Washington Commanders vs Baltimore Ravens Prediction, 8/27/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 3

Game: Washington Commanders vs Baltimore Ravens

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Ravens (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 39.5

M&T Bank Stadium is the site where the Baltimore Ravens (8-9 last season) will compete against the Washington Commanders (7-10 last year) on Saturday. Washington opens this contest as 6.5-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 39.5.

The Washington Commanders wrapped up their year holding a 7-10 mark. In their last contest of last season, the Commanders faced off with the Giants and earned the victory with a final of 22-7. Taylor Heinicke connected on 9/18 with 120 yds through the air. He had a QB rating of 71.5 and walked away from the game without throwing an interception. Terry McLaurin had an average of 23.3 yards per catch by earning 93 yds on 4 catches. Antonio Gibson was the rushing leader for the Commanders with 21 carries for 146 yards (7.0 yards per carry). When all was said and done, they tallied 58 plays which gave them a total of 325 yards. The Washington Commanders ran the ball 37 different times and had 226 yds, which came out to an average of 6.1 yards per tote. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Commanders conceded 94 yards on 25 tries, which is an average of 3.8 yds per run surrendered. Washington relinquished 15 pass completions on 31 tries for a total of 83 yards, and a completion percentage of 48.4%.

When it comes to getting in the endzone, the Washington Commanders had an average of 19.7 PPG. As a team they had an average of 121.2 yards in the run game, which ranked them 12th in the NFL. The Commanders attained 5,502 total yards last season. Washington accounted for 181 1st downs as a team, and they were called for 82 infractions for 743 yds. They turned the football over 24 different times (15 picks and 9 fumbles). Washington earned 21 touchdowns via the pass and 13 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to yards via the pass, the Commanders allowed 4,333 yards which ranked them 29th in the league. During their 17 games played last year, they yielded 254.9 yards per game through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 67.0%. They allowed 359.3 yards per contest ranking them 22nd in the NFL. They gave up 34 touchdowns through the air in addition to 14 rushing touchdowns. They gave up 4.1 yards per tote and 104.4 yards on the ground per game last season. Overall, they gave up 1,775 rushing yards through 17 games. The Commanders were ranked 25th in the NFL in terms of team defense, allowing 25.5 points per game.

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The Ravens wrapped up their year having a 8-9 record. For their last game of last season, the Ravens took a loss by a score of 16-13 when they faced the Steelers. Tyler Huntley finished the game with 141 yards on 16/31 through the air while his QB rating was 37.2. He tossed 2 picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 4.55 yards. Mark Andrews had the best day in terms of receiving for the Ravens, grabbing 8 passes for 85 yds (10.6 yards per reception). Latavius Murray carried the ball 16 times for 150 yards, finishing the contest with 9.4 yards per carry for Baltimore. The Ravens finished the game with 381 yds and they ran 71 plays (5.4 yds per play). Baltimore rushed the ball for 6.9 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 249 yds on 36 attempts. Baltimore gave up 30 running attempts for 79 yards (2.6 yards per rush). The Ravens secondary allowed a completion percentage of 68.2%, surrendering 235 yards on 30 out of 44 passing.

When it comes to how much they scored, the Ravens were ranked 17th in football with an average of 22.8 points per contest. Throughout last year, the Ravens threw for 3,961 yards via the pass as well as an average of 233.0 passing yards per game, which ranked 13th out of all NFL teams. They averaged 145.8 yards via the ground game and ran for 2,479 yards for last year. The Baltimore Ravens had an average of 378.8 yards per contest which had them sitting 6th out of all teams in the NFL. The Baltimore offense had 852 yds of penalties on 102 violations, which had them ranked 20th in the NFL in terms of giving up free yards. They gave away 18 interceptions while surrendering 8 fumbles and they earned 209 1st downs.

Baltimore allowed a total of 1,436 rushing yards (84.5 yards per outing) in addition to 13 touchdowns rushing last season. They allowed the opposition 31 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 278.9 yards/game, ranking them 32nd in the NFL. Their defense tallied 15 takeaways (6 fumbles and 9 interceptions) for the previous season. Last year, they gave up 392 total points. The Ravens defense was on the field for 1,033 plays, which had them sitting 6th in the league. The Ravens allowed 23.1 PPG, which had them ranked 19th of all teams in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Commanders/Ravens NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Ravens -6.5

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