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Ravens Seahawks Spread

The Baltimore Ravens will be looking to avoid another letdown Sunday when they head out west to take on the Seattle Seahawks. Baltimore just swept the season series against Pittsburgh in dramatic fashion last week, and it would be easy for them to overlook the Seahawks. This is a rare meeting between these teams as they have only squared off eight times since 1985. Seattle won the last meeting at home in 2007 by a final of 27-6, marking the fifth straight win for the home team in this series.

Taking a look at the spreads for Week 10, I find a line of Baltimore -7 over Seattle and a total set of 41 points.

Baltimore

The Ravens trailed the Steelers by four points with 2:24 remaining last Sunday night. Joe Flacco engineered perhaps the best drive of his career, capping a 13-play, 92-yard drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith with only 8 seconds remaining. That 23-20 victory catapulted the Ravens into a first-place tie in the AFC North with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Flacco finished 28 of 47 passing for 300 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. For the season, he is completing 54.7 percent of his passes for 2,051 yards with nine touchdowns and six picks. It’s his job to rally the troops this week and avoid the same catastrophe that happened to this team against the Tennessee Titans. After a 35-7 home victory over Pittsburgh in their season-opener, the Ravens went on the road the following week and laid an egg at Tennessee, falling 26-13 to the Titans.

Baltimore (6-2, 2-2 away) ranks 16th in the league in total offense (342.9 yards/game) and 2nd in total defense (279.4 yards/game). They did allow 392 yards against the Steelers, but should be much more effective against this stagnant Seattle offense. Ray Rice is having yet another solid year for this Ravens’ offense. Rice has rushed for 532 yards and six touchdowns, while also catching 38 balls for 416 yards and two scores. Anquan Boldin leads all receivers with 41 receptions for 627 yards and two touchdowns.

Seattle

The Seahawks are in the midst of a three-game losing streak. They have been outscored 63-28 during this skid, and they haven’t dropped four in a row since losing the final four games of 2009. Seattle (2-6, 1-2 home) is coming off a 23-13 loss at Dallas. They were outgained 442-381 for the game, and scored only their second touchdown in their last three contests in the loss.

Marshawn Lynch became Seattle’s first 100-yard rusher since Justin Forsett did it back in November of 2009 with a 130-yard performance against the St. Louis Rams. Lynch finished with 135 yards and a touchdown in what was easily his best performance of the season. Tarvaris Jackson threw three interceptions against the Cowboys, which gives Seattle 12 turnovers in their last five games.

Seattle ranks just 29th in total offense (296.1 yards/game) and a respectable 16th in total defense (352.8 yards/game). Their biggest weakness is a rushing attack that ranks 29th in the league (88.2 yards/game). Lynch has rushed for 398 yards (4.1/carry) and four touchdowns. He’ll need a repeat performance of last week’s effort if the Seahawks are to have any chance Sunday. Jackson is completing 60.4 percent of his passes for 1,556 yards and six touchdowns to nine interceptions. Aside from turnovers, he has played pretty well this year.

Betting Trends

The Ravens are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games as a road favorite of 3.5-10.0, and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.

The Seahawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games, but only 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 vs. a team with a winning record.