Baltimore Ravens vs Buffalo Bills Prediction, 1/19/2025 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Divisional Playoffs

Game: Baltimore Ravens vs Buffalo Bills

Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY

TV: CBS

Odds-Point Spread: Bills (+1.0)

Total-Over-Under: 51

The Buffalo Bills (13-4) will try to beat the Baltimore Ravens (12-5) at Highmark Stadium on Sunday. Baltimore is 1.0-point favorites. The total is set at 51.

The Baltimore Ravens head into this game 12-5 this year. In their last contest, the Ravens took on the Pittsburgh Steelers and went home with a win by a final score of 28-14. Lamar Jackson went 16-21 with 175 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 132 and walked away from the game with no picks. Isaiah Likely left with an average of 17.7 yards per catch by earning 53 yards on 3 receptions. Derrick Henry was the best rusher for the Ravens with 26 carries for 186 yds (7.2 yards per carry). Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 71 plays for 464 yards. The Baltimore Ravens rushed the ball a total of 50 times and amassed 299 yds, which had them averaging 6.0 yards per carry. Against the run, the Ravens gave up 29 yards on 11 tries, which calculates to 2.6 yards per run allowed. Baltimore gave up 20 pass completions on 30 attempts for 251 yds, and a completion percentage of 66.7%.

The Ravens have tallied 7,224 total yards for the season. Baltimore has accumulated 199 1st downs, and they have committed 132 infractions for 1120 yards. In terms of getting in the endzone, Baltimore has earned 41 passing touchdowns and 21 touchdowns via the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 11 different times (4 picks and 7 fumbles). As a team they're holding an average of 187.6 yards rushing which ranks them 1st in the league. Concerning putting points on the board, the Baltimore Ravens have an average of 30.5 points per game.

When it comes to passing yards, the Ravens have surrendered 4,150 yards which has them sitting in 31st in the league. They have surrendered 244.1 yards per game via the pass as well as giving up a completion percentage of 63.4%. They have yielded 27 touchdowns via the pass as well as 12 touchdowns pounding the rock. During the season, they have allowed 324.2 yards-game putting them at 10th in the National Football League. They are allowing 3.6 yards per running attempt and 80.1 rushing yards per game for the year. The Ravens are sitting in 9th in the National Football League when it comes to their opponents scoring, giving up 21.2 points per game. In total, they have given up 1,361 rushing yards through 17 games.

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The Bills come into this game with a record of 13-4 for this year. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Bills went home victorious with a score of 31-7 against the Denver Broncos. Josh Allen (2 touchdowns) ended the game with 272 yards on 20-26 through the air while his QB rate was 135.4. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 10.5 yds. Curtis Samuel was one of the featured targets for the Bills, catching 3 balls for 68 yards (22.7 yards per catch). James Cook carried the ball 23 times for 120 yards, finishing the contest with 5.2 yards per carry for Buffalo. The Bills finished with a total of 471 yds while running 70 plays (6.7 yds per play). Buffalo ended up running for 4.8 yards per tote, finishing the game with 210 yds on 44 attempts. Buffalo surrendered 17 rushing attempts for 79 yds (4.6 yds per rush). The Bills passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 60.9%, surrendering 145 yards on 14 for 23 passing.

When looking at their ability to score points, the Bills are ranked 2nd in football holding an average of 30.9 points per outing. For the season so far, the Bills currently have a total of 3,875 yards through the air as well as an average of 227.9 passing yards per game, which has them ranked 9th out of all NFL teams. They average 131.2 run yards per game and have run for 2,230 yards overall. The Buffalo Bills have an average of 359.1 yards-game ranking them 10th in the league. The Buffalo offense has 833 yards of penalties on 112 violations, ranking them 10th in football in terms of giving up free yards.

The Bills are allowing 21.6 points per contest, which puts them in 11th in the NFL. They have yielded 28 touchdowns via the pass and 226.1 yards-game, which has them ranked 24th out of all teams. Buffalo has surrendered a total of 1,963 yards on the ground (115.5 yards per game) as well as 13 touchdowns on the ground this year. The Bills defense has been on the field for 1,052 plays, which is 17th in the league. Their defense has totaled 32 turnovers (16 fumbles and 16 interceptions) for the year.

Who will win tonight's Ravens-Bills NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Ravens -1.0

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