RAVENS at JAGUARS
Take: RAVENS -1
I’m not exactly impressed by what I’ve seen from Baltimore, but the bottom line is the team found a way to win each of its first two games and going back to last season, the Ravens are now on a 6-0 roll.
That contrasts favorably with the Jaguars. Jacksonville played okay in the loss to Green Bay, but they were awful and looked totally unprepared last week in a really ugly loss at San Diego. Going back to last season, the Jags are now on a 1-8 skid. I mention the endings of the 2015 season because both teams have basically picked up where they left off at the end of last year.
I have to think Gus Bradley is very close to getting canned as head coach of the Jaguars, as this was a put up or shut up season and with a loss here it might already be getting away from Jacksonville. It’s obviously possible the Jags could put things together here, as Baltimore has not been all that sharp in grabbing the two wins.
But I’d rather have the team with the positive momentum and there can’t be much question that’s the Ravens. Also, if this is close at the finish, I clearly trust John Harbaugh to find a way to get the best of it vs. the beleaguered Bradley. With the game priced where it is, I’ll go with the Baltimore side.