Buffalo Bills vs Ravens: Vegas Line, Injury/Weather Report, Predictions

Aug 20, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy (25) runs the ball during the first half against the New York Giants at New Era Field. Buffalo Bills vs Ravens Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports

The regular season is here. Let’s take a deeper look into Sunday’s Buffalo Bills vs Ravens regular season opener.

We made it.

Week 1 is upon us.

Buffalo Bills‘ quarterback Tyrod Taylor, defensive backs coach Ed Reed, safety Corey Graham and head coach Rex Ryan are all making a return to Baltimore on Sunday — all sporting the Buffalo Bills’ logo.

It’s been a dreadful 16 years since the Bills’ have made it to the playoffs and today marks the beginning of what could be the end of that drought. With the game set to kick-off within the next few hours, let’s take a closer look at how this game stacks up.

Vegas Line

Spread: Buffalo (+3) vs. Baltimore (-3)

Money Line: Buffalo (+155) vs. Baltimore (-175)

Over/Under: 45

Weather Report

Mostly Sunny

High 84 degrees / Low 66 degrees

Precipitation: 0%

Humidity: 45%

Wind: 11 mph

1 pm: 81 degrees / 4 pm: 83 degrees

Aug 20, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor (5) is chased by New York Giants defensive end Olivier Vernon (54) from the pocket during the first half at New Era Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports

Injury Report

Buffalo Bills: S Colt Anderson (out), CB Kevon Seymour (out), QB Cardale Jones (questionable), RB Jonathan Williams (questionable)

Baltimore Ravens: RB Kenneth Dixon (out), LB Elvis Dumervil (out), CB Jerraud Powers (out), G John Urschel (questionable), TE Maxx Williams (questionable)

Predictions

You’re going to get predictions from two of us today: co-editor Dennis Moody and myself.

We see that the Ravens are without Dumervil, which is a big loss to that defense. The bills will be without some key depth players, so the team will definitely have to avoid any more injuries to their roster.

The Bills come out as the favorites, but only by a field goal. Looking at the weather, hopefully wind doesn’t become a problem because that could be the difference between making that field goal or missing it.

Upcoming Schedule

First, let’s get to Dennis Moody’s predictions on this game:

Buffalo Bills win 23-20

Sammy Watkins comes up huge against a weak Ravens’ secondary

Next, let’s get to my predictions on the game:

Buffalo Bills win 27-21

Linebackers show up strong late in the game, LeSean McCoy game-winning touchdown from 20-yards out in final quarter.

Well, there you have it. It’s time to get this show on the road!

When kick-off begins, we will be opening our live game thread where you can join in on the conversation throughout the entire game in our comments section. With updates, opinions, stats and a live scoreboard, it’s sure to liven up your Sunday gameday.

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