Ravens vs. Bengals Odds, Picks, Predictions for Wild Card Weekend: Will Cincinnati Crush Baltimore?

Check our best Ravens-Bengals NFL picks based on the top odds.

Shane Jackson

Last updated: January 15, 2023 11:03 AM EST • 4 min read

Sunday's playoff tripleheader concludes with an AFC North rivalry between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals. Read on for our Ravens-Bengals NFL pick based on the best NFL odds.

The Ravens will travel to face the Bengals in a win-or-go-home rivalry matchup during Wild Card Weekend on Sunday Night Football. But you have to wonder if the NFL regrets putting this matchup on the big stage.

Quarterback Lamar Jackson was ruled out during the week. That means there isn’t much reason to believe this game will be any different than the regular-season finale. Cincinnati secured a 27-16 home win over Baltimore last Sunday, and the Bengals are nearly a double-digit favorite for the rematch. Will the game go according to plan?

Here is our best Ravens-Bengals NFL pick for Wild Card Weekend (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook; Pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

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Ravens vs. Bengals Game Info

Date: Sunday, Jan. 15, 8:15 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Location: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Weather: 32.8 degrees, 6.5-mph winds, 0% chance of precipitation

Ravens vs. Bengals Odds

Ravens vs. Bengals Odds Analysis

Jackson's absence caused the line to jump from Bengals -6.5 to 8. The spread climbed as high as 10 in favor of Cincinnati but has since settled back at 8 points at the top sportsbooks.

The total opened at 43.5 and dropped as low as 40 on Wednesday. It can be found at 39.5 at some books.

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Ravens vs. Bengals Pick

Bengals -9.5 (-110) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

When betting this late in the week for a playoff matchup, you need to accept likely getting a worse number when taking a side or total. That’s especially true in this game because the line was below the key number of 7 before Jackson missed another week of practice.

But I simply don’t care. The Bengals are going to roll past the Ravens on Sunday Night Football.

We just saw the same game in Week 18, and Cincinnati will be even more motivated this time around. And not just because it's a do-or-die situation. Bengals players voiced their displeasure to reporters after the Week 18 battle, suggesting the Ravens were responsible for some dirty hits on Sunday.

There's been a lot of talk on both sides ever since, but the Bengals actually boast the talent to back it up. Joe Burrow is 19-4 against the spread over his last 23 starts, and he seems to play his best when the lights are the brightest. I should know, as I lost a lot of money betting against him during Cincinnati's run to the Super Bowl.

Entering the season, many believed the Bengals were due for a regression. But they went 12-3-1 ATS during a 12-4 campaign while securing another AFC North crown. Meanwhile, the Ravens were just 6-9-2 ATS and have covered just twice over their last six games without Lamar.

This is a three-star pick only because I hate the idea of getting a line that's three points worse than the opening number. But we shouldn’t be afraid of the big number, especially when the Bengals will be as fired up as ever. This one could get ugly.

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Ravens vs. Bengals Best Odds

DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, PointsBet (-110)

DraftKings	FanDuel	BetMGM	Caesars	PointsBet
-8.5	-8.5	-8.5	-8.5	-8.5
-110	-110	-110	-110	-110

It's no surprise to see all five of the top-rated sportsbooks eventually in agreement here with a 8.5-point spread at standard -110 price. The market tends to be pretty strong once the postseason begins.

If Huntley is good to go, and the line movement suggests as much, then I wouldn’t take anything higher than a 9.5-point spread. If the Ravens are forced to roll out Anthony Brown again, I’d be willing to lay the full 10.

Ravens-Bengals pick made 1/12/2023 at 6:15 p.m. ET.

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Shane Jackson

Shane Jackson has been writing for Sportsbook Review since 2022, though his passion for sports, writing, and betting runs much longer than that. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a journalism degree in 2017 and has been covering sports ever since, working for MLB.com, Manhattan Mercury, Lawrence Journal-World, WynnBET, Bet Chicago Sports, BetNOLA, and BetMGM. Jackson cares about creating quality sports betting content above all else. He uses a mixture of models, information, film, analysis, and a top-down approach to locate every best bet shared for SBR. He never gives out a pick that he wouldn’t be willing to spend his own money on. Jackson is focused on finding +EV bets on a daily basis for a variety of sports such as NCAAF, NCAAB, NFL, NBA, WNBA, and MLB. He usually bets on props but is willing to wager on a spread or total when there is an edge. Don’t ask him how many bets he has placed on a typical college football Saturday. Jackson doesn’t care if you follow him on social media, but his Twitter account has info on how you can follow his bets through multiple third-party platforms. He just wants you to read all the great work from the SBR team.