RAVENS REPORT
San Diego +7 (-125)
San Diego will keep this close. Rivers will be able to exploit the Ravens secondary. Also, Ravens were fresh as a daisy last week after the bye. I do not see that advantage today. I like the Ravens to squeak one out today, but the arm of Rivers against the Ravens 29th ranked pass defense will keep them in this game. The Chargers biggest issue has been turnovers. In their 3 game losing streak earlier, they were -7 in the turnover category with zero takeaways. In their past 4 wins, they are +3 (4 lost, 7 takeaways)
If the Chargers can somehow win the turnover battle, they could win this game.
Prediction: Ravens 23 Chargers 21
I also think that line is inflated....went back and checked and this is the biggest dog role for san diego(with the exception of -9 in week 8 at san diego)....that includes away games at seattle and san fran......
given how our weakness correlates with their strength(passing game),I`m surprised at that line....
that said,we`re awfully tough to beat at home and a coast to coast trip isn`t good for any team at any time... that first game we lost to cincy at home you could see how the ravens weren`t in sync with all the new offensive pieces(forsett/steve smith/owen daniels/offensive line).....we were winning the second half until a long bomb to a.j. green won it for cincy....
but then theres san diego`s meltdown at Miami(I had s.d. that sunday and remember being surprised at the size egg san diego laid that day)...
this is an interesting game that will say an awful lot about the ravens` chances going forward...
