Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Ravens Betting Preview
Opening Line: Dolphins +5.5 / Ravens -5.5 O/U 40.5
Time: 1 PM EST November 7. 2010 on CBS
The Dolphins (4-3) have quietly stayed in the playoff picture and they visit the Ravens (5-2) this week, who are coming off a win and are tied with the Steelers atop the AFC North. Miami's 4 wins this season are all on the road, but keeping that streak in tact will be tough against a Baltimore team that is coming off a bye week and will be well rested for this game.
In their last game the Dolphins beat the Cincinnati Bengals 22-14 and the Ravens beat the Buffalo Bills 37-34 in OT.
Betting on Miami this season has won people some dough, as they are 5-2 ATS while the Ravens are only 3-3-1 ATS. The Ravens have the better record, but the trends point to Miami covering the spread, as the underdog is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 games between these 2 teams, the road team is 4-1 ATS, and Baltimore is only 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when they are the favorite. On top of that Miami is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog.
QB Chad Henne leads Miami and their 12th ranked passing offense and even though his numbers weren't eye-popping (217 yards 0 TD 1 INT) in the win over the Bengals he led the Dolphins on a 96-yard TD drive late in the game. His main target is WR Brandon Marshall, who has played well this season with 57 rec for 588 yards and 1 TD. The Miami rushing attack, which was solid last week with 137 yards, is led by the RB duo of Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams.
Baltimore is known for their defense, but they have struggled in the last 2 games giving up 34 points to the weak Buffalo Bills in their last game and allowing the New England Patriots to come back in the 4th quarter to win the previous week. LB Ray Lewis has played great, but the Ravens have had their issues both against the pass and the run recently. In their last game against Buffalo they gave up 382 passing yards and 132 rushing yards.
The Baltimore offense is a well balanced one ranking 12th in rushing yards per game and 15th in passing yards per game. Joe Flacco passed for 250 yards with 3 TD in the win over Buffalo and the Ravens rushed for 135 yards. Miami's D has played well against the pass and the run this season and will have to do so this Sunday to win.
Of Miami's 4 wins only one has come against a team that has a winning record.
Miami is 16-5 ATS in their last 21 road games, 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against teams with a winning record, and has an Under record of 4-0 in their 4 road games this season.
Baltimore is 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games against teams with a winning record and has an Over record of 5-1 in their last 6 home games.
Our Selection : Check back later for our point spread selection for this game.