Ravens vs. Dolphins Same Game Parlay Picks and Props
It’s hard to believe, but nine weeks have already passed in the 2021 NFL season. Tonight will kick off Week 10, with an AFC matchup between the Dolphins and the Ravens in Baltimore. The Ravens are heavy -7.5 favorites, with the over/under at 46.5. This feels like a tough game to analyze on a standard spread/over-under scale, but a great opportunity to put together a Same Game Parlay on PointsBet.
Read more: Ravens vs. Dolphins Odds
A Same Game Parlay basically just means a parlay consisting of multiple correlated wagers from one specific game. It provides bettors with good options to bet a game—and piece together props into a parlay within that game—beyond just the standard spread, moneyline, and over/under totals.
Here’s an example of my Same Game Parlay recommendation for the Monday Night Football matchup between Pittsburgh and Chicago a few days ago:
- Pick Your Own Spread: Bears +10.5 (-230)
- Pick Your Own Total: OVER 35.5 (-240)
- Margins 13.5: Steelers 1-13 (+110)
- Receiving Props: Najee Harris To Get 25+ Receiving Yards (-180)
Total Odds: +470
Check, check, check, RED! Like so many of our Same Game Parlays this season, we got 75 percent right and one player prop wrong. After hauling in 29 or more receiving yards in his previous two games—and five of his eight games on the season— Najee Harris only cleared 16 air yards against the Bears. Fiddlesticks! Well, we are holding our head high as we foray into Week 10. Let’s go after a low-cost, high-reward parlay, and really mix it up!
Dolphins-Ravens Same Game Parlay
- Moneyline Three Way: Baltimore Ravens (-301)
- Margins 13.5: Ravens Win By 1-13 Points (+110)
- Half Time / Full Time: Ravens (-160)
- Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Lamar Jackson (+100)
- Rushing Props: Devonta Freeman 50+ Rushing Yards (-105)
Total Odds: +1252
Thursday Night Football Parlay Picks
Moneyline Three Way: Baltimore Ravens (-301)
The Ravens are as much of a lock as you can find this week, but I’m still unwilling to pick them against the spread. Weird stuff happens in primetime, and Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa remains a game-time decision with a finger injury. I also don’t quite like Baltimore’s odds at -380 on the straight moneyline, but the Moneyline Three Way at -301 feels just right. Remember, we are shooting for a solid foundation for our parlay. The Three Way basically allows you to pick one of the two straight winners in regulation, or a draw forcing overtime. I’m more than confident the 6-2 Ravens can get this one done in four quarters at home against a 2-7 Dolphins team.
Margins 13.5: Ravens Win By 1-13 Points (+110)
Piggybacking off the first leg, we’re just taking Baltimore win by between one point and 13 points. Four of the Ravens’ six wins this season have been by a winning margin within that points range, while four of Miami’s losses have also fallen into that range. Like I said, I like the home squad, but I don’t mess with spreads of more than a touchdown on Thursday Night Football. Three of the past four TNF games have been decided by six or fewer points, and six total TNF contests have been decided by three or fewer this season.
‘Half Time / Full Time: Ravens (-160)
From top to bottom, Baltimore is a much better team than Miami this year. So, at home, with Lamar Jackson playing like a better version of prime Michael Vick, I’m happy to take the Ravens at halftime and end-of-game. Sure, their running back corps has been banged up all season, and their defense just isn’t what it used to be. But Baltimore simply has too many offensive weapons for Miami to counter with, especially with Tua missing a fifth game for Miami (or playing with a finger ailment). Jacoby Brissett won’t be outdueling LJax anytime soon, nor will Tua in a limited capacity.
Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Lamar Jackson (+100)
Jackson has quietly entered the MVP discussion over the past few weeks, as his statistics have been jaw-dropping during Baltimore’s 6-2 start. It’s simply incredible what the 2019 MVP can do on a football field—he has speed, power, and elusiveness on the run, and vision and arm strength in the passing game. He has thrown or rushed for a touchdown in 44 straight games, far and away the longest active streak for any current NFL QB. He has also run for 100-plus yards in 10 games throughout his young career, tying the aforementioned Michael Vick and taking nearly half the amount of games Vick needed to accomplish that record. Jackson has seven career rushing touchdowns in night games, so I’m all over this one at +100. What better way to further your case for MVP than to throw for and rush for a TD in a nationally-televised game?
Rushing Props: Devonta Freeman 50+ Rushing Yards (-105)
After losing multiple big names on its running back depth chart to injury, Baltimore has seemingly handed the role of top dog over to veteran Devonta Freeman. Capitalizing on open lanes and massive holes thanks to Jackson’s RPO scheme, Freeman has more than capably taken on the added responsibilities. He had 79 rushing yards on 13 carries against Minnesota last week (6.08 yards per rush), and he collected 53 yards on nine carries in Week 6 against the Chargers (5.89 yards per rush). I like Freeman’s chances of collecting at least 50 yards again tonight, but I wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to take a smaller payout and select him at -350 to amass 25 rushing yards. Miami has surrendered 111 ground yards per game, so I think Jackson should leave plenty of chunk-yardage plays for his RB1.
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