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The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
One of the main reasons I'm going with the Ravens is that they are carrying alot of good momentum going into this game. They were the underdogs that managed to play with more heart, leaving it all on the field. These guys want it. Not saying SF doesn't, of course they do, any team wants this, but there is just something different about these Ravens. They are still disrespected, they know it, and it makes them play even harder. I also like Flacco over Kaepernick in a game of this magnitude. Experience counts tremendously when it comes to Quarterbacks in the Big Game. Ray Lewis' experience will go a long way in getting his defense prepared for this game. His motivation and will to win will rub off on these guys.
"Ray Lewis is a guy who has been here since the beginning of this franchise," says Baltimore safety
BERNARD POLLARD. "He’s a guy who is ‘The Raven.’ We all respect him. When he speaks, everybody stops, everybody hears him. He’s kept the team together. He’s kept this organization together in so many ways. We’re all in this together. We want to go win this thing."
They know that if they could do it to Brady in his own house, they sure as hell can do it to a rookie QB 2 fold. I see no quitting. Reminds me of those Steelers in 2009 when they were on the road during most of the playoffs as underdogs and managed to go all the way and win Super Bowl XLIII. They played with a ton of heart and faught every step of the way. These Ravens are almost a carbon copy. What makes this game hard to cap as far as numbers go is Flacco. When you throw the ball as far as you can, in the general area of your receivers, and you expect them to go up for the ball and come down with it....that is just insane probabilities and randomness, but time after time his receivers come down with the ball for completions. How do you cap that? I don't expect him to stop doing it here. Chances are they will come down with the ball more often than not. Atleast I'm hoping so.
Good luck to all of you which ever way you play it. I think we will see a good, hard faught game. My predicted score is: 24-17 RAVENS