Green Bay Packers vs. Baltimore Ravens: NFL Week 6 Betting Odds and Picks

Green Bay Packers vs. Baltimore Ravens
Sunday, 10/13/13, 1:00 PM EST
Opening Point Spread: Green Bay -3.5
Current Betting Line: Green Bay -3
Opening Total: 47.5
Current Total: 48.5
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker

The Baltimore Ravens have gotten after opposing quarterbacks this season

Green Bay improved to 2-2 on the season with a 22-9 victory over the Detroit Lions as 10-point home favorites Sunday, while going UNDER the betting total of 53. The Packers will be playing a 2012 playoff team for the fourth time in their opening five contests, which is important to consider when making your NFL betting picks. Through Week 5, the team has generated 1,813 yards of total offense, which comes out to the third-best average in the league. Green Bay is 2-5 SUATS in games where the betting line is between +3 to -3 the last two-plus seasons.

The Packers have focused on building a running game in 2013, as they sit behind just four teams in averaging 141.0 yards per game on the ground. Over his last nine October starters, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has completed 69.4 percent of his passes for 2,830 yards and 27 touchdowns with just three interceptions. It’s important to point out that this franchise has a 6-15 all-time record against the defending champions.

Baltimore is about to make its only home appearance in a five-game stretch, as it returns home after picking up a 26-23 victory over the Miami Dolphins as 2.5-point road underdogs, while going OVER the betting total for the first time in four contests. The Ravens’ 19 sacks rank as the most the team has ever produced through the first five games of the season, which can’t be ignored when looking over the NFL betting lines. Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs ranks fourth in the league in racking up seven sacks. Baltimore is 6-7 SU and 8-5 ATS as an underdog the last two-plus seasons.

The Ravens are 10-0 at home versus NFC opponents under head coach John Harbaugh, while they’ve won 13 consecutive games in that situation. Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco has completed 179 of 287 passes for 2,282 yards and 16 touchdowns with three interceptions in his 10 out of conference games at M&T Bank Stadium.