"To have any chance, they would need to beat the playoff-bound Green Bay Packers on the road and have the Pittsburgh Steelers lose to the hapless Cleveland Browns in Week 17. As fate would have it, both of those results came to fruition, as the Ravens and Browns overcame underdog status to win their games and set up a winner-take-all showdown for the AFC North between Baltimore and Pittsburgh in Week 18. At DraftKings, the Ravens opened as 3-point road favorites against the Steelers."
"Going into Week 17, Pittsburgh held commanding -1400 odds to win the division compared to +800 for the Ravens. DraftKings reports that in the last week, 87% of handle came in on the Ravens for the AFC North, while BetMGM said that it received 83% of money backing Baltimore in the same time period, though the Ravens are still its smallest liability for the division overall."
"With the division on the line, the Ravens opened at -170 on the moneyline. Despite some injury concerns surrounding Lamar Jackson, bookmakers are comfortable keeping Baltimore as a field-goal favorite. "We don't feel there is much difference between [backup QB Tyler] Huntley and this version of Jackson, what appears to be an injured version of Jackson," John Murray, vice president of the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, told ESPN. "The Ravens offense looked as good as ever on"
After a Week 16 loss to New England, Baltimore needed a road win at Green Bay and a Pittsburgh loss to Cleveland to remain alive for the AFC North. Both outcomes occurred, producing a winner-take-all Week 18 matchup between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. DraftKings opened the Ravens as 3-point road favorites and later listed Baltimore at -170 on the moneyline. Pittsburgh had been a heavy early division favorite at -1400 while Baltimore was +800. Recent betting moved sharply toward Baltimore, with DraftKings taking 87% of handle and BetMGM 83% of money, and bookmakers remain comfortable favoring Baltimore despite Lamar Jackson injury concerns.
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