2024-10-22 09:35:03
Monday Night Football offers up another prime-time twinbill, with Lamar Jackson and the 4-2 Baltimore Ravens traveling to the 4-2 Tampa Bay Buccanneers in the marquee game.
The Arizona Cardinals host the Los Angeles Chargers in a late game that will be streamed on ESPN+.
The Ravens got their season back on track with a four-game winning streak that followed an 0-2 start to the season, and Jackson has established himself as an early frontrunner for MVP. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, has been a surprise early this season, with victories against Super Bowl contenders Detroit and the Washington team Baltimore just edged.
The Ravens follow a trend of prime-time road favorites, as they are picked by 3 1/2 points. The over-under is 49 1/2 points for what is expected to be a high-scoring game.
The NFL Week 7 primary Monday Night Football game is between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravens at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. There is also a later set game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Arizona Cardinals.
The Ravens vs. Buccaneers game will be televised nationally on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. The Chargers vs. Cardinals game can be streamed on ESPN+.
The Ravens at Buccaneers game is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m. MT/7:15 p.m. CT. That’s 45 minutes before Cardinals-Chargers.
Joe Buck (play-by-play) and Troy Aikman (analyst) will call the game from the booth at Raymond James Stadium while Melissa Stark will be on the sidelines.
The Ravens are a 3 1/2-point road favorite over the Buccaneers in NFL Week 7 odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Baltimore is -190 on the moneyline, while Tampa Bay is +160. The over/under is set at 49 1/2 points.
With a line of 3 1/2-points and an over-under of 49 1/2, the expected result is a Ravens victory of 27-23 or 26-23.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans returned to the practice field on Saturday and will be designated as questionable to play. Tampa Bay All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is limited with a foot injury.
Baltimore Ravens injury report
Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Broderick Washington has been downgraded to out and will not travel to Tampa Bay. Cornerback Arthur Maulet could make his season debut after dealing with knee and hamstring injuries.
Arizona Cardinals
Rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. sustained a second-quarter concussion Sunday and missed the rest of the game. Harrison cleared concussion protocol on Thursday, practiced in full the next two days and is expected to play Monday night.
Los Angeles Chargers
Chargers star pass rusher Joey Bosa (hip) did not practice this week and is in danger of missing his third consecutive game. He is officially listed as doubtful.
Cornerbacks Kristian Fulton and Deane Leonard, both with hamstring injuries, also did not practice for Los Angeles this week. The same was true for tight end Hayden Hurst (groin) and wideout Quentin Johnston (ankle).
Leonard was officially ruled out, Hurst and Johnston are doubtful, and Fulton is questionable.
Jim Harbaugh will wear a heart monitor during this contest after briefly leaving last week’s game against the Broncos due to arrhythmia. It was Harbaugh’s second in-game heart incident as a coach, the other coming in 2012 with the San Francisco 49ers.
Bill Speros writes: “The Ravens beat Tampa Bay at Raymond James Stadium 2 years ago. The next day, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen got divorced. While we assume Baker Mayfield will still be happily married after this game, his Bucs probably won’t be feeling any bliss when this one is over. But the Bucs are tough when getting points, covering in 9 of 12 games as underdogs. But this number is a bit wonky. The total is a bit too high.”
The site’s formula predicts that the Ravens will win the NFL Week 7 game against the Buccaneers.
The site gives the Buccaneers a 41.7% shot at winning the NFL Week 7 game, with a 0.3% chance of a tie.
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Ravens a win probability of 65%, while the Buccaneers have a win probability of 35%.”
The line: Chargers 24, Cardinals 20
The Chargers are favored by three points. With an over-under of 44, the expected score is the Chargers winning 24-20 or 24-21.
Bill Speros writes: “Why is this game on Monday night? Because they couldn’t put it on Tuesday night. Marvin Harrison Jr. left Sunday’s loss to the Packers with a concussion. This number swung 4 points in the interim, meaning oddsmakers are doubtful about his availability against the Bolts.”
The site’s formula predicts that the Chargers will win the NFL Week 7 game against the Cardinals.
The site gives the Chargers a 47.7% shot at winning the NFL Week 7 game, with a 0.4% chance of a tie.
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
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