Monday Night Football Best Bets for Ravens vs. Saints (Bank on Both Offenses Moving and Scoring All Evening)
By Ben Heisler
The Baltimore Ravens come off a mini-bye from the week prior in Tampa Bay, only to head back out of town again when they face the New Orleans Saints at the Superdome on Monday Night Football this evening.
The Saints have all two of their against the spread victories this season at home, going 2-2-0 in four matchups, but face a Ravens team that's 3-1-0 ATS away from home.
Andy Dalton has kickstarted the Saints' offense back into high gear, but the "Red Riffle" has had his demons in primetime with a putrid 24% winning percentage.
The Ravens have also had their issues as a favorite going all the way back to 2000 at just 5-12 ATS.
Over the last week leading up to today, the BetSided team of editors and writers have all shared their top betting picks for tonight's matchup, highlighting plays vs. the spread and total, props, anytime touchdowns, and a same game parlay with +1200 odds!
Let's put them all together and break down each one in it's own category in one spot.
Here are our Monday Night Football best bets of the night!
Monday Night Football Prediction and Pick for Ravens vs. Saints
OVER 48 (-110)
Andy Dalton and the Saints offense ranks fifth in the NFL in yards per play. Turnovers have been an Achilles' heel, but at home against a Ravens' team susceptible to big plays, I think they can turn things around.
The Ravens on the other side continue to remain elite offensively, even without weapons like Mark Andrews, Rashod Bateman and their top two running backs in J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards. Baltimore comes in eighth in yards per play, ninth in 3rd down conversion rate, and middle of the pack in red zone efficiency and scoring.
Give me the points on Monday Night Football. - Iain MacMillan
You can track Iain's bets on Betstamp here.
Best Monday Night Football Prop Bet for Ravens vs. Saints
Kenyan Drake OVER 43.5 Rushing Yards (-110)
With both J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards on the mend, Kenyan Drake is the next man up for the Ravens as they head into New Orleans down four different key offensive playmakers.
Drake is averaging 5.1 yards per carry, and 6.6 yards per rush in two of his last three matchups. He broke off a run of 40 yards in their previous game as well, and has even spoken about how Lamar Jackson can help make the field wide open with their start quarterback's dual-threat abilities.
Give the Saints credit for improving on their below-average run stopping numbers over the last few games, but this is still not a good run stopping defense this year; ranking outside the top 11 in opponent rushing yards per game, as well as in opponent yards per play. They haven't been much better at home either.
Normally, Ravens running backs are players to fade given how many tend to go in and out of the backfield, but Baltimore has no choice but to trust Drake with the bulk of the carries, and I think he'll deliver for bettors this evening. - Ben Heisler
Follow all of Ben's betting plays in real-time HERE!
Best Anytime Touchdown Picks for Ravens vs. Saints
- Iain MacMillan and Ben Heisler
For the full write-up on each anytime touchdown option bet, head over to our "Best Anytime Touchdown Scorers" breakdown here.
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