Ravens open as 7.5 point favorites, quickly bet up to 9

**The Fanatic** · 01-08-2012, 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by BleedPurple92

This, people around here are acting like we might as well chalk up a win.. It will be a tough game, we have to bring our A game to win this. We need week 1 pittsburgh Ravens.... and not Jacksonville Ravens

If we bring week 1 against Pittsburgh Ravens we will blow them out.
If we bring Jacksonville Ravens we will lose.

Houston is not capable of doing to us what San Diego did.

If we bring solid Ravens like we have most of the year we will win.

By 9?

Probably not, but as somebody else said, I can see a game where the score doesn't necessarily represent the game at the end.

**Justlovemybirds** · 01-08-2012, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by The Fanatic

If we bring week 1 against Pittsburgh Ravens we will blow them out.
If we bring Jacksonville Ravens we will lose.

Houston is not capable of doing to us what San Diego did.

If we bring solid Ravens like we have most of the year we will win.

By 9?

Probably not, but as somebody else said, I can see a game where the score doesn't necessarily represent the game at the end.

:word For all the inconsistency's of the team for the most part they've been solid, which is why they're sitting home now.

**Boulderraven** · 01-08-2012, 01:17 AM

Symmetry, ravens played Texans off bye earlier this year again.

**Filmstudy** · 01-08-2012, 07:13 AM

The game is now available at approximately 10 books at Oddschecker and it's Ravens -7.5 or -8.

If you want to bet the winner straight up, the best you can currently get is 1.28 for every $1 bet on the Ravens or $4.10 bet for every $1 on the Texans. Those returns imply the Ravens have a 76% chance to win.

**Ravenboy2003** · 01-08-2012, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by dandrews

I kind of like Houston at +9 to be honest. I don't think they'll win, but it could definitely be a 7 point game.

From a betting standpoint, I wouldn't go anywhere near this game at +9. Way too many variables. The Ravens are rested and if we get a big lead I highly doubt we ease up in the second half.

**RavensRock** · 01-08-2012, 10:01 AM

I don't see the Ravens losing this and I don't see Pittsburgh winning in New England. Thus, I'm already looking at Championship tickets in New England.

**TarHeels33** · 01-08-2012, 10:12 AM

don't sleep on the texans' defense.

**AntiMoon** · 01-08-2012, 10:20 AM

Much like the first game it will be close for awhile but we'll pull away late and cover. Ravens 27-14

**psuasskicker** · 01-08-2012, 11:53 AM

I'm finding 7.5 points all over the place. Not sure where anyone saw it move to 9 but it looks like it stayed at 7.5.

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**Ravenswintitle** · 01-08-2012, 12:35 PM

football locks has it at -8.

I wouldn't lay that many points with the Ravens.

**Filmstudy** · 01-08-2012, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by psuasskicker

I'm finding 7.5 points all over the place. Not sure where anyone saw it move to 9 but it looks like it stayed at 7.5.

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I am seeing -7.5 on all the online books in Oddschecker now. There were 2 with even odds at -8 this morning, but I never noticed -9 with even odds anywhere.

Here is something I find interesting. The best decimal payoff on the Steelers today is 1.28 (you win $0.28 for every $1 bet). The best payoff on the Ravens is $1.29. So in essence, the betting public seems to think the Ravens next week are as likely to win as the Steelers are today versus Denver.