NFL Odds Week 11: Bengals vs Ravens Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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Week 11 of the NFL season kicks off with Thursday Night Football between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens. The betting odds see Baltimore as a 3.5-point home favorite, as both teams try to bounce back from a loss in their latest affair. Coverage begins from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday, November 16 at 8:15 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL odds for Week 11 Bengals vs. Ravens: the opening lines, spreads, betting trends and more. Stay tuned for more details regarding our ESPN BET promo code as well!

Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens Odds

• Opening point spread: Ravens -4
• Opening moneyline: Ravens -195/Bengals +165
• Opening total: Over/Under 44 points scored
• Time: 8:15 p.m. ET Thursday (Prime)

UPDATE 2 P.M. ET WEDNESDAY: Baltimore opened as 2.5-point home chalk Sunday night at PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience. Within about 30 minutes, that number leapt up to Ravens -4, and it's since toggled between -4/-3.5 a couple times.

The Ravens are now -3.5 on solid two-way action with a lean toward the Bengals. Cincy is drawing 54% of early spread tickets/53% of early spread money.

"The line moved in the direction of the Ravens, despite unexpected losses from both teams last week," PointsBet trader Jack Meenan said, while noting injuries are key in this matchup. "The Ravens seemed to escape significant damage, with Marlon Humphrey and Ronnie Stanley, cornerstone vets on both sides of the ball, being designated as day-to-day going into Thursday Night Football. Ja'Marr Chase played what most would call a reduced role on Sunday vs. the Texans, but seemingly will be back to 100 percent this week.

"But Tee Higgins seems a major doubt and is looking pretty unlikely to go, along with star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson."

Higgins (hamstring) missed last week's loss to Houston. Hendrickson suffered a hyperextended knee against Houston.

"We have similar money on both sides. But when the spread reached Ravens -4 here, we saw some resistance, and Bengals +4 was popular among bettors, settling back at -3.5," Meenan said. "It's unlikely to see a movement through the key 3 here before Thursday, but stranger things have happened. Injuries are still one thing to watch.

"With [Browns QB] Deshaun Watson out for the rest of the season, these teams have renewed hope of winning the toughest division in football. This matchup will be pivotal.”

PointsBet opened the total at 44 and got to 46 by Tuesday morning. Early ticket count is 2/1 and early money almost 8/1 on the Over.

UPDATE 11 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Two teams thought to be very much on the rise were upset victims at home in Week 10.

Baltimore saw its four-game SU win streak (3-1 ATS) come to an end as a 6-point home favorite vs. Cleveland. The Ravens (7-3 SU/6-4 ATS) blew a 31-17 fourth-quarter lead, losing 33-30 on a final-seconds field goal.

Cincinnati, a 5.5-point favorite, rallied from a 27-17 fourth-quarter deficit, tying Houston at 27 on a field goal with 1:33 remaining. But the Bengals (5-4 SU/4-4-1 ATS)) also gave up a final-seconds field goal, losing 30-27.

The SuperBook had to hash things out a bit to reach an opener on Bengals-Ravens.

"Lots of discussion in the risk room on this game," SuperBook risk supervisor Chase Michaelson said. "The game closed -3 on last week's lookahead. After both teams had tough home losses this week, we bumped it to Baltimore -4. That felt like a very fluky close loss for Baltimore, and the Ravens' power rating hasn't taken much of a hit.

"This game is far too good for Thursday Night Football. It feels like it should switch places with Vikings-Broncos."

Vikings-Broncos is the Sunday night game. More on that below.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full NFL Odds Week 11 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every NFL matchup.

Bengals vs Ravens Pick, Prediction

Action Network NFL betting expert Brandon Anderson offers this prediction:

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Pick: TBD

For more NFL picks, check out Action Network's NFL Week 11: How to Bet Every Game & Every Team.

The One Stat to Know About Bengals vs Ravens

Action Network NFL researcher Evan Abrams offers his top betting stat:

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Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson