Baker Mayfield gets to take on the defense allowing the most passing yards in the league this season. Will he exploit the matchup for a huge game? If he does, which of his receivers will have the best day? And for the Ravens, can Derrick Henry continue his incredible start in what could be his toughest matchup since Week 1?
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Baker Mayfield gets to take on the defense allowing the most passing yards in the league this season. Will he exploit the matchup for a huge game? If he does, which of his receivers will have the best day? And for the Ravens, can Derrick Henry continue his incredible start in what could be his toughest matchup since Week 1?
Here are the best PrizePicks plays for Monday Night Football between the Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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NFL Monday Night Football PrizePicks Predictions: Ravens vs. Buccaneers
This game belongs to the two quarterbacks, as both pass defenses aren't very good. However, Henry should still find plenty of room to work against this defense. Additionally, Henry has scored a touchdown in every single game this season. Because of that, taking him to score one tonight gives reduced odds. But you can still benefit from him scoring one by taking his fantasy score Over.
Henry has run for at least 130 yards in three of his last four games. He has recorded at least 15.5 fantasy points in his last four games. The Bucs have one of the better run defenses in the league, but they're still allowing 113.3 rushing yards per game. With all of this in mind, this total should be higher.
Thanks to the Jacksonville Jaguars putting together a decent performance in Week 7, the Ravens enter Monday night allowing the most passing yards per game in the league this season. They're giving up an average of 275.7 per game, as they've consistently let teams beat them through the air.
Mayfield, on the other hand, hasn't been consistent. He's thrown for over 280 yards three times, and he's thrown for under 200 yards in his other three games. But in a game where the Bucs seem destined to be playing from behind, Mayfield should throw the ball at least 30 times, something he's done four times this season. In three of those four performances, he threw for over 280 yards. The only time he didn't was against the Denver Broncos, a team that currently has a top-five pass defense in the league.
Of all the Bucs receivers to back, Shepard is the most unlikely to have a big game. Chris Godwin has been incredible to start the season, and while Mike Evans has been inconsistent, he still has five touchdowns this year. But to set this number at just 1.5 when the Bucs are going to throw a lot seems a little crazy.
Shepard has three catches in two of his last three games. In the other contest, he caught one pass for four yards and a touchdown. He's played in four games this season, but he wasn't even targeted against the Broncos. Since then, he's been targeted at least twice in every game and four or more times in two contests.
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