1. 01-08-12 07:57 PM #1
    ClimbSomeRocks
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    Why on earth is Baltimore favored by 7.5?

    I'm a Ravens fan, and I just don't get it! T.J. Yates is not a good quarterback. This is true. But Flacco's regular season QBR is around 81. That's terrible. The Texans secondary and offensive line is pretty good. I don't see the ravens scoring more that 17 points. On the flip side, the Texans are becoming healthy in every position but their quarterback. I see this as a low scoring game and I think the spread should be 3.5 to 4.5 points
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  2. 01-08-12 08:11 PM #2
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    Ravens have EVERYTHING. Boldin is a great underneath type WR, Smith is a solid deep threat and the TE's Pitta and ??? are starting to become parts of the offense. Ray Rice is the most versatile RB in the league IMO. Not a huge Joe Flacco fan though. The defense is obviously very good...
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  3. 01-08-12 08:30 PM #3
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    sagarin Ratings: Baltimore 26.0 plus 3 for home field equals 29.0
    Houston minus 25.9 = 3.1 points

    I would say the line is way off.
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  4. 01-08-12 08:41 PM #4
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    They were -9 with Schaub and covered.

    If you say the line should be 3.5, that's like saying these teams are even.

    Yates in for a rough day.
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  5. 01-08-12 10:12 PM #5
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    I'm on HOU +7.5, and I believe the line comes down to 7 or 6.5 by gametime.
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  6. 01-08-12 10:14 PM #6
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    Houston is a dome team

    Ravens went 8-0 in the regular season on their turf. I sure as hell not betting against these Ravens. -7.5 is a good enough number for me.
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