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Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Pick Prediction 10/21/2024
Ravens at Buccaneers 8:15PM ET—Baltimore starters on offense and defense are healthy. Tampa Bay running back White is questionable. On defense a corner is out with nose tackle questionable. Baltimore improved to 4-2 following their 30-23 home win to Washington. The Ravens gained 484 yards with 176 rushing for 4.8 yards a carry. On defense they allowed 305 yards to the Commanders offense with 52 rushing yards for 2.9 yards a carry. Lamar Jackson completed 20 of 26 for 323 yards with a touchdown and interceptions. Tampa Bay moves to 4-2 with their 51-27 road win at New Orleans. The Buccaneers put up 594 yards with 277 rushing for 7.9 yards a carry. Baker Mayfield went 24 of 36 for 325 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions.
The Pick:
Baltimore has a clear injury advantage in this game based on their healthy starters which nets a Chao injury rating of 93.1. Tampa Bays rating is at 87. Baltimore is rushing for 5.9 yards a carry with 67% completions for 8.4 yards per pass attempt. On defense they hold opponents to 3 yards a carry but 67% completions for 7.5 yards per pass attempt. Tampa Bay is also a good offensive team with 5.3 yards per rush with 71% completions for 7.3 yards per pass attempt. Defensively they hold opponents to 4.7 yards a carry and 6.2 yards per pass attempt. Tough to step in front of a healthy Ravens team. They carry a four-game winning streak. Baltimore is 9-4 to the spread as a road favorite. Tampa Bay is 1-6 to the spread against good offensive teams that average 5.65 yards per play or greater. Play Baltimore -3.5.
LA Chargers vs. Arizona Cardinals NFL Pick Prediction 10/21/2024
Chargers at Cardinals 9PM ET—Los Angeles receiver Johnson is doubtful with receiver McConkey questionable. On defense Bosa is doubtful with a corner and nickel back questionable. Arizona starters on offense are healthy. On defense a tackle, linebacker, nickel back and corner are questionable. LA improved to 3-2 following their 23-16 road win at Denver. The Chargers gained 350 yards with 128 rushing for 3.4 yards a carry. Defensively they held the Broncos to 316 yards with 206 passing on 33 attempts. Justin Herbert completed 21 of 34 for 237 yards with a touchdown. Arizona fell to 2-4 after their 34-13 road defeat at Green Bay. The Cardinals produced 303 yards with 89 rushing for 3.9 yards a carry. Defensively they surrendered 467 yards to the Packers with 179 rushing for 4.7 yards a carry. Kyler Murray hit 22 of 32 for 214 yards and a touchdown.
The Pick:
The Chargers have a slight injury advantage in this game based on the Cardinals injury list on the IR. There are three key defensive linemen on the Cardinals IR that gives the Chargers run offense a clear advantage over the Arizona run defense in this game. Pass rush may be also an injury. LA is a run heavy offense that averages 34 rushes per game for 136 yards. Pass defense is good for the Chargers as they allow 5.6 yards a carry. Arizona is a poor defensive team that surrenders 153 rushing yards per game with 4.7 yards a carry. They are poor in pass defense by allowing 71% completions for 7.8 yards per pass attempt. Play LA -1.