The top-seeded Baltimore Ravens will try to break out of their postseason funk when they host the fourth-seeded Houston Texans on Saturday in a 2024 AFC Divisional Round contest. Baltimore (13-4) posted the best record in the league this season, but has not fared well in the NFL playoffs since winning Super Bowl XLVII, going 2-5 and winning just one of its last six games. Houston (11-7) is 0-4 in the divisional round, but is coming off a dominant 45-14 triumph over Cleveland in their wild-card matchup. The Ravens opened this season with a 25-9 victory against the Texans.

Kickoff at M&T Bank Stadium is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. Baltimore is a 9.5-point favorite in the latest Ravens vs. Texans odds while the over/under for total points scored is 43.5. Baltimore is -451 on the money line, while Houston is +348. Before you make any Texans vs. Ravens picks or NFL playoff predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows Baltimore registered six consecutive victories before resting several key starters in a 17-10 loss to Pittsburgh in its regular-season finale. One of those players was Lamar Jackson, who threw for a career-high 3,678 yards with 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions while leading the team in rushing with 821 yards.

The model also knows Houston became just the third team since 1950 to record a postseason victory with both a rookie quarterback and head coach, joining the 2008 Ravens and 2009 New York Jets. Quarterback C.J. Stroud was eighth in the NFL with 4,108 passing yards during the regular season and excelled against teams with winning records, throwing 21 TD passes and only two interceptions.

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