The Baltimore Ravens had to go on the road for the very first Sunday Night Football game of the NFL season, but for their first appearance on Monday Night Football, they get to host the Detroit Lions. It’s still an extremely tough test, so we’ve broken down the matchup to provide you with our best Lions vs. Ravens predictions for MNF.

You’ll even be able to pair our Lions vs. Ravens picks with a guaranteed Chalkboard Fantasy promo code bonus with several guaranteed rewards!

Lions vs. Ravens Predictions for Monday Night Football, NFL Week 3

First downs. If you were to ask us to summarize in just two words where this game will be won, it’s on first down. The Lions have been fantastic at getting ahead of the sticks, averaging nearly a first down on one play last weekend!

On the flipside, Baltimore has been struggling on first down through each of the first two weeks. Of course, we won’t leave you with just that for our Lions vs. Ravens predictions (be sure to also enjoy our premium NFL best bets for Monday Night Football!). What the Ravens do have going for them is the remarkable play of Lamar Jackson, and not just overall.

Given today’s FREE pick being all about Action Jackson, we’ll say this before transitioning into that player card - Lamar Jackson is an unbelievable 24-2 against NFC teams in his career, and 19-6 in prime time games.
 

 

 

Lions vs. Ravens Best Bet: Lamar Jackson Over 0.5 Passing Yards (Chalkboard FREE Pick For MNF!)

Given those last two factors, Baltimore is a clear favorite in the latest Lions vs. Ravens odds. However, we were surprised it was by a full six points, so we’re not surprised that it has ticked down to five and even 4.5 points.

That’s a far more reasonable point spread, but we won't be worrying about that at all thanks to Chalkboard. Lamar’s passing yards prop has been discounted all the way from 245.5 yards to just 0.5 yards! Of course, we’ll still share why he should have a big game overall, and not have just a single yard through the air.

Prior to the Week 1 loss to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Night Football, Jackson had won 11 of his last 12 prime-time games. Similarly, he helped smash the Lions 38-6 (also at home) when these teams met two seasons ago.

That means prior to Derrick Henry joining the team, and if you want to add him to your Lions vs. Ravens picks, he’s coming off a lackluster game, so we expect him to be out to avenge that. Regardless, in that aforementioned game against Detroit, Lamar Jackson threw for a whopping 387 yards!

In his only other game against the Lions, he threw for 287 yards, and he had four passing touchdowns (one rushing TD) across those two games. Even still, rather than sweating out a result between two strong teams for your Lions vs. Ravens predictions, make sure to use Lamar Jackson over 0.5 passing yards with Chalkboard Fantasy’s FREE pick for MNF. 
 

 

 

How To Watch NFL Monday Night Football Week 3

To expand on our note that Baltimore gets to host this prime time game, here’s exactly how to watch Lions vs. Ravens for NFL Monday Night Football Week 3:

  • Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
  • When: 8:15 PM ET on 9/22
  • Watch on TV: ESPN, ABC
  • Where to stream: ESPN+
     
 

 

Lions vs. Ravens Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

For more lines than just our best bet and player cards at Chalkboard Fantasy, here are the latest Lions vs. Ravens odds for Monday Night Football:

 

 

Lions vs. Ravens Injury Report & Latest News

When it comes to a possible Super Bowl preview, we want the best of the best of the field, and thankfully, the Lions vs. Ravens injury report isn’t overly extensive. Starting in Baltimore, they’ve had concerns with Isaiah Likely and Patrick Ricard all season thus far, but more recently, it’s Kyle Van Noy that is banged up.

In Detroit, they are even healthier, with the biggest Lions vs. Ravens news in the Motor City being Marcus Davenport (Shane Zylstra went on IR). As we'll say each and every week, don’t miss any updates by bookmarking the Fantasy Alarm NFL injury report!
 

 

 

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