Cleveland Browns vs Baltimore Ravens Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/04/2025

Game Time: 4:30 pm ET, Saturday, January 4, 2025

Venue:  M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD

Where to Watch:  ESPN, ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Browns +18, Ravens -18; Over/Under:  41.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Browns +17.5, Ravens -17.5; Over/Under:  41.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Browns +18, Ravens -18; Over/Under:  41.5 points

Cleveland Browns:  3-13 (4th place, AFC North)

Baltimore Ravens:  11-5 (1st place, AFC North)

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Cleveland Browns:  lost their last game at home against the Miami Dolphins 20-3.

Baltimore Ravens:  won their last game on the road against the Houston Texans 31-2.

The Browns are entering this game with a 3-13 record overall and they have a 2-3 record in their divisional games too. They are 2-6 in their home games, 1-7 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the Miami Dolphins 20-3. Dorian Thompson-Robinson was the starting QB and he completed 24/47 passes for 170 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. D'Onta Foreman led the team in rushing yards with 49. Jerry Jeudy led the receivers with 94 receiving yards on 12 receptions. Grant Delpit led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Myles Garrett led the defense in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

The Ravens are entering this game with an 11-5 record overall and they have a 3-2 record in their divisional games too. They are 5-2 in their home games, 6-3 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against the Houston Texans 31-2. Lamar Jackson was the starting QB and he completed 10/15 passes for 168 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Derrick Henry led the team in rushing yards with 147 and 1 TD. Mark Andrews led the receivers with 68 receiving yards on 2 receptions and 1 TD. Roquan Smith led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Roquan Smith, Kyle Van Noy, Chris Board, Odafe Oweh, and Nnamdi Madubuike each led the defense in sacks with 1. Kyle Hamilton came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Ravens listed as an 18 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Ravens have looked good in their games this season with their 11-5 record overall which leads the AFC North at the moment. They have already clinched a playoff spot, but they won't be resting too many players in this game as they still need to win this game to win the division. Meanwhile, the Browns have looked terrible in their games this season with their 3-13 record overall which has them at the bottom of the AFC North with the worst record in the NFL. They are coming off a 20-3 loss at home to the Dolphins last week and their offense has looked terrible with DTR playing QB. They have nothing left to play for this season except trying to keep the Ravens from winning this game and winning the division, but the Browns are better off losing this last game to get a better pick in the draft as they are going to need it. The Browns also beat the Ravens earlier this season so the Ravens will be looking to get them back with a win here which would lock up the division for them, and they won't need to do much to pull away in this game with how bad the Browns have been on offense lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Ravens to cover the spread in this game. 

Browns Ravens Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Saturday, January 4, 2025 (4:30 pm ET start time) is Ravens 31 Browns 6.

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Cleveland Browns: 9-5 ATS versus good rushing teams - averaging 130 rushing yards/game or more. 5-1 ATS versus good rushing defenses - allowing 90 rushing yards/game or less. 4-0 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 5-1 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive losses. 

Baltimore Ravens: 1-6 ATS in a home game where the total is between 35.5 and 42 points. 6-11 ATS after allowing 14 points or less last game. 2-6 ATS vs. bad defensive teams who give up 24 or more points/game. 9-5 UNDER in all games where the total is between 35.5 and 42 points. 7-2 UNDER vs. poor passing defenses - allowing 7 or more passing yards/att. 

Cleveland Browns:  G. Ifedi (OG) Injured - Achilles. M. Emerson (CB) Injured - Back. D. Njoku (TE) Out - Knee. J. Winston (QB) Questionable - Shoulder. J. Jeudy (WR) Injured - Knee. O. Okoronkwo (DE) Out - Knee. D. Bush (LB) Injured - Shoulder. K. Hudson (OLB) Injured - Back. C. Tillman (WR) Out - Concussion. D. Thompson-Robinson (QB) Injured - Calf. S. Harris (DT) Injured - Elbow.

Baltimore Ravens:  T. White (CB) Questionable - Shoulder. T. Linderbaum (C) Injured - Back. Z. Flowers (WR) Questionable - Shoulder. B. Brade (SAF) Injured - Shoulder. N. Agholor (WR) Out - Concussion. J. Hill (RB) Out - Concussion. J. Armour-Davis (CB) Out - Hamstring. D. Faalele (T) Injured - Knee.

“I have no comment on that.” - Kevin Stefanski on the 2025 draft after his team’s loss against the Dolphins in their last game.

“It’s just another phenomenal performance. He set the all-time NFL record for rushing yards (for a quarterback) in pro football. That kind of speaks for itself. It’s just kind of what he does every week.” - John Harbaugh after his team’s win against the Texans in their last game. 

WR Woods II, Michael 

WR Moore, Elijah

WR Jeudy, Jerry

TE Akins, Jordan

QB Thompson-Robinson, Dorian

RB Ford, Jerome 

WR Bateman, Rashod

WR Flowers, Zay

WR Wallace, Tylan

TE Andrews, Mark 

QB Jackson, Lamar

RB Henry, Derrick 

FB Ricard, Patrick

Passing: J. Winston (2121)

Rushing: J. Ford (565)

Receiving: J. Jeudy (1166)

Touchdowns: D. Njoku (5)

Passing: L. Jackson (3955)

Rushing: D. Henry (1783)

Receiving: Z. Flowers (1047)

Touchdowns: D. Henry (16)

Coaches:

Cleveland Browns: Kevin Stefanski (5th season)

Baltimore Ravens: John Harbaugh (17th season)