The Ravens lost both games to the Bengals a year ago, but I'm not worries because this is some serious value in my opinion. The general consensus is that the Ravens are done, starting 0-2, but they had 2 challenging road games that were not easy to start the season traveling out to the west coast for both. The loss against the Raiders was an ugly one in the eyes of most bettors, but I actually backed the Raiders a week ago! We will look to now back the Ravens as they are just in a must win situation with the Steelers looming on Thursday. Simply put there is a significant edge here at QB, and coaching staff. The Bengals blow out over the Raiders on the road is a bit inflated considering Derek Carr means everything to that team and was lost early in the game, and I'm not too worried Andy Dalton has looked great in consecutive games, but I'm doubtful he can do it for a third. Andy Dalton career vs. the Ravens is 4-4 with 7 TD passes to 12 interceptions.
The Chargers are the better team here, and Phillip Rivers has arguably his best offense this year as he's loaded with receivers and a complimented backfield with Melvin Gordon and Danny Woodhead. Both teams come into this game at 1-1, and the Vikings are getting slightly more public play after bouncing back from their 3 points at San Francisco. However, a closer look reveals the Vikings gave up more first downs in that game and were fortunate enough to have 3 turnovers. This Chargers defense is a bit under rated at this point, and I don't think it will take too much effort to shut down Teddy Bridgewater who has been less than impressive. Tough game for the Chargers coming out from the west coast to play a 1pm game, but I like what I've seen from the Chargers so far and I am very confident they will be able to put up enough points to win this game.
