Vegas Oddsmakers Like The Ravens

by Bruce Raffel on Jun 18, 2010 7:00 AM EDT

The Baltimore Ravens are being considered one of the favorites to win the AFC North in 2010 and challenge for the Super Bowl in February 2011. Now the Las Vegas oddsmakers are seemingly agreeing with the so-called experts who feel the same way.

BetVega.com has the Ravens listed as overwhelming favorites to win the division this coming season and only has the defending AFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals as the third pick in the division behind the Pittsburgh Steelers. Both the Ravens and Bengals have very tough road schedules, each facing a team on the road with a losing record only once all season. However, Baltimore has proven it can win as visitors, especially in the post season, where they have won three playoff games over the past two seasons, all on the road.

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Vegas knows what they’re talking about, money is on the effing line.

by BmoreBlitz on Jun 18, 2010 7:52 AM EDT reply actions

I’ve heard that the odds are skewed by teams with bandwagon fan bases that tend to bet on their team irrationally. I believe that teams like the Cowboys and Redskins tend to have higher odds than you’d expect because of this. This could be a reason why they have the Steelers ranked second in the division, even though they’re without their starting quarterback for at least a quarter of the season.

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by Ampallang on Jun 18, 2010 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

THAT makes sense

why give us great odds if they know there’s only a relatively small “Raven Nation” to make the bets? We get steeper odds with stronger payouts so that we may be inclined to bet more, while New York and Dallas don’t need such incentives to compulsively stake their hard-earned scrilla.

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--Joe Flacco

"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden

by jackmca on Jun 18, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Baltimore will not face a team on the road that had a losing record a year ago until its final away contest in Cleveland.

Well that’s good, considering Flacco plays best on the road.

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by Zachary Beard on Jun 18, 2010 10:58 AM EDT reply actions

I am amazed that the Jets got 10/1 odds. Man, this team is getting so over hyped.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Jun 18, 2010 1:18 PM EDT reply actions

Tomlinson is like a million year old

And Shonne Greene is the Starter, so I don’t know why people call that a key addition.

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by Zachary Beard on Jun 18, 2010 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions

the running attack will be effective

but hard to imagine why their odds are SO favorable…

"Cam, we're not going to have any issues because we're going to be winning."
--Joe Flacco

"Just win baby. Yeah, I stole that."
--Jon Gruden

by jackmca on Jun 18, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I bought into them this offseason with the good moves (Holmes,Cromartie, Kyle Wilson) they made. The only thing I really question is Mark Sanchez being in his second year, and can he throw the ball in January if he needs too.

by BmoreBlitz on Jun 18, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Without T. Jones to carry the rock

Sanchez will have to step up and that’s a tall order without Jones to expect them to actually improve. At least Flacco had Rice and Willis, both better the LT and Green. And now I can say our wideouts are better as well. Too much too soon for Sanchez = fail!

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by Bruce Raffel on Jun 18, 2010 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Not sure who is replacing him, but I think Alen Fanaca is a big loss for them.

by 60minuteassassin on Jun 20, 2010 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Cody wil have fun with their line on the first week of the season....

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by Zachary Beard on Jun 20, 2010 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Whispers are

That LT has very little “juice” left. He didn’t look explosive during the OTA’s. If that’s the case, Green and Reggie Bush light——-Joe McKinight will have to carry the Jet ground game. Good luck with that over the course of a 16 game schedule!

by Ravens One on Jun 23, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions