Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens Prediction, 9/10/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Ravens (-10)

Total/Over-Under: 44

The Baltimore Ravens (10-7 last year) will take on the Houston Texans (3-13-1 last season) at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday. Baltimore opens this contest as 10-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 44.

The Houston Texans wrapped up their season having earned a 3-13-1 record. In their last game, the Texans faced the Colts and notched a win by a score of 32-31. Davis Mills went 22/38 with 298 yds passing and 3 TDs. He had a QB rate of 87.4 and walked away from the game with 2 picks. Dare Ogunbowale led the offense in rushing for the Texans with 11 totes for 33 yds (3.0 yds per carry). Brandin Cooks held an average of 21.2 yards per catch by accumulating 106 yards on 5 catches. The Houston Texans ended up rushing 23 times and totaled 59 yds, which came out to an average of 2.6 yards per tote. For the game, they ran 64 plays for 360 yards. Houston allowed 23 completions on 35 tries for a total of 202 yds, and a completion percentage of 65.7%. On the ground, the Texans conceded 196 yards on 33 attempts, which calculates to 5.9 yds per run surrendered.

Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Houston Texans averaged 17.0 points per game. Offensively they maintained an average of 86.8 yds via the ground game, which had them sitting 31st in the league. The Texans had 4,820 total yards over the course of last season. Houston amassed 159 1st downs as a unit, and they committed 88 infractions for 644 yds. They surrendered the football 28 different times (19 picks and 9 fumbles). Houston amassed 20 passing touchdowns and 7 touchdowns via the ground.

The Texans ranked 27th in the league concerning team defense, giving up 24.7 points per game. They allowed teams to run for an average of 5.1 yards per rushing attempt and 170.2 yards on the ground per game last season. Overall, they gave up 2,894 rushing yards through 17 games. Regarding yards through the air, the Texans conceded 3,558 yards which put them in 11th in the NFL. In their 17 games played last season, they gave up 209.3 yards per game through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 64.4%. They surrendered 379.5 yards/outing ranking them 30th in the NFL. They conceded 15 touchdowns through the air and 25 rushing touchdowns.

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The Ravens wrapped up their season with a 10-7 record. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Ravens took a loss by a final score of 24-17 when they played the Bengals. J.K. Dobbins ran the football 13 times for 62 yds, ending the game with 4.8 yards per attempt for Baltimore. Mark Andrews was a featured target for the Ravens, grabbing 5 balls for 73 yds (14.6 yards per catch). Tyler Huntley (2 touchdowns) ended the contest with 226 yards on 17/29 through the air while his quarterback rating was 92. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.8 yds. Baltimore gave up 18 running attempts for 51 yards (2.8 yards per rush). The Ravens pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 71.9%, relinquishing 183 yards on 23 for 32 passing. The Ravens finished with a total of 364 yds and they ran 66 plays (5.5 yards per play). Baltimore rushed for 4.4 yards per tote, finishing the contest with 155 yds on 35 attempts.

When discussing the points being put on the board, the Ravens earned a ranking of 19th in football by scoring 20.6 PPG. Last season, the Ravens had a total of 3,040 yards through the air together with averaging 178.8 throwing yards per contest, ranking them 28th out of all NFL teams. They averaged 160.0 yards per game on the ground and ran for 2,720 yards for the year. The Baltimore Ravens maintained an average of 338.8 yards/contest which had them sitting 16th out of all teams in the league. The Baltimore offense compiled 678 penalty yds on 82 violations, which ranked them 27th in football in terms of giving up free yards. They tossed 13 picks while letting opponents recover 8 fumbles and they tallied 149 1st downs.

The Ravens gave up 18.5 points per game, which had them ranked 3rd of all teams in the league. They allowed the opposition 20 touchdowns from the passing game and 232.2 yards per contest, ranking them 26th in the league. Over the course of the season, they conceded 315 points in total. Baltimore surrendered a total of 1,566 yards rushing (92.1 yards/game) in addition to 11 touchdowns by way of the ground game throughout last season. The Ravens defense took the field for 1,047 plays, which ranked them 10th in the NFL. Their defense earned 25 turnovers (11 fumbles recovered and 14 interceptions) over the course of last year.

Who will win tonight's Texans/Ravens NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Ravens -10

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