The Baltimore Ravens are catching the San Diego Chargers at just the wrong time, as they have won two straight in blowouts on the heels of an ugly 6-game losing skid.

Still, the Ravens are small road chalk and have motivation on their side as they need to keep pace with the Steelers in the AFC North. And for all the talk of the Charger offense, they have been downright defensive at home where the UNDER is 11-1 past 12 games.

View Baltimore vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
San Diego opened as 1-point underdogs , while the NFL total was set at 43 for over under betting.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 8-rated Chargers and the No. 2-ranked Ravens, according to the NFL Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring models run on this game indicate a potential 31-24 result in favor of the Ravens.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Diego's No. 7-ranked offense, averaging 24.9 PPG, against a Ravens defense that ranks No. 3 this week at 15.5 PPG. The Chargers aerial game is averaging 272.8 yards per game, more than the Ravens secondary allows through the air, 192.3 YPG per game.

Defensively, the Ravens feature the league's No. 3-rated road run defense, allowing 94.3 yards per game. San Diego, meanwhile, ranks No. 18 in rushing offense at home.

In their last action, Baltimore was a 24-10 Sportsbook at home against the Colts. They failed to cover the 16.5–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (34) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. Indianapolis was unable to contain Ray Rice in its last action Sunday and the result was a 24-10 Week 14 loss against the Ravens.

San Diego was a 37-10 Sportsbook in its last match at home against the Bills. They covered the 7–point spread as favorites, while the total score of 47 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. In their last game, the Chargers got 3 passing scores out of Philip Rivers en route to a 37-10 win over the Bills on Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium.


Baltimore Ravens Trends:
When playing in December are 7-3
When playing on grass are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the division are 7-3

San Diego Chargers Trends:
When playing in December are 8-2
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing outside the division are 5-5

A few Ravens at Chargers trends to consider:
Baltimore is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing San Diego
Baltimore is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Diego's last 11 games at home
San Diego is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Baltimore
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore


Next up:
Baltimore home to Cleveland, Saturday, December 24
San Diego at Detroit, Saturday, December 24