The most enduring soap opera in the NFL over the last year finally came to an end in early May when, after months of contract proposals and rejections, negotiations and trade demands, Lamar Jackson signed a contract extension with the Ravens. It was no ordinary extension; it was a five-year, $260 million contract that made the 26-year-old quarterback and former MVP the highest-paid player in NFL history. The deal locked Jackson in Baltimore through the 2027 season and allowed the Ravens to resume the business of building a Super Bowl contender.

After a season in which Baltimore finished the regular season 10-7 and lost in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, the team made major changes to the offense. Gone is former coordinator Greg Roman, who has been replaced by the well-traveled Todd Monken. Best known for serving as offensive coordinator of the Georgia Bulldogs during their back-to-back national championship-winning seasons the last two years, Monken inherits a unit that ranked 19th in the NFL in points per game (20.6) last season, the team's lowest ranking since 2016. He has been tasked to install an attack that spreads out defenses, throws the ball more downfield and plays at a faster pace.

Both Jackson and Monken will have a new receiving corps with which to work. A unit that was led by Demarcus Robinson (48 receptions, 458 yards) has been upgraded by the additions of free agents Odell Beckham Jr. and Nelson Agholor and first round pick Zay Flowers. When factoring in tight end Mark Andrews, Jackson has the best group of pass catchers he's had in six seasons.

On defense, the unit will get the benefit of having a full year with All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith. Acquired from the Bears at last year's trade deadline, Smith immediately transformed the unit, which allowed 14 points or fewer in six of nine regular season games after the trade. Baltimore finished the season No. 3 in the league in scoring defense (18.5 points per game).

Though the AFC North figures to be tough again, the rest of the schedule is more than manageable, with games against the flyweights from the AFC South and NFC West. And if the makeover on offense produces results, Jackson & Co. could be playing well into January.

• 2023 NFL Futures betting guide: Win totals, prop picks and more

Below, you'll find the Baltimore Ravens 2023 schedule, win total and more futures odds from Caesars Sportsbook, followed by picks from top SportsLine NFL analysts, including:

• Larry Hartstein, who tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS (61 percent). Entering the 2023 season, Larry is 521-427 all-time on NFL sides and props (plus $3,679 for $100 players, every bet 1 unit) at SportsLine.
• Alex Selesnick, who specializes in NFL, MLB and NBA prop betting, where he implements a combination of research, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling. He is arguably the nation's No. 1 props expert, and he is 309-231 (plus 61.09 units with every bet 1 unit) in the NFL entering the 2023 season.
  
• R.J. White, who consistently crushes the NFL and shares his SuperContest and Survivor picks at SportsLine during the season. R.J. went 535-450-30 on ATS picks from 2017-22, returning $3,532 to $100 players as SportsLine's No. 1 NFL expert in against the spread picks.

Baltimore Ravens 2023 schedule

Week 1: vs. Texans
Week 2: at Bengals
Week 3: vs. Colts
Week 4:  at Browns
Week 5: at Steelers
Week 6: at Titans*
Week 7: vs. Lions
Week 8: at Cardinals
Week 9: vs. Seahawks
Week 10: vs. Browns
Week 11: vs. Bengals (THU)
Week 12: at Chargers (SUN)
Week 13: Bye
Week 14: vs. Rams
Week 15: at Jaguars (SUN)
Week 16: at 49ers (MON)
Week 17: vs. Dolphins
Week 18: vs. Steelers

* In London

Baltimore Ravens 2023 futures odds

Win Total Over: 9.5 (-165)
Win Total Under: 9.5 (+140)

Make Playoffs: -160
Miss Playoffs: +130

Win Division: +250
Win Conference: +1200
Win Super Bowl: +2000

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