The Cincinnati Bengals are back in contention for an AFC playoff spot after a dominant win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 9, but they’ll need to keep things going in a tough divisional matchup with Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens. Thursday night.

This is one of the best Thursday night matchups of the season to date, as Baltimore bounced back in a big way in Week 9, beating a five-win Denver team 41-10 at home.

The Ravens are 6-3, two games ahead of the Bengals in the AFC North, and oddsmakers favor them by nearly a touchdown on Thursday.

Will Baltimore pull out the win and put a dent in the Bengals’ playoff hopes?

Using the latest odds and analysis from our NFL betting expert, I’m trying to predict the final outcome of this Week 10 Thursday Night Football matchup.

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

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These two teams went to overtime in Cincinnati earlier this season, with the Ravens winning in overtime 41-38 after the Bengals missed a field goal. This total is one of the highest we will see in a Thursday night game this season.

Could we see a surprise on Thursday night?

NFL betting expert Iain MacMillan believes the Bengals could end up winning outright and shared why in his Way to Column 272 – where he breaks down a pick for each NFL game:

It’s hard to give that many points to a Ravens team whose secondary has been horrible this season. They currently allow 7.4 yards per pass attempt while ranking 29th in opponent dropback EPA and 23rd in opponent dropback success rate.

That’s bad news for them considering they’ll now face one of the NFL’s most potent passing attacks in the Bengals, especially if they get a healthy Tee Higgins this week. Cincinnati’s offense ranks fourth in putback EPA and third in putback success rate.

These two teams played in a 41-38 overtime shootout in Week 5 and I expect a similar result in Thursday night’s rematch, so I think there’s a lot of value in the Bengals winning as a +220 helpless

If Cincy’s offense can repeat its performance from earlier this season, Baltimore could be in trouble.

In a short week, an upset would surely make things more interesting in the AFC North.

Final score prediction: Bengals 31, Ravens 28

Odds are updated periodically and are subject to change.

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