Ravens Seek Another Season-Opening Blowout Win Vs Raiders

BALTIMORE (12-6) astatine LAS VEGAS (8-8)

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OPENING LINE: Ravens by 5, according to FanDuel SportsBook

SERIES RECORD: Ravens pb 9-3

LAST MEETING: Ravens bushed Raiders 34-17 connected Nov. 25, 2018 successful Baltimore

RAVENS OFFENSE: OVERALL (19), RUSH (1), PASS (32), SCORING (7).

RAVENS DEFENSE: OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (6), SCORING (2).

RAIDERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (14), PASS (7), SCORING (10).

RAIDERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (24), PASS (26), SCORING (30).

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TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Ravens plus-4, Raiders minus-11.

RAVENS PLAYER TO WATCH: Gus Edwards is Baltimore’s apical RB present that J.K. Dobbins has been mislaid for the play due to the fact that of a genu injury. Edwards ran for 723 yards past play for the NFL’s apical rushing team.

RAIDERS PLAYER TO WATCH: TE Darren Waller has emerged arsenic a prima aft being claimed by the Raiders disconnected Baltimore’s signifier squad successful 2018. Waller has had back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons for the Raiders, mounting a franchise grounds with 107 catches successful 2020 for 1,196 yards.

KEY MATCHUP: Raiders RT Alex Leatherwood vs. Ravens borderline rushers Justin Houston and Odafe Oweh. The Raiders drafted Leatherwood 17th wide and volition request him to get up to signifier rapidly for the passing crippled to excel. He could beryllium dealing with seasoned Houston and chap first-rounder Odafe Oweh.

KEY INJURIES: Aside from Dobbins, the Ravens are without rookie WR Rashod Bateman, a first-round draught prime who has been retired with groin problems. Baltimore besides mislaid LB L.J. Fort during the preseason to a torn ACL. The Raiders volition beryllium without starting LB Nicholas Morrow (foot) and third-down backmost Jalen Richard.

SERIES NOTES: The Ravens won the past 2 meetings successful 2017 and ’18. Raiders QB Derek Carr threw a combined 7 TD passes successful back-to-back wins successful 2015-16. Baltimore volition beryllium making its archetypal travel to Las Vegas. The Ravens are 3-2 connected the roadworthy against the Raiders, including a triumph successful the 2000 AFC rubric game.

STATS AND STUFF: The Ravens person won 5 consecutive play openers, outscoring opponents 177-26 successful those games. Baltimore is 30-7 successful the regular play with QB Lamar Jackson arsenic the starter. The Ravens ranked No. 1 successful the NFL past play successful rushing and dormant past successful passing. The Raiders volition beryllium playing their archetypal regular-season crippled with fans successful Las Vegas. They went 2-6 past twelvemonth astatine home, matching the astir location losses successful a play successful franchise history. Carr is making his eighth consecutive season-opening start. Carr acceptable vocation highs past play successful yards (4,103) and passer standing (101.4). The Raiders brought successful coordinator Gus Bradley to hole a defence that allowed astatine slightest 30 points successful a league-high 23 of 48 games the past 3 seasons, and a league-worst 28.4 points per crippled overall.

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FANTASY TIP: The Raiders raised immoderate eyebrows erstwhile they signed RB Kenyan Drake to a two-year, $11 cardinal declaration successful escaped agency. Despite that move, Josh Jacobs remains the workhorse backmost and should get the bulk of the carries adjacent if his interaction successful the passing crippled is reduced.