NFL Team Totals Betting Week 8: Baltimore vs. Buffalo

Published:Oct 28, 2026Oct 28, 20262 min read

Updated:Oct 28, 2026Oct 28, 2026

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The Buffalo Bills average 32.8 points per game this year, the most in the NFL. This week, the Bills host the Baltimore Ravens, with Buffalo’s team total (Over/Under) set at +28.5 points.

Ravens vs. Bills: Team Total Stats

The Bills have gone OVER their team total in four of six games this year (4-2).
Buffalo is averaging 30.3 points per game at home this year (3-game sample).
Buffalo is fourth league-wide in total yards per game (387.7 yards/game).
Baltimore has allowed more than 28 points in two of seven games.
Baltimore is allowing 317.4 yards per game (11th best league-wide)

(NFL Odds and Totals provided by DraftKings) Buffalo Bills Team Totals Breakdown - image

The Buffalo Bills offense looks explosive at this point in the season, and this doesn’t appear to be a small-sample size issue. Last year, Buffalo averaged 28.3 points per game. Through six games this year, they are averaging more than 32 points.

Bills Team Total Stats

This week vs. Baltimore, the Bills total is +28.5 points, down one point from last week’s +29.5 vs. the Raiders.
Buffalo has played only two teams with a winning record. (Detroit and New England)
Detroit and the LV Raiders are two of the worst defensive teams in terms of yards allowed this year. (Buffalo scored 74 points in those two games)
The Texans, Rams, and Patriots are all above-average defenses. Buffalo scored 99 points combined against those three teams.

Ravens Points Allowed Through Week 7 - image

At 4-3, the Baltimore Ravens are currently last in the very competitive AFC North. Defensively, the Ravens rank 11th in total yards allowed but slip to 18th in points allowed. (23.9 per game)

Indianapolis, New Orleans, Tennessee, and Cleveland are all below league average in points scored and offensive yards per game.
Tennessee and Cleveland both average less than 20 points per game this year.
Joe Burrow and Dak Prescott each scored more than 30 points against Baltimore this year
Tyler Shough (NO), Deshaun Watson (CLE), Cam Ward (TEN), and Daniel Jones (IND) are all below league average according to QBR and QB Rating stats.

The hypothesis going into this article was that Buffalo would struggle to score 29 or more points against the Ravens. However, no stats or trends suggested Baltimore is an elite defense. But it does appear Buffalo can score a lot.

About the Author: Malcolm Darnley

Malcolm loves to watch all kinds of different sports. He also writes about them.