ESPN
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Emmanuel Acho |
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| Matt Bowen |
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| Mike Clay |
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| Jeremy Fowler |
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| Domonique Foxworth |
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| Dan Graziano |
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| Rob Ninkovich |
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| Laura Rutledge |
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| Kevin Seifert |
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| Seth Wickersham |
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| Damien Woody |
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BALTIMORE SUN
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Childs Walker |
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Ravens 31, Raiders 20 “[The Ravens will] move the ball against a lower-tier defense and rely on their still-deep secondary to keep [Derek] Carr and [Darren] Waller in check.This won’t be a laugher like their last two openers, but it won’t be a nail-biter either.” |
USA TODAY
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Jarrett Bell |
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Ravens 34, Raiders 30 |
| Nate Davis |
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Ravens 30, Raiders 27 |
| Jori Epstein |
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Ravens 28, Raiders 23 |
| Mike Freeman |
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Ravens 30, Raiders 20 |
| Mike Jones |
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Ravens 30, Raiders 28 |
| Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz |
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Ravens 34, Raiders 24 |
| Lorenzo Reyes |
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Ravens 24, Raiders 21 |
NFL.com
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Gregg Rosenthal |
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Ravens 21, Raiders 20 “[It] all sets up for a tight, low-scoring game where I still lean Ravens slightly because of their incredible Week 1 history under John Harbaugh, a possible effect of him playing starters plenty in the preseason.” |
NFL Network
| Pundit | Projected Winner | Commentary |
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| Adam Rank |
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Ravens 24, Raiders 21 |
| Colleen Wolfe |
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Ravens 27, Raiders 26 |
| Marcas Grant |
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Ravens 28, Raiders 20 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew |
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Ravens 27, Raiders 21 |
| Daniel Jeremiah |
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Ravens 28, Raiders 27 |
| Nick Shook |
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Ravens 30, Raiders 14 |
| Marc Sessler |
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Ravens 38, Raiders 26 |
| Kevin Patra |
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Ravens 30, Raiders 23 |
| Grant Gordon |
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Ravens 24, Raiders 17 |
| Mark Dulgerian |
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Raiders 26, Ravens 24 |
SPORTING NEWS
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Vinnie Iyer |
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Ravens 33, Raiders 20 “Derek Carr will feel the heat with the Ravens stopping the run and containing their former feel-good story, Darren Waller. ” |
CBS SPORTS
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Pete Prisco |
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Ravens 34, Raiders 27 “The Raiders will play their first regular-season game in their new stadium, which will be buzzing. But they still have issues on defense, even with a new coordinator in Gus Bradley and a new system. That will show up in this one with Lamar Jackson getting off to a fast start.” |
| Jason La Canfora |
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| Will Brinson |
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Raiders 24, Ravens 21 “Baltimore's record in Week 1 games with Lamar is terrifying for sure, but I think Jon Gruden will cook up a lot here on offense, Derek Carr will play surprisingly well and Las Vegas pulls off a stunner on MNF.” |
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| Ryan Wilson |
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| John Breech |
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Raiders 34, Ravens 31 “Although the Raiders defense isn't talented enough to completely stop Jackson, I do think Derek Carr and the offense will provide enough points to outscore a hobbled Ravens offense.” |
| Dave Richard |
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| Jamey Eisenberg |
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PRO FOOTBALL TALK
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Michael David Smith |
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Ravens 34, Raiders 17 ”If Jon Gruden is doing his job right, this is a year when the Raiders should be peaking. I’m skeptical. I see the Ravens showing on Monday night that there’s a big gap between the Raiders and the best teams in the AFC.” |
| Mike Florio |
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Ravens 24, Raiders 16 “It’s easy to be optimistic when everyone is 0-0. The Raiders will learn in prime time that their optimism for 2021 is a little misplaced, given the quality of the best teams in the AFC.” |
| Chris Simms |
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Ravens 34, Raiders 27 “Lamar has grown as a passer every year. I think we’ll continue to see that growth. And the Raiders just have too many question marks.” |
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Albert Breer |
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| Connor Orr |
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| Gary Gramling |
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| Jenny Vrentas |
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| Mitch Goldich |
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FANSIDED
| PUNDIT | PROJECTED WINNER | COMMENTARY |
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| Matt Verderame |
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Ravens 38, Raiders 28 “The Raiders finally get to welcome fans into the Death Star known as Allegiant Stadium. Is the emotion enough to spring an upset on the injury-riddled Ravens? Probably not. Lamar Jackson will do unspeakable things to Las Vegas’ defense.” |
