Ravens vs. Chargers odds, line, spread: 2023 Sunday Night Football picks, predictions from Baltimore expert

The Baltimore Ravens will try to maintain their hold on the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff picture when they visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday Night Football. The Ravens are coming off a 34-20 triumph over Cincinnati, while the Chargers (4-6) dropped a 23-20 decision at Green Bay for their second straight loss.

Kickoff at SoFi Stadium is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Baltimore is a three-point favorite in the latest Ravens vs. Chargers odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 48.5. Before you make any Chargers vs. Ravens picks of your own, you NEED to see what SportsLine NFL expert Mike Tierney has to say.

A veteran sportswriter whose work appears periodically in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has covered the NFL for decades and reported from seven Super Bowls. He is coming off a typically strong 2022 NFL season in which he went 68-54-6, returning $815 to $100 players.

In addition, he is an amazing 43-17-2 on his last 62 picks in games involving the Ravens, returning $2,420! Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Tierney knows Baltimore has averaged 34.2 points over its last five games and scored more than 30 in each contest, which matches the longest such streak in team history (2019). The Ravens are one of the strongest teams on both sides of the ball, ranking seventh in total offense (366.5 yards) and third in total defense (273.5). Lamar Jackson has been one of the top quarterbacks in the league as he is fifth with a 69.5 completion percentage and sixth with a 100.1 passer rating.

The expert also is aware that Los Angeles is last in the AFC West, but easily could be in a much better position, as five of its six losses have been by three points or fewer. The Chargers are eighth in scoring with an average of 25.9 points and ninth in passing at 248.6 yards per game. Justin Herbert is tied for third in the league with 19 touchdown passes, seven of which have been to Keenan Allen.

Now Tierney has locked in on Ravens vs. Chargers. We can tell you he's leaning Over the point total and he's found a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread! You NEED to see his analysis before locking in any Chargers vs. Ravens picks of your own.

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