The No. 1 seed Baltimore Ravens will seek their first appearance in the conference championship game in 11 years when they host the fourth-seeded Houston Texans in an AFC Divisional Round matchup on Saturday in the 2024 NFL playoffs. Baltimore (13-4) has won only two of its five playoff contests since ending the 2012 season with a Super Bowl championship, with both victories coming in the wild-card round. Houston (11-7) is looking for its first divisional-round win in five tries after cruising past Cleveland, 45-14, during Super Wild Card Weekend.
Kickoff from M&T Bank Stadium is set for 4:30 p.m. ET. Baltimore is a 9-point favorite in the latest Ravens vs. Texans odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 43.5. Before locking in any Texans vs. Ravens picks, you need to see the latest NFL predictions from SportsLine’s proven projection model.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters the divisional round of the 2024 NFL playoffs on an incredible 183-129 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 37-21 roll on top-rated picks since Week 7 of last season and nailed seven straight top-rated picks entering the 2024 NFL playoffs.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, the model has zeroed in on Ravens vs. Texans and just revealed its picks and predictions. You can see the model’s picks only at SportsLine. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Texans vs. Ravens:
- Texans vs. Ravens spread: Baltimore -9
- Texans vs. Ravens over/under: 43.5 points
- Texans vs. Raven money line: Baltimore -413, Houston +319
- BAL: Ravens are 9-3 against the spread in their last 12 playoff games
- HOU: Texans are 7-2 ATS in their last nine contests as underdogs
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Why the Ravens can cover
Baltimore earned its stature as the No. 1 seed as it was one of the strongest teams on both sides of the football this season. The Ravens were sixth in the NFL in total offense (370.4 yards), fourth in scoring (28.4 points) and first in rushing (156.5…
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