Atlanta Falcons vs Baltimore Ravens Prediction, 8/17/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 2 Preseason

Game: Atlanta Falcons at Baltimore Ravens

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Location: M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Ravens (-1)

Total/Over-Under: 35

M&T Bank Stadium is where the Baltimore Ravens (13-4 last season) will compete against the Atlanta Falcons (7-10 last year) on Saturday. Atlanta opens this game as 1-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 35.

The Atlanta Falcons ended the year having a 7-10 record. In their last contest, the Falcons played the Buccaneers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 29-25. Desmond Ridder went 26/40 with 347 yds passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rating of 90.3 and finished the game with 1 interception. Tyler Allgeier was the rushing leader for the Falcons with 9 attempts for 40 yards (4.4 yds per carry). Drake London averaged 17.2 yds per reception by recording 172 yds on 10 catches. The Atlanta Falcons ended up running the ball 26 times and accumulated 96 yards, which had them averaging 3.7 yds per attempt. Overall, they ran 69 plays which gave them 434 yds. Atlanta gave up 14 completions on 29 tries for 142 yds, and a completion rate of 48.3%. Against the run, the Falcons gave up 148 yds on 37 tries, which averages out to 4.0 yds per run allowed.

Concerning scoring, the Atlanta Falcons were sitting at 18.9 points per game. As a team they had an average of 127.0 yds via the ground game, ranking this team 9th in the NFL. The Falcons had 5,683 total yards for the prior season. Atlanta accounted for 181 1st downs offensively, and they committed 84 infractions for 743 yds. They surrendered the football 28 times (17 interceptions and 11 fumbles). Atlanta totaled 17 passing touchdowns and 14 touchdowns on the ground.

Concerning passing yards, the Falcons conceded 3,449 yards which ranked them 8th in football. In their 17 games played, they allowed 202.9 yards per contest via the pass as well as allowing a completion percentage of 61.9%. They conceded 321.1 yards per outing which ranked them 11th in football. They allowed teams to run for an average of 4.0 yards per rush and 118.2 rushing yards per contest last year. Over the course of last season, they allowed 2,009 running yards through 17 outings. The Falcons were ranked 18th in the NFL in terms of their opponents scoring, allowing 21.9 points per game.

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The Ravens wrapped up their year having a 13-4 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Ravens went home victorious with a score of 37-31 against the Rams. Lamar Jackson (3 TDs) walked away from the game with 316 yards on 24/43 passing while his quarterback rate was 92.8. He had 1 pick and his Y/A was 7.3 yards. Odell Beckham Jr. was a featured target for the Ravens, bringing in 4 passes for 97 yds (24.3 yds per reception). Lamar Jackson carried the rock 11 times for 70 yds, ending the game with 6.4 yds per carry for Baltimore. The Ravens finished the game with a total of 449 yards while running 71 plays (6.3 yards per play). Baltimore ended up running for 5.3 yards per attempt, totaling 139 yds on 26 carries. Baltimore allowed 30 run attempts for 128 yds (4.3 yds per rush). The Ravens pass defense conceded a completion rate of 56.1%, relinquishing 282 yards on 23 out of 41 through the air.

The Baltimore Ravens had an average of 370.4 yards per game which ranked them 6th in the league. They averaged 156.5 rushing yards per game and toted the ball for 2,661 yards for the year. They gave away 7 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 12 fumbles and they tallied 180 first downs. The Baltimore offense had 955 penalty yds on 102 infractions, which was good for 10th in the NFL in terms of helping out the other team. Last season, the Ravens had a total of 3,635 yards via the pass along with averaging 213.8 passing yards per game, which had them ranked 21st out of all NFL teams. When it comes to how much they scored, the Ravens were 4th out of all teams in football maintaining an average of 28.4 PPG.

They yielded 18 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 191.9 yards/game, which put them in 6th in football. Baltimore gave up a total of 1,860 yards via the ground game (109.4 yards per contest) and 6 touchdowns on the ground last year. Last year, they allowed 280 total points. Their defense totaled 31 takeaways (13 fumbles recovered and 18 picks) for the previous season. The Ravens defense was on the field for 1,109 plays, which ranked them 28th in the NFL. The Ravens relinquished 16.5 points per game, ranking them 1st of all teams in the NFL.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Ravens -1

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