Baltimore Ravens @ Carolina Panthers Free Football Picks

Baltimore Ravens @ Carolina Panthers Free Football Picks: The Panthers are about the only team in football that I’d bet against as a 10 point underdog right now, and maybe that ends up haunting me as well. Baltimore hasn’t shown the consistency offensively to blow teams out, and they didn’t look very good (on either side of the ball) against the Atlanta Falcons last Thursday night – but I expect things to be better against the Panthers.

Carolina has a solid defense, but they just can’t move the ball offensively. Jimmy Claussen is too young to beat up the Ravens secondary and since everything except the football is injured in the Panthers backfield right now, they can’t move the ball via the run either.

The Ravens haven’t really broken the scoreboard lately, either – but there’s something there, some substance, a couple solid players that make plays – Ray Rice, Anquan Boldin, Joe Flacco – it’s a team with plenty of weapons, and in the end that’s going to win out over a Panthers team that has more injuries than offensive weapons.

Carolina expected to get through the season with Matt Moore – but that didn’t happen and now they’re stuck with two rookies that are a couple years of back-up seasoning away from making an impact as a solid NFL starter. You might as well make a profit because of it – now’s the time, take the Ravens by 10 – that should be covered early in the 3rd quarter.

Baltimore Ravens (-10) @ Carolina Panthers