SEASON FORECASTS AND FUTURES PICKS

In two weeks the trio of Lamar Jackson, Hollywood Brown and Mark Andrews have established themselves as the best trio this side of Mahomes, Tyreek Hill and Kelce. While the Arizona win was closer than expected that was due to 3 defensive lapses on long passes. The Ravens have to be excited about their ability to upset the Chiefs in Week 3. Their championship odds are 20/1, 4.8% (#7 best). They are a good bet to win the Super Bowl (7.8 percent chance). They are also a good bet to win the AFC at 8/1, 11.1%. Their sim chance is 14.4%. They are projected to win 11 games and go over their pre-season futures line of 8.5. Their playoff chances stand at 88.7% (76.5% to win the division). Their average wins per simulation puts them at #3 in the AFC.

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REGULAR SEASON RECAP AND UPCOMING GAMES

At 2-0 they are obviously exceeding expectations. Based on the money lines, the Ravens had an expected win percentage of 80%. If you bet on them to win every game you would be up 42 units. They are 1-1 against the spread for a -10 loss. Their over-under record is 1-1. Their 10-6 record last season was ahead of what was expected of them. Their expected win percentage was 58%. They went 8-8 against the spread (-80 loss). More of their games came in under (9) than went over (7). Based on computer simulations they only have a 43% chance to beat the Chiefs in their next game. The table below shows their upcoming games, their simulation based win percentage and their recent head to head record (WL, ATS, OU).

TEAM OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE STATS WITH LEAGUE RANKINGS

They are an elite scoring team based on points per game, which make sense given their strong yards per play rank. They are an elite scoring defense, which make sense given their strong yards per play allowed rank.

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TEAM FANTASY LEADERS

The table below show the most valuable fantasy players on the team led by Lamar Jackson who is projected to be the #2 QB the rest of the season. The Better Option column shows the player directly above him and the Better Than column shows the player directly below him in the projected position rankings.