Monday Night Football: Betting Raiders vs. Ravens (Week 1 2021)

Odds, predictions, trends, and news for the 2021 Week 1 Monday Night Football matchup between the Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens.

September 13, 2021 - by Jason Lisk

Lamar Jackson and the Ravens are looking to continue road dominance (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire)

Baltimore and Las Vegas face off in the first Monday Night Football matchup of 2021. The Ravens come into the game with some question marks at the running back position, while the Raiders come in needing to make a leap in Jon Gruden’s fourth year with the team.

The MNF Betting Details

Point Spread: Baltimore (-3.5) at Las Vegas

Over/Under: 50 points

Moneyline: Baltimore -178; Las Vegas +158

BetIQ Win Odds: Baltimore 60%

Injury Report

Notable Monday Night Football News

Baltimore Backs

The Baltimore Ravens lost three different running backs to injury in the last two weeks: J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards, and Justice Hill. Ty’Son Williams, an undrafted 2020 free agent who played at BYU and was on the practice squad last year, inherits the starting role for Week 1. The team also signed veterans Latavius Murray (cut by New Orleans) and Le’Veon Bell (free agent) recently to address the running back issues. For a team that has relied heavily on the running game in recent years, question marks abound.

Viva Las Vegas

The Raiders moved to Las Vegas for the 2020 season, but the Monday Night Football game will be the first home game in Las Vegas that will be attended by fans.

Darren Waller Vs. His Old Team

Raiders star TE Darren Waller will be playing the season opener on his 29th birthday, against his former team. Waller had only 103 receiving yards in his career as a Raven, but has posted back-to-back years with more than 1,100 receiving yards. That includes having over 100 yards receiving in four of his last five games played.

That hot streak will be put to the test against the Ravens, who haven’t allowed a tight end to have 100 yards receiving in a game in the last five years. (The last TE to do it was Gary Barnidge of Cleveland in 2015.)

Ravens & Raiders Betting Trends

Road Ravens: Baltimore is 14-4 SU and 12-6 ATS on the road the last two seasons
The Autumn Wind is an Over: Las Vegas went 12-3-1 on the Over against the Over/Under line in 2020. Their opponents scored at least 26 points in each of the team’s last seven games a year ago.

MNF Player Stats Projections

Here are our player projections for the Week 1 Monday Night Football game.

Quarterback Projections

Quarterback	Team	Pass Comp	Pass Att	Passing Yards	Pass TDs	Pass INT	Rush Yards	Rush TDs
Lamar Jackson	BAL	18.7	28.4	218	1.6	0.6	60.2	0.4
Derek Carr	LV	22.8	34.4	265	1.6	0.6	6.5	0.1

Running Back Projections

Player	Team	Rush Att	Rush Yards	Rush TDs	Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec TDs
Ty'Son Williams	BAL	13.6	64.1	0.6	1.6	12.9	0.1
Latavius Murray	BAL	6.9	29.2	0.3	1.3	10.2	0.1
Josh Jacobs	LV	13.7	55.6	0.6	1.4	11.2	0.0
Kenyan Drake	LV	8.8	37.7	0.2	3.3	28.4	0.1

Wide Receiver and Tight End Projections

Player	Team	Receptions	Rec Yards	Rec TDs
Mark Andrews	BAL	4.8	58.5	0.5
Marquise Brown	BAL	4.2	56.1	0.4
Sammy Watkins	BAL	3.8	43.9	0.3
Darren Waller	LV	6.4	79.1	0.5
Henry Ruggs	LV	3.5	52.0	0.4
Bryan Edwards	LV	3.6	51.6	0.3

Caesars Sportsbook MNF Betting Boosts

If you sign up as a new Caesars customer in one of the following states, you are eligible for the following Monday Night Football boosts on wagers of $100 or less:

TySon Williams to Score a Touchdown on Sep. 13 BOOSTED to +150
Lamar Jackson & Derek Carr Each Over 1.5 Pass TDs on Sep. 13 BOOSTED to +275
Darren Waller, Mark Andrews & Marquise Brown Each Over 59.5 Receiving Yards on Sep. 13 BOOSTED to +650
Josh Jacobs to Score a Touchdown & Over 49.5 Rush Yards in Raiders Win on Sep. 13 BOOSTED to +700
Henry Ruggs First Touchdown Scorer on Sep. 13 BOOSTED to +1600
Josh Jacobs, Darren Waller & Sammy Watkins All to Score a Touchdown on Sep. 13 BOOSTED to +2500

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