Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Picks, Predictions, Odds and Player Props

The Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals both hope they are on the road to recovery after slow starts to the season, so the stakes are high for their clash at Paycor Stadium on Sunday.

It's the first divisional game this season in the AFC North, a group that was expected to be among the toughest in the NFL but which has not lived up to its billing so far.

The Ravens suffered a surprising 0-2 start, but have bounced back with impressive wins over the Dallas Cowboys and Buffalo Bills over the last two weeks, while the Bengals left it even later to get their first win.

Zac Taylor's team started 0-3 after defeats to the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders, but finally got a win on the board against the Carolina Panthers in Week 4.

The Ravens swept the Bengals on their way to the divisional title last season, winning 27-24 in Ohio and 34-20 at home, but Cincinnati had won the teams' playoff meeting at Paycor Stadium the previous season 24-17.

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals betting picks and predictions

Ravens -2.5 (-110)

The Ravens' 0-2 start to the year was not as bad as it looks. The first loss was to defending champions the Kansas City Chiefs on the opening night of the season, when they played a full part in a thrilling game that went down to the last play.

Their Week 2 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders was a head-scratcher as they threw the game away after leading 23-13 in the fourth quarter, but they have made no mistakes over the last two weeks.

First they went to Dallas and beat the Cowboys in a clash that was far more one-sided than the final score of 28-25 indicates. John Harbaugh's Ravens team led 28-6 with 10 minutes left in that one before easing off the gas.

Then Baltimore met Buffalo in a showdown of AFC powerhouses and dominated in a 35-10 victory. Running back Derrick Henry ran for 199 rushing yards, while the Ravens defense limited Bills QB Josh Allen to just 180 passing yards and no touchdowns.

The Bengals suffered the biggest upset of Week 1 when losing at home to the Patriots. They were more competitive in their own narrow loss to the Chiefs the following week, but then came out second-best in a high-scoring battle with the Commanders, losing 38-33.

A game against the struggling Panthers finally saw the Bengals get a win in Week 4, but they allowed Carolina to outgain them 375-373 and will need to find more for this stiffer test.

The Ravens look to be in better health for this key game, with the Bengals set to be without defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins (hamstring) and probably cornerback Mike Hilton (knee), while star pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson left the Panthers game with a neck injury but is trending towards playing.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has shown improvement since a poor start to the season but this represents a tough test and the Ravens should be able to secure a valuable road victory and cover the -2.5 spread.

Derrick Henry Over 84.5 rushing yards (-105)

Baltimore's rivals may already be regretting allowing Derrick Henry to find his way to Maryland at the end of his impressive run with the Tennessee Titans.

The powerful running back is set to reach 10,000 career rushing yards in Cincinnati on Sunday having accumulated 9,982 in his nine-year career.

He has had back-to-back monstrous weeks, with 151 yards and two touchdowns against the Cowboys followed by 199 and another score against the Bills.

The first 87 of that total against Buffalo came on a long touchdown run the first time he touched the ball, but he added a further 112 to emphasize his dominance.

The Bengals have shown a weakness against the run this season, and only seven teams have allowed more than their average of 145.5 rushing yards per game.

Carolina's Chuba Hubbard racked up 104 rushing yards against them last week, while Isiah Pacheco of the Chiefs had 90 in Week 2 and the Patriots' Rhamondre Stevenson churned out 120 rushing yards and a score against the Bengals in their opener.

Henry should be hopeful of celebrating another triple-digit day to celebrate reaching his personal landmark and is fancied to get at least 85 rushing yards for a third successive game.

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Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals odds

Baltimore Ravens	-135 ML
Cincinnati Bengals	+115 ML
Spread	Ravens -2.5
Total Points	O/U 49.0

Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Anytime Touchdown

Derrick Henry (BAL Ravens)	-225
Ja'Marr Chase (CIN Bengals)	+100
Zack Moss (CIN Bengals)	+105
Chase Brown (CIN Bengals)	+137
Lamar Jackson (BAL Ravens)	+160
Zay Flowers (BAL Ravens)	+160

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