average of 362 yards in each contest. The Bengals are gaining 20 first downs per contest and they average 56.3 penalty yards on 6.7 penalties per game.
Cincinnati allows an average of 246 passing yards and 18 points per contest. They give up 26 completions on 39 attempts for a completion percentage of 67% per game. The Bengals allow an average of 95 rushing yards per game on 22 carries for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. Cincinnati allows 341 total yards per game for an average of 5.4 yards per play. They force 1.7 turnovers per contest and 7.5 penalties for 68.3 yards in each contest.
Baltimore Betting Trends
Baltimore is 7-8-0 against the over/under so far this season
Baltimore has an ATS record of 4-9-2 this season
Cincinnati Betting Trends
Cincinnati is 7-8-0 against the over/under so far this season
Cincinnati has an ATS record of 12-2-1 this season
Injuries to Watch
Baltimore
12/27/15 LB Albert McClellan Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Cincinnati
12/27/15 WR Marlon Brown Back "?" Sunday vs. Cincinnati
12/23/15 TE Crockett Gillmore Back IR
12/16/15 DE Chris Canty Pectoral IR
12/12/15 T Eugene Monroe Shoulder IR
12/08/15 TE Nick Boyle Suspension out for season
11/22/15 QB Joe Flacco ACL IR
11/22/15 RB Justin Forsett Arm IR
11/18/15 WR Breshad Perriman Knee IR
11/18/15 C Jeremy Zuttah Personal IR
11/02/15 WR Steve Smith Achilles IR
10/26/15 LB Terrell Suggs Achilles IR
10/15/15 RB Lorenzo Taliaferro Foot IR
10/13/15 CB Will Davis Knee IR
10/03/15 WR Michael Campanaro Back IR
09/04/15 S Matt Elam Bicep IR
08/19/15 TE Dennis Pitta Hip out indefinitely
Cincinnati
12/29/15 QB A.J. McCarron Wrist injured last game, "?" Sunday vs. Baltimore
12/28/15 S George Iloka Groin "?" Sunday vs. Baltimore
12/28/15 TE Tyler Eifert Concussion "?" Sunday vs. Baltimore
12/13/15 QB Andy Dalton Thumb out indefinitely
11/24/15 CB Darqueze Dennard Shoulder IR
Josh's Pick: Take Cincinnati
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