The Baltimore Ravens presently sit in 1st in the AFC North with a 7-3-0 record. They hit the road this Holiday weekend for Tampa Bay to take on the National Football Conference South third place team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs have been profitable but not earning regard and on November 28th they will look to demonstrate themselves vs the Baltimore Ravens.
Josh Freeman has been a big shock this season and he’s much like his adversary in this match, the Ravens Joe Flacco. Heading into this match the Baltimore Ravens have to set up themselves for the stretch run of pro football Playoffs and they’re going to be hoping to expose the Tampa bay buccaneers weaknesses.
The Baltimore Ravens are arriving from a shellacking of the National Football Conference South cellar dwellers, the Panthers. Meanwhile the Tampa bay buccaneers are playing their second straight road game following delivering a beat down to the San Francisco 49ers on their home turf.
Run defense was the weakness of the Tampa bay buccaneers and the Baltimore Ravens are a team that must establish their run competition to be able to make it into the NFL Playoff picture. The Baltimore Ravens featured back is Ray Rice and he has performed below expectations this season. The running game has averaged 113 yards per game but hasn’t been owning as they did last season at the sportsbook.
Joe Flacco has also had trouble this season after adding significant fire power to the offensive arsenal of the Ravens. Anquan Boldin has not dissatisfied this year but Flacco has not been able to get the ball to him in crucial circumstances. TJ Houshmandzadeh could be a crucial expert leader later in the season but he has not been successful to this point of the year.
The Buccaneers defense is permitting over 140 yards per competition to their foes and they’re able to expect the Ravens to run the ball right at them in this match. Versus the pass the Tampa bay buccaneers are permitting 210 yards to opposing qbs and Flacco is throwing for 226 yards per match. The Baltimore Ravens offense has the advantage over the Buccaneers defense in sports betting.
Josh Freeman is a serviceable no nonsense quarterback for the Buccaneers that can lead them to the NFL Playoffs. Freeman is averaging only over 215 yards through the air and is a wise qb in the pocket. His fave receiver is Mike Williams and the set have grouped together for some huge plays at essential times. The running game of the Buccaneers is averaging over 110 yards a match on the ground but they’ve been sporadic.
The Ravens defense is off kilter in the last couple of weeks and it correlates with the come back of their Greatest competitor in the secondary, Ed Reed. Since Reed has returned the Baltimore Ravens have been troubled to contain rival defenses with the exclusion of their match versus the Panthers.
Sports book shows the Ravens as the 7.5 point road favorites, with the total over under at 41.
