Chargers vs. Ravens: NFL Week 15 Sunday Night Free Pick

Already witness to some amazing Sunday NFL action, we get what should be a very entertaining AFC battle on Sunday Night Football. The Ravens need a win to keep pace in the AFC Playoff. The Chargers still see a light burning on the very distant playoff horizon.

Sunday Night Football betting action is slated for kickoff at 8:20 PM ET on December 18, 2011, from Qualcomm Stadium in gorgeous San Diego, California. The game can be seen on NBC. You can BET LIVE, as the play happens, at many of our top online sportsbooks!

NFL Week 15 Ravens @ Chargers: Sunday Night Preview

Baltimore (10-3 OA Road: 3-3) has been on quite a roll as the Ravens are perched atop the AFC North Division. The Black Birds can take over top spot American Football Conference after the Texans lost earlier. Baltimore has won four straight and six of their last seven contests.

San Diego (6-7 OA Road: 4-3) bumbled their way through a recent six game losing streak and they sit 3rd in the AFC West because of it. Surprising they still have a shot at winning the West as they have reeled off two straight wins by a combined 75-24 final score – though against inferior talent.

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NFL Sunday Night Betting Lines: Baltimore vs. San Diego Free Pick

Like Cowboys QB Tony Romo loves November, Chargers QB Philip Rivers adores December. Rivers is a career 22-2 during the Happy Holidays Month. Getting Malcom Floyd back was huge for him.

Floyd is big and speedy. He has been able to create space for WR Vincent Jackson and TE Antonio Gates. With his ability to stretch the field,  Floyd also opens wider passing lanes for Rivers. This is the Chargers final 2011 home game as they head to Detroit and Oakland to close out the season.

Now, that’s all fine and good. Until you realize just who this fantastic foursome has wins over. In Week 13 they beat up on a Jacksonville secondary that resembles a M*A*S*H unit. Last weekend they caught a Buffalo team that has booted their last six contests. Now they get the Ravens.

Take a gander at the stats comparison below. The Ravens have some huge advantages in this contest. A relatively healthy and always amazing defense, up against an ailing offensive line, is a big Ravens advantage. Rivers will be running for his life all night in this contest.

The Ravens road woes this season are well documented and a cause for slight concern. That said, Baltimore always plays down to crappy teams, that were advertised as crappy teams. The Chargers are a crappy team that is always advertised as a contending team. Let’s hope the Ravens buy into the Chargers being a “good team” hype, and that they lay a Baltimore Beat-Down on the Bolts!

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San Diego Chargers – Baltimore Ravens: Key Overall Team Statistics

Ravens Pass Offense: 228.8 (15th) vs. Chargers Pass Defense: 201.5 (7th)
Ravens Run Offense: 117.2 (13th) vs. Chargers Run Defense: 128.9 (23rd)
Ravens Pass Defense: 192.3 (4th) vs. Chargers Pass Offense: 272.8 (7th)
Ravens Run Defense: 85.8 (2nd) vs. Chargerss Run Offense: 115.2 (16th)