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Quote Originally Posted by suuma:



Why is everyone so high on Arizona? I don't believe the Ravens are bad. They just had bad luck in terms of injuries. I had them as a top-5 team before the season. They have been banged up throughout the season and played a tough schedule - @Denver, @Oakland in a bad spot, vs. Bengals, @Steelers, vs. Browns and @SF.

This Cardinals team is sooo overrated, it's not even funny. Before the Steelers game, they played the #31 schedule win-percentage-wise and when I remember right, the #30 schedule efficiency-wise. Their secondary is overrated, they benefit from their blitzes which only works against average to bad offensive lines who can't pick them up. Ravens have a top-5 offensive line, Steve Smith is back to full practice as well as Justin Forsett. Smith dropped two TD passes last week against SF and Forsett obviously wasn't 100%.

On defense they get some players back like Chris Canty and Ladarius Webb. The latter backup Shareece Wright was signed two weeks ago and got terribly beaten on two TD passes at San Francisco. Webb isn't a good CB, but definitely two leagues ahead of what Shareece Wright has shown. Their front seven isn't at full strength but getting Chris Canty is a solid for the Ravens, as he is not only a solid pass rusher, but their rotation is also deeper now.

Before the season started the Ravens would have been the clear favorites in this game for me and now I am going to get them at +9 straight and +16 in teasers because Pinnacle set the base line at 10. I am going to monitor their practice today, but I really like the Ravens on MNF.

Would gladly hear some opinions!