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NFL odds: Ravens extend wild preseason win streak

Updated Aug. 27, 2022 11:44 p.m. ET

Quick – which NFL team has an active win streak well into double digits that will extend into next preseason?

It's the Baltimore Ravens, who posted their 23rd consecutive exhibition victory Saturday, a 17-15 victory over the Washington Commanders. The Commanders scored a touchdown with 5 minutes, 31 seconds to go but missed the tying two-point conversion.

Here's everything you need from a betting perspective on the Ravens' exhibition season prowess, with insights from our betting expert (all NFL odds via FOX Bet).

Ravens 17, Commanders 15

Point spread: Commanders (+6.5) cover by losing by fewer than 6.5 points (2)
Moneyline: Ravens win as -303 favorites (bet $10 to win $13.30 total); Commanders were +220 underdogs (bet $10 to win $32 total)
Total scoring over/under: 39.5 points scored by both teams combined

Baltimore last lost an exhibition game on Sept. 3, 2015, a 20-19 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons as the Ravens finished the preseason with three consecutive losses to fall to 1-3. Since then, the team has been rolling in the preseason.

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Ponder this: Two days after that loss, Lamar Jackson made his debut for the Louisville Cardinals as a true freshman in a 31-24 loss to the then-No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs. Jackson was 9-for-20 passing (45%) for 100 yards and had 16 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown. Jackson did not play against the Cardinals.

The Green Bay Packers (1959-62) had the previous record with 19 consecutive exhibition victories. The Buffalo Bills have the second-longest active preseason win streak (nine games).

Of course, NFL exhibition wins don't mean much as teams are in pursuit of the ultimate goal, the Super Bowl.

The Harlem Globetrotters won 8,829 games in a row (streak ended in 1995 with a loss to a Kareem's All-Stars team that had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) but didn't win a Super Bowl, either.

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RAVENS' ODDS FOR 2022 SEASON (via FOX Bet) *

Ravens win AFC North Division: +145 (bet $10 to win $24.50 total)
Ravens win AFC: +900 (bet $10 to win $100 total)
Ravens win Super Bowl LVII: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)

Lamar Jackson wins MVP: +2200 (bet $10 to win $230 total)
J.K. Dobbins wins MVP: +20000 (bet $10 to win $2,010 total)
Mark Andrews wins MVP: +40000 (bet $10 to win $4,010 total)
Lamar Jackson wins Offensive Player of Year: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
J.K. Dobbins wins Offensive Player of Year: +6600 (bet $10 to win $670 total)
Mark Andrews wins Offensive Player of Year: +8000 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Lamar Jackson leads NFL in interceptions thrown: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

Lamar Jackson rushings yards over/under 925.5
Over (-110): Bet $10 to win $19.09 total
Under (-110): Bet $10 to win $19.09 total

* = as of 8/27/2022

The Ravens are 20-3 against the spread (ATS) over this amazing stretch, including not covering against Washington.

The two previous times Baltimore hasn't covered the spread came in 2018 – a 17-16 win over the Chicago Bears as a 2.5-point favorite on Aug. 2 in the Hall of Fame Game and a 20-19 win over the Indianapolis Colts as 1.5-point favorites on Aug. 20.

FOX Bet senior trader Tieme Wesselink said FOX Bet boosted the odds prior to the Week 2 exhibition game against Arziona for the Ravens to go undefeated this preseason from +250 to +300 (bet $10 to win $40 total).

Yet, any football fan will tell you that you can't read too much into the NFL preseason.

Only two teams have gone undefeated in the exhibition season, then won the Super Bowl that season – the 2003 New England Patriots and 2013 Seattle Seahawks.

On the other hand, the Los Angeles Rams went 0-3 during the 2021 exhibition season, then went on to win Super Bowl LVI.

To further muddle the value of going undefeated in the preseason, the 2008 Detroit Lions and 2017 Cleveland Browns went 4-0 in the exhibition season, then finished 0-16.

BetMGM data analyst John Ewing said the Ravens have the highest handle (14.4%) to win the AFC and the highest handle (38.2%) to win the AFC North.

So, are you betting on Baltimore based on its winning streak? If so, head over to FOX Bet for all your NFL wagers.

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