MNF Preview: Ravens host the Texans

Ravens Look to Dispose of Texans for Playoff Push

The Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens will meet on ESPN Monday night for Monday Night Football. The game is being played at M&T Bank Stadium and kickoff is set for 8:30 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Ravens as -7.5-point favorites versus the Texans, while the game's total opened at 38. The total has since eased up to 39.

The Ravens thrive under the bright lights. They can also strengthen their position in the AFC playoff race with a victory over the Houston Texans. Since coach John Harbaugh took over the team in 2008, Baltimore has gone 11-1 in night games. That is by far the best mark in the NFL. The Ravens have also won nine consecutive prime-time matchups.

Baltimore won its last outing, a 23-0 result against the Green Bay Packers on November 19. The Ravens covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 23 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Baltimore holds the sixth and final playoff spot in the AFC. They have not played at M&T Bank Stadium since a 44-0 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Oct. 26. The Ravens have a chance to win consecutive games for the first time since the opening two weeks of the season.

Texans Looking to Stay Relevant

Houston was a 31-21 winner in its last match at home against the Arizona Cardinals. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 52 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.

The Texans are trying to stay afloat without starting quarterback Deshaun Watson. Watson suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice earlier this month. Tom Savage will get his fifth start of the season against a Ravens' secondary that leads the NFL with 16 interceptions.

Savage lost his first two starts when Watson went down with the injury. He was better last week against the Arizona Cardinals. He went 22 of 32 for 230 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Houston	4-6	6-4	26.70	26.20	0.5	3-3	3-1	6-4	4-2	2-2
Baltimore	5-5	5-4-1	21.30	17.10	4.2	2-2	3-2-1	6-4	2-2	4-2

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HOU	13.11	13.16	-0.05
BAL	13.14	17.89	-4.76

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HOU	11.54	12.10	-0.56
BAL	7.54	10.23	-2.69

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
HOU	4.25	3.67	0.58
BAL	3.99	4.07	-0.08

Team Records

Houston Texans

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	4-6	3-3	1-3	6-4	3-3	3-1	26.70	26.20	0.50
vs Conf	3-4	2-3	1-1	4-3	2-3	2-0	27.29	23.86	3.43
vs Div	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	1-2	1-1	0-1	1-2	1-1	0-1	17.33	24.67	-7.34

Baltimore Ravens

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	5-5	2-2	3-3	5-4-1	2-2	3-2-1	21.30	17.10	4.20
vs Conf	4-3	2-1	2-2	4-2-1	2-1	2-1-1	21.43	17.14	4.29
vs Div	2-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-1	19.67	8.00	11.67
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	2-0-1	1-0	1-0-1	27.67	7.67	20.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	26.70	6	17.10	3
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	237.75	12	190.75	6
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	131.00	6	135.50	28
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	21.30	17	26.20	30
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	173.50	31	333.75	32
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	129.25	12	69.50	2

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Houston	2-7	4-5	4-5	19.89	118.67	4.32	39.78	55.03	217.33	336.00	1.78
Baltimore	7-2	5-4	4-5	24.33	81.22	3.05	33.00	55.56	182.56	263.78	1.00

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Dec 21, 2014	BAL	HOU	13-25	33	178	211	3	123	190	313	1
Sep 22, 2013	HOU	BAL	9-30	94	170	264	1	75	161	236	0
Oct 21, 2012	BAL	HOU	13-43	55	121	176	2	181	239	420	0
Jan 15, 2012	HOU	BAL	13-20	131	184	315	4	87	140	227	0
Oct 16, 2011	HOU	BAL	14-29	93	200	293	0	113	289	402	2
Dec 13, 2010	BAL	HOU	34-28	63	190	253	0	111	378	489	2
Nov 9, 2008	BAL	HOU	41-13	162	171	333	0	75	280	355	4
Dec 4, 2005	HOU	BAL	15-16	165	133	298	2	73	165	238	2
Dec 15, 2002	BAL	HOU	23-19	70	228	298	0	95	182	277	2

Betting Odds Trends

Houston Texans
Houston is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Baltimore

Baltimore Ravens
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
Baltimore is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Baltimore is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Baltimore is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Houston

Team Last 5 Games

Houston Texans

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 19, 2017	ARI	31-21	W	-2.5/37.5	W/O	134	223	357	48	244	292	0	H
Nov 12, 2017	LAR	7-33	L	13/45	L/U	89	194	283	104	339	443	4	A
Nov 5, 2017	IND	14-20	L	-6/44.5	L/U	94	194	288	92	279	371	0	H
Oct 29, 2017	SEA	38-41	L	6/45.5	W/O	142	367	509	33	446	479	2	A
Oct 15, 2017	CLE	33-17	W	-7.5/46	W/O	123	217	340	134	113	247	-2	H

Baltimore Ravens

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 19, 2017	GB	23-0	W	-2.5/38	W/U	58	161	219	75	190	265	-4	A
Nov 5, 2017	TEN	20-23	L	3/41	P/O	73	268	341	71	186	257	1	A
Oct 26, 2017	MIA	40-0	W	-3/38	W/O	174	121	295	45	151	196	-2	H
Oct 22, 2017	MIN	16-24	L	5.5/37.5	L/O	64	144	208	169	188	357	-1	A
Oct 15, 2017	CHI	24-27	L	-5/39.5	L/O	125	166	291	231	111	342	1	H

Weather in
Baltimore - United States

 55°F

Clear
Humidity is 34%
Wind is West-northwest 9 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Baltimore

 

Next up:
Houston at Tennessee Sunday, December 3
Baltimore home to Detroit Sunday, December 3

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