Early Week 2 odds install Saints as roughly 8.5-point underdogs at Ravens

Oddsmakers have set the Ravens as a sizeable favorite in Week 2, a useful data point for understanding external expectations but not a team decision.

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- Opening spread reported at Ravens -8.5.
- Line set after Baltimore’s dominant opening win and New Orleans’ one-point overtime loss.
- Implied expectation: Saints are a clear road underdog.
- Ravens scored 41 in Week 1 and showed a strong run game (Derrick Henry).
- Saints struggled early vs. Detroit’s run game and allowed 156 rushing yards to Jahmyr Gibbs.
- Injury questions on both sides and home-field advantage for Baltimore also factor in.

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