{"id":390743,"date":"2026-01-03T12:16:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=390743"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:16:24","slug":"ravens-vs-steelers-week-18-snf-sgp-predictions-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/ravens-vs-steelers-week-18-snf-sgp-predictions-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens vs. Steelers SNF Week 18 SGP predictions: Back Freiermuth and fade Henry at +330"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers close out the regular season with a battle for the AFC North crown on Sunday Night Football. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Winner makes the playoffs, loser goes home. Aaron Rodgers&#8217; Steelers are 4-point home underdogs in what could be his last game in the NFL. On the other side, Lamar Jackson returns from a two-game injury absence with the hope of joining a wide-open postseason field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Ravens vs. Steelers SGP predictions for Jan. 4, featuring prop bets on Pat Freiermuth and Derrick Henry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets to start betting on the NFL<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ravens vs. Steelers SGP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SGP: <strong>Ravens +7.5<\/strong> | <strong>Freiermuth 30+ receiving yards<\/strong> | <strong>Henry under 87.5 rushing yards<\/strong> (+330)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ravens +7.5 (-715):<\/strong> I think this game will come down to the wire, as meetings between these rivals typically do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Steelers beat the Ravens by five points in Baltimore earlier this year, marking the 10th time in the last 12 meetings that the game has been decided by a touchdown or less.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The two outliers? A pair of Baltimore wins by two-plus scores last year (Week 16, Wild Card). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dating back to 2017, the Ravens have covered a +7.5 spread in 17 straight games against the Steelers. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Pittsburgh could win this game, but it&#8217;s hard to imagine by multiple scores. DK Metcalf is suspended, and Darnell Washington is on IR after breaking his arm last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 click here to bet on Ravens vs. Steelers<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with Jackson banged up, Baltimore has a much healthier offence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a reason this leg comes in at a -715 price tag. I think it&#8217;s worth adding, though, as it raises the parlay&#8217;s value from +205 to +330. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:122555\">Embed: #122555<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunday Night Football SGP picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freiermuth 30+ receiving yards (-127):<\/strong> Freiermuth has had a curiously unproductive season after being rewarded a four-year, $48 million contract extension, which kicked in this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tight end has just 435 receiving yards with multiple goose eggs on his ledger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, his 27.1 yards per game average is right in line with this total. And Freiermuth should over-index on Sunday with Washington and Metcalf sidelined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Check out NorthStar Bets&#8217; SNF prop markets<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington leads the Steelers&#8217; tight end room in snap count this season. Metcalf leads the team in receptions (59) and yards (850).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pittsburgh will want to deploy a run-heavy offence, but Freiermuth is the logical option to get involved in the passing game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quarterbacks have a 97.0 passer rating when targeting Baltimore&#8217;s linebackers (the position group which typically covers tight ends), which ranks in the 10th percentile, per Rotowire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why you should fade Derrick Henry on SNF<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Henry under 87.5 rushing yards (-116):<\/strong> Finally, I&#8217;m going to fade a player coming off a 216-yard, four-touchdown performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seems risky, right? I don&#8217;t think so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pittsburgh&#8217;s run defence is among the league&#8217;s best \u2014 when Derrick Harmon is in the lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>With Harmon (11 games): <\/strong>87.0 rushing yards\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Without Harmon (six games):<\/strong> 165.6 rushing yards\/game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Fade Derrick Henry on SNF<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rookie defensive tackle out of Oregon is a stud, and helped Pittsburgh bottle up some of the league&#8217;s best RBs like Jahmyr Gibbs, Jonathan Taylor and Josh Jacobs, all of whom finished with under 50 rushing yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry recorded 94 yards on 25 carries against the Steelers earlier this year. But that was without Harmon, and 3.8 yards per carry isn&#8217;t all that efficient to begin with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ravens vs. Steelers<\/em> <em>predictions made at 12 p.m. ET on Jan. 3, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers close out the regular season with a battle for the AFC North crown on Sunday Night Football. The pregame narrative: Winner makes the playoffs, loser goes home. Aaron Rodgers&#8217; Steelers are 4-point home underdogs in what could be his last game in the NFL. 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