Monday Night Lock (Week 1)
1 min readSep 13, 2021
Ravens (-4) @ Raiders, O/U 50.5
What a disastrous offseason for the Ravens. 3 RBs gone for the year has caused their backfield to now look like a Pro Bowl roster from the year 2015. That’s not ideal. Although I can see them figuring it out, I don’t think it’ll happen this week.
The Raiders tend to start their seasons scorching hot. I expect that trend to continue here. They’ll have their hands full trying to contain Lamar Jackson who will likely be forced to put the Ravens offense on his back (more like his legs). I think they’ll keep this one close and may even win outright. I’ll take the Raiders getting the points.
Oh, and do yourself a favor and watch this on ESPN2 where Peyton and Eli Manning have their alternate broadcast. I expect that to be incredible television.
