Thursday Night Lock: Week 8
Ravens @ Buccaneers (-2), O/U 46
Good Thursday Night game on tap! Both of these division leaders entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations, with the Ravens being a little more farfetched and the Bucs as one of the favorites. Now, almost midway through the season, the Ravens sit at 4–3 and have, at times, appeared as one of the threats to the top dogs in the AFC. The Bucs, on the other hand, are an absolute mess.
The Ravens 3 losses this season have all come to teams above .500. They had double digit leads in all of them, with 2 of those 3 games being double digit 4th quarter leads. This team can hang. We know what Lamar can do. We know what Mark Andrews can do. And now they have Gus Edwards back, who seems like the perfect fit for this ground game.
The Bucs stink. They’ve had back to back head-scratching losses against bottom of the barrel teams in the league. They can’t do anything offensively. It just seems like a disaster for Tom Brady right now. That being said, this is exactly when he’ll show us why he’s the GOAT, right?
I don’t think so. I see serious issues with the Bucs offensive line and a lack of weapons. I see an old QB who is being hit more than ever. I still like the Bucs defense, but I expect the Ravens to get their points. I’m a little concerned with the line of this game moving overnight from the Ravens being a slight favorite to a slight underdog, but I’m still taking the Ravens here along with the under.
