2023 Season

Week 3 Best Bets: Ravens have big edge over Colts

Here are the three best bets from Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season, including the Baltimore Ravens, who should have a field day against the Colts.

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2 years ago

September 22, 2023

Samir Patel

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It was another profitable day in Week 2, and I want to keep the hot streak going.

Here are the best bets from Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season.

Remember: These lines are taken from FanDuel Sportsbook.

PACKERS -1.5 vs Saints

The Saints’ 2-0 record looks good on paper, but it was by a combined four points, and they didn’t look overly impressive in either game.

Derek Carr has a 28-44 record away from home and will now have to travel to Lambeau Field to play a well-coached Packers team on a short week. It is also possible that they will be without running backs Jamaal Williams or Eno Benjamin, leaving most of the rushing duties to rookie Kendre Miller.

Meanwhile, Jordan Love is fourth in the NFL in QBR, and he might get Aaron Jones back. I think the Packers win by a FG, maybe more.

RAVENS -8.5 vs Colts

The Colts picked up a nice win last week but will now face a different beast with the Ravens. Quarterback Anthony Richardson did not practice Thursday due to being in concussion protocol, which leaves Gardner Minshew in line for the start.

While Minshew is more than capable, the Ravens have a veteran defense and won’t make it easy to spread the ball around as easily as they did against the Texans.

Defensively, the Colts have given up two touchdown passes each to Trevor Lawrence and CJ Stroud to start the year. Their vulnerability through the air will cause this game to be broken wide open at some point once the Ravens establish their run game. Ravens by 10.

TITANS +3.5 vs Browns

I’m riding the Mike Vrabel train again after picking them to upset the Chargers last week.

The Browns are coming off a short week in which they lost the heart and soul of their offense and locker room, running back Nick Chubb. DeShaun Watson looks like he is still struggling to find himself, and if he struggles again early, he could give this suspect Titans secondary the confidence boost they need to turn it around.

I trust Vrabel to utilize his running game to minimize that Browns pash rush and put Ryan Tannehill in positions to succeed. This will be an ugly one or two-point game.