The Baltimore Ravens seek their sixth win in seven games when they visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. Baltimore (8-3) maintained its one-half game lead over Cleveland in the AFC North with a 34-20 victory against another division rival in Cincinnati last week. The Chargers (4-6) are coming off a 23-20 setback at Green Bay, their fifth loss by fewer than four points this season. The Ravens have won the last three regular-season meetings between the teams, including a 34-6 home triumph in 2021.
Kickoff at SoFi Stadium is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Baltimore is a three-point favorite in the latest Ravens vs. Chargers odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 48.5. Before you make any Chargers vs. Ravens picks or Sunday Night Football predictions, you need to see what proven SportsLine expert Mike Tierney has to say, given his mastery of picks involving the Ravens.
A veteran sportswriter whose work appears periodically in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Mike Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. He is coming off a typically strong 2022 NFL season in which he went 68-54-6, returning $815 to $100 players.
In addition, Tierney is an amazing 43-17-2 on his last 62 NFL picks in games involving the Ravens, returning $2,420. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, Tierney has locked in on Ravens vs. Chargers from every angle and just locked in his picks and predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NFL odds and betting lines for Chargers vs. Ravens:
- Ravens vs. Chargers spread: Baltimore -3
- Ravens vs. Chargers over/under: 48.5 points
- Ravens vs. Chargers money line: Baltimore -165, Los Angeles +140
- BAL: Ravens are 4-1 against the spread in their last five primetime games with Lamar Jackson
- LAC: Chargers are 6-1 ATS in their last seven primetime contests
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Why the Ravens can cover
Quarterback Lamar Jackson won't have one of his favorite targets, as tight end Mark Andrews suffered an ankle injury in last week's victory that may have ended his season. There's a chance he also could be without another option in veteran wideout Odell Beckham Jr., who is questionable with a shoulder injury he also sustained against the Bengals. The 31-year-old Beckham has been very productive in his last three outings, hauling in a touchdown pass in back-to-back games before racking up a season-high 116 yards on four receptions in Week 11.
Rookie Zay Flowers has been Jackson's top option this season, and that likely will be the case again the NFL's worst pass defense on Sunday. Selected out of Boston College with the 26th overall pick in this year's draft, the 23-year-old Flowers leads Baltimore with 53 catches and 588 receiving yards, and he also tops the club with nine receptions of 20 or more yards. Jackson has completed 69.5% of his pass attempts, the fifth-highest mark in the NFL. See which team to back here.
Why the Chargers can cover
Los Angeles is last in the AFC West, but could be in a much better position, as five of its six losses have been by three points or fewer. The Chargers are eighth in scoring with an average of 25.9 points and ninth in passing at 248.6 yards per game. They also have done a strong job holding onto the football, ranking fourth in the league in turnover differential (plus-7) and tying for the lead in fewest giveaways (eight).
Justin Herbert is one of four quarterbacks tied for third in the NFL with 19 touchdown passes, with nine coming in his last four games. Seven of Herbert's scoring tosses have been to Keenan Allen, who shares third place in TD catches and leads all players with 83 total receptions. The 31-year-old wideout, who is fourth with 1,011 receiving yards, needs one touchdown catch to match the career-high he set as a rookie in 2013 and equaled in 2020. See which team to back here.
How to make Ravens vs. Chargers picks
Tierney has analyzed this matchup and while we can tell you he's leaning Over the point total, he has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's sharing what it is, and which side to back, only at SportsLine.
Who wins Chargers vs. Ravens on Sunday Night Football, and which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Chargers vs. Ravens spread hits hard, all from the expert on an impressive 43-17 run on picks involving Baltimore, and find out.
