Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers Point Spread Picks

Baltimore has to win to keep its playoff hopes alive, and even then, the Ravens will be out if Pittsburgh wins on Sunday. Green Bay needs a win either this week or next to clinch a postseason spot. However, the Packers could still be reeling from their incredible overtime loss to the Bears after leading by 10 late in the fourth quarter. Plus, Jordan Love is still questionable after suffering a concussion against Chicago. Baltimore has won four of five road games outright, and the Ravens are 5-1 ATS in their past six against the NFC North. Green Bay is on a 4-9 ATS run and 1-5 ATS against the AFC North. The Ravens have covered their past four Saturday games, and they are 5-1 ATS in Week 17. The Packers are 0-6 ATS following a loss and 1-6 ATS versus opponents with losing records. Green Bay is also 0-4 ATS in its past four games after totaling more than 150 yards rushing in its previous game. Lamar Jackson is questionable again, and Tyler Huntley is the backup. Huntley completed nine of 10 passes for 65 yards and no scores and no interceptions against New England last week. It was a fumble by Zay Flowers that sealed the Patriots' win. Take the Ravens.

Baltimore comes off a 13-12 win over Atlanta as John Harbaugh resumed winning in the preseason and improved to 45-15 straight up and 39-20-1 ATS. Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur is 6-9 straight up and 5-8-2 ATS after the Packers split their first two preseason games. The Ravens are 9-3 ATS their past 12 preseason games as road underdogs. Tavius Robinson stopped Jase McClellan short of the goal line on a 2-point conversion to preserve Baltimore's win over the Falcons. The Ravens had good performances from all three backup quarterbacks. Josh Johnson finished a perfect 11 of 11 for 120 yards and a TD, Emory Jones completed 7 of 9 for 100 yards and a TD and Devin Leary was 3 of 5 for 24 yards. Green Bay comes off a dreadful performance against Denver losing 27-2 and Bronco rookie Bo Nix won a starting job by completing 8 of 9 for 80 yards and a TD with no interceptions. Baltimore is 8-2 ATS its past 10 final preseason games and it's a slight underdog in this matchup. Take the Ravens on the moneyline.

It is becoming more apparent that Lamar Jackson may miss the game vs. Green Bay. At best for the Ravens is he plays at less than 100%. The Ravens are in need of a win, and with or without Jackson, I think they are going to show up this week against the new #1 team in the NFC, the Green Bay Packers. The Packers now hold their own destiny to retain the #1 seed in the NFC and get all playoff games at Lambeau. How important is that? The Packers are 6-0 at home and just 4-3 on the road. While three of the road games resulted in losses, three of the wins came by three points or fewer. This is just an entirely different team home vs. away. This line has really gone over the top as the difference in this team on the road vs. at home is considerable. And while they may carve out a win, the number is too high now. Make the play on Baltimore.

John Harbaugh always has been a moneymaker in preseason, but he outdid himself last week as the Ravens embarrassed Jacksonville 29-0 while holding the Jaguars to only 112 total offense yards. The Jags managed only 44 net passing yards and averaged 2.8 yards per carry. Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson directed two scoring drives, and the Ravens won their 14th straight preseason game. They are 13-1 ATS in that span. Harbaugh admits that he likes to win in the preseason, and the Ravens have covered in Game 2 the last three years. Jackson's backup, Trace McSorley, finished 9-of-22 for 85 yards, and Joe Callahan completed 3-of-4 for 30 yards. Green Bay has a new coach in Matt LaFleur, and he came out with a 28-26 win over the Texans. Aaron Rodgers didn't play while DeShone Kizer completed 8-of-13 for 102 yards and a touchdown. Tim Boyle was 3-of-5 for 40 yards, and Manny Wilkins finished up and did not complete a pass in three attempts. Dexter Williams rushed for 62 yards on 14 carries, but the Packers had only 237 total yards as they are breaking in a new offense. Harbaugh now is 34-12 straight-up, 31-14-1 ATS in the preseason, 25-20-1 UNDER, and 7-2-1 UNDER his last 10. Take the Ravens and UNDER.

Baltimore was expected to have one of the best defenses in the NFL coming into the season with their combination of talent and depth. They are sixth in the league in yards allowed, and eighth in points (19 points per game). The Ravens are 8-3-2 ATS away against a team with a winning home record. Baltimore has an above-average coach in John Harbaugh, who is 40-28 ATS when the line is +3 to -3, as well as 57-39 ATS when his teams are playing on natural grass. They face a Green Bay team without star QB Aaron Rodgers and backup QB Brett Hundley (2 TDs, 4 INTs) hasn't been very good. The Packers offensive line has allowed 30 sacks for #28 in the NFL. Green Bay revamped the secondary in the offseason but the defense isn't much improved at #18 in points allowed, #24 in yards, and #20 against the pass. And home teams with a winning percentage of 51-60% are 37-77 ATS when facing a losing team. Take Baltimore.