The Baltimore Ravens visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a matchup that has major shootout potential.
The pregame narrative: I expect a high-scoring, back-and-fourth battle between the Ravens and Buccaneers. Tampa Bay should do enough to keep this contest close while the over on a teased-down total should come through. Thirdly, I’m taking the over on Baker Mayfield’s passing yards prop.
Check out my Ravens vs. Buccaneers same-game parlay predictions for Week 7 below.
Ravens vs. Buccaneers same-game parlay predictions
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Parlay: Buccaneers +3.5 + Over 44.5 points + Mayfield over 255.5 passing yards (+300)
Buccaneers +3.5 (-109): Baltimore’s suspect defence is my biggest reason for this wager.
The Ravens have not been good defensively. They’re allowing the 10th-most points per game (24.8) in the NFL. The unit is also ceding the 11th-most yards per play (5.6), letting opposing offences march down the field at will.
That’s bad news against a dynamic Tampa Bay offence. The Buccaneers are second in the NFL in points per game (29.7) and tied for fifth in yards per play (6.1).
Tampa Bay is flawed defensively, too, but it has been very good at covering this number. The Bucs have done so in four of six games with one of those losses coming in overtime.
Baltimore, meanwhile, has failed to cover this number in four of six contests.
Other parlay picks
Over 44.5 points (-205): This game has all the makings of an over.
These are two of the NFL’s very best offences. The Bucs, as mentioned above, are second in points per game and the Ravens are fourth (29.5). The latter also moves the ball extremely well, leading the league in yards per play (6.9).
The Ravens aren’t the only squad struggling on the defensive side of the ball. The Buccaneers are 19th in points against per game (23.5) and are ceding the seventh-most yards per game (365.7).
Tampa Bay has gone over this total in four of six games. Baltimore, meanwhile, has cleared this mark in all six games this season.
Mayfield over 255.5 passing yards (-115): Thirdly, Mayfield should be slinging the ball all over the yard in this contest.
The Buccaneers quarterback is averaging 248.2 passing yards per game this season, but there’s reason to believe he’ll finish with an above-average yardage total.
For starters, he has topped 300 passing yards in two of his last three games.
Secondly, teams have been passing all over the Ravens this season. They’re surrendering the second-most passing yards per game (275.7) in the NFL.
With Tampa Bay entering this contest as an underdog, the Bucs should remain in passing situations throughout the game. That should set Mayfield up for plenty of volume and an impressive output.
Picks made at 10:37 a.m. on 10/20/24.
Stevie’s an avid NFL, NHL, and tennis bettor who has no problem talking himself into the underdog. His previous stops include Yahoo! Sports Canada and Toronto Metropolitan University, where he received a degree in Sport Media.