Ravens vs Bengals Picks & Predictions for Week 5: Baltimore Dominates the Opening Half

What a difference two weeks makes.

Alarm bells have been replaced by Super Bowl hype for the surging Baltimore Ravens, and my Ravens vs. Bengals predictions expect the visitors to come out swinging in the first half.

Read all about it in my NFL picks for this Sunday October 6 showdown.

Ravens vs Bengals prediction

My best betRavens first-half moneyline (-125 at BetMGM)

My analysisWith Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry powering a ferocious run game, the Baltimore Ravens are built to play with a lead. Judging by their past two outings, it’s a working formula.

Riding fast starts equal parts explosive and bruising, Baltimore stunned the Buffalo Bills on the way to a 21-3 half-time advantage last Sunday — a week…