Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans - Monday Night Football Picks

Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans
Monday, 8:30 pm Eastern

The game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans was moved to Monday night due to Hurricane Ike.

The Ravens started the John Harbaugh era with a win as rookie quarterback Joe Flacco ran for a touchdown in Baltimore’s win over Cincinnati last week. "It's a thrill," head coach Harbaugh said. "I'm appreciative of (owner) Steve Bisciotti, (general manager) Ozzie Newsome and the rest of the Ravens organization for giving a no-name a chance to be a head coach in this league. We have a long way to go, but this is a good start." Baltimore played great on defense against the Bengals, allowing only 154 yards, the best in the NFL last week. The defense could present a problem for the Texans who did not play well on offense last week in their blowout loss to Pittsburgh.

Houston turned it over three times last week as quarterback Matt Schaub threw two interceptions and lost a fumble. He was also sacked five times. "I can't sit here and pinpoint one thing. It was just totally disappointing," Houston head coach Gary Kubiak said, "We didn't do anything to help our defense in the first half and then in the same voice I can say they did nothing to help the offense. We all struggled." Last year Houston was 6-2 at home and won their final four games at Reliant Stadium. The Texans and Ravens have not met since late in 2005 as Baltimore won 16-15.

Here are the NFL betting stats for Monday’s game. The Ravens are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 games on grass. The Ravens are 6-21 ATS in their last 27 road games. The Ravens are 4-14 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The Ravens are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 vs. the AFC. The Ravens are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games in September.

SBG Global Current Line: Texans - 4.5 , Total 37.5

The Texans are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games. The Texans are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games in September. The Texans are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 vs. the AFC.

The Over is 7-1 in the Ravens last 8 Monday Night Football games. The Over is 6-1 in the Ravens last 7 vs. the AFC. The Under is 9-3-3 in the Ravens last 15 games in September. The Over is 6-2 in the Ravens last 8 games overall.

The Over is 4-0 in the Texans last 4 games in September. The Over is 5-1 in the Texans last 6 games overall. The Over is 4-1 in the Texans last 5 vs. the AFC.