Preview: Can Steelers Beat Ravens' Backups to Cover Spread?
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00:03 Okay, so Saturday, the first game of two is gonna be Pittsburgh at Baltimore.
00:10 And when you look at the line here, some people will think, wait a second,
00:13 this doesn't make any sense.
00:15 But the Ravens have clinched everything, they're playing for nothing.
00:19 Now, they're gonna be home in two weeks for their first game, but
00:22 the chances of seeing a lot of the starters for Baltimore early or
00:27 at all are slim.
00:28 I mean, Lamar Jackson's had so many injury issues over the years,
00:31 I cannot imagine they would risk anything here.
00:33 But Snoop Huntley actually has been pretty good for the Ravens, but
00:38 I just don't know what weapons he's gonna have in this game.
00:41 Likely, and Bateman, and say Flowers, and even Beckham.
00:45 I mean, you can't consider, I don't think, playing those guys in this game.
00:48 But Pittsburgh is a four-point favorite.
00:50 All of a sudden, Jacob, they're now playing like they were in September and
00:54 October.
00:55 So whatever happened to them the last month, I guess we're out there.
00:59 I think they can win.
01:00 Can they cover this, four points?
01:02 >> I think covering is gonna be really difficult for the Steelers here,
01:06 because the Ravens, yes, they're playing for nothing in terms of their own destiny.
01:11 They have the number one seed and home field advantage in the AFC North all
01:15 wrapped up, but this is still a rivalry game for them.
01:18 And they have the potential or the position here to, if they win,
01:22 they deny the Steelers entry to the playoffs.
01:25 And I think that will matter to John Harbaugh and the guys there.
01:28 Now, does it matter enough to play Lamar Jackson and
01:31 those weapons that you mentioned?
01:32 No, I doubt it.
01:33 I think Jackson isn't gonna play.
01:35 You don't mess around with him in this spot because he's missed five games in each
01:39 of the last two seasons due to injury.
01:41 So you let him sit out.
01:43 But as you mentioned, Tyler Huntley, he's a capable backup quarterback.
01:47 If he can distribute the ball, the Ravens can run it.
01:49 And more importantly, if their defense can give Mason Rudolph some trouble, and
01:53 I think they will, even with some of their backups in,
01:56 I think that this ends up being a close game.
01:58 Now, maybe the Steelers pull out the win, but look, every kind of Steelers-Ravens
02:03 game tends to be like this three-point game where it's like 17-14 or 16-13.
02:09 I see this being very similar here.
02:10 So I'm gonna be backing the Ravens with the points there.
02:13 I don't know if I'd bet the money line there, but
02:15 I think the plus four is the right way, believe it or not.
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