Week 1 of the NFL Preseason will begin tonight with three games on the menu. At 7:00 pm ET, the Indianapolis Colts will battle the Baltimore Ravens on NFL Network. In addition, the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles will play at 7:30. Finally, the Las Vegas Raiders will take on the Seattle Seahawks at 10:00 in NFL Network’s second game of their preseason doubleheader. I’ve got a best bet for each game and talked about them below. Here are our NFL Preseason Week 1 picks and predictions for Colts vs. Ravens.
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Thursday’s NFL Preseason Bets: Colts vs. Ravens (Week 1)
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Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Indianapolis Colts will start Anthony Richardson in tonight’s game. Ultimately, the Colts are looking for some consistency from their young quarterback. However, they won’t keep him out there for very long. Richardson is expected to play about a quarter and a half before veteran Daniel Jones takes over.
Richardson and Jones are both currently fighting for the No. 1 quarterback job. The Colts haven’t rushed to a decision and will use the preseason to decide the starter.
Meanwhile, the Ravens will likely use Cooper Rush for a good portion of the game. Rush is currently Baltimore’s backup, but this is his first time with the Ravens. He’ll need to adapt and get as many reps as possible with his new team.
At the end of the day, the Colts are going to use their starting quarterback, while the Ravens won’t. That’s a significant advantage for the Colts, who have also raved about Riley Leonard as the No. 3 quarterback.
Let’s roll with the Colts at -5.5 (-115).
Pick: Indianapolis Colts -5.5 (-115)
