The Baltimore Ravens will travel to Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday night to take on the Miami Dolphins in an AFC matchup. The Ravens are leading the AFC North with a 6-2 record and are coming off a 34-31 overtime home win over the Minnesota Vikings. Lamar Jackson went 27-of-41 for 266 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. The Dolphins are last in the AFC East with a 2-7 record and are coming off a 17-9 home win over the Houston Texans. Jacoby Brissett went 26-of-43 with 244 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
Ravens at Dolphins Betting Analysis
On the Baltimore Ravens side
Wide receiver Marquise Brown has been playing very well as he has 46 receptions on 69 targets for 682 yards (14.8 yards per catch) with six touchdowns. In his last game against the Vikings, Brown finished with nine receptions on 12 targets for 116 yards (12.9 yards per catch).
The Baltimore Ravens have been a decent defensive team this season as they are giving up 24.4 points per game. In their previous game against the Minnesota Vikings, the Ravens are giving up 31 points on 318 total yards of offense (187 passing, 131 rushing). The Vikings were unable to convert the ball well as they went 5-of-14 on third down attempts and converted both fourth down attempts. Baltimore needs to step up as they gave up a total of 6.1 yards per play in this game.
On the Miami Dolphins side
Tight end Mike Gesicki has been playing pretty well despite the uncertainty at quarterback as he has 44 receptions on 63 targets for 529 yards (12 yards per catch) with a pair of touchdowns. In his last game against the Texans, he finished with four catches on eight targets for 54 yards (13.5 yards per reception).
The Miami Dolphins have been struggling a bit defensively as they are currently allowing 26.9 points per game this year. In their previous game against the Houston Texans, they gave up nine points on 272 total yards of offense (199 passing, 73 rushing). The Dolphins did a pretty good job defensively as they forced the Texans to get 4.1 yards per play. They did do a decent job as Houston had 6-of-17 third down conversions while also converting their only fourth down attempt.
Ravens at Dolphins Prediction
The top sportsbooks in the entire country have this as a multiple possession difference between the franchises in this game. However, this is with the uncertainty of Tua Tagovailoa under center with an injury to his finger. Baltimore is trying to improve as they are multiple games ahead of the rest of their division. Baltimore is averaging 29 points per game in their last four games while Miami is scoring 18.6 points in their last five games. Lamar Jackson has been passing the ball well as he has 10 touchdowns to four interceptions in his last five games. All in all, go with the Baltimore Ravens to win by double-digits and cover the spread on the road here.