Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens Matchup Preview (9/19/21): Betting Odds, Depth Charts, Live Stream (Watch Online)

There is no other way to put it than the Ravens have had terrible luck early this season. They have had numerous injuries to significant offensive players, including their three leading running backs and several receivers and non-skill position players. In their first game, the Ravens lost to the Las Vegas Raiders in overtime. Several times, Baltimore had a chance to march it down the field on an average defense to end the game in overtime and was unable to do it. In short, the Ravens did not do much to instill confidence in themselves or bettors. The issue is clear: Lamar Jackson is forced to do too much. He fumbled three times and lost two of them. If that happens against the Chiefs, the scoring differential will be substantial. Defensively, any time you give up 33 points to a team in the bottom half of the NFL, that is not good. Even the special teams unit struggled last week. So much has to change between now and the start of the Sunday Night Football matchup against the Chiefs that it is hard to imagine an outcome besides a Chiefs win. Still, the Ravens were one of the best teams in the NFL in 2019 and a competent team in 2020. If the Ravens want to win, they have to be squeaky clean and value the ball. Additionally, Baltimore will need to put together a more inspired effort altogether. There were many times where it looked defeated before the game was over, and that is never a good sign early in a season.

Baltimore Ravens Depth Chart

QB: Lamar Jackson
RB1: Ty’Son Williams
RB2: Latavius Murray
WR1: Sammy Watkins
WR2: Marquise Brown
WR3: Devin Duvernay
TE1: Mark Andrews
TE2: Nick Boyle

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens Daily Fantasy Picks

It is no mystery that the Baltimore Ravens are banged up offensively. Lamar Jackson spent a lot of their first game running around inside and outside of the pocket calculating his best move. Sammy Watkins saw a decent amount of work that included eight targets. Despite only bringing down four, he made the most of them by totaling 96 yards. Watkins could be an interesting flex play since the Ravens will have to throw more than they are used to tokeep up with the Kansas City Chiefs. On top of that, both Devin Duvernay and Marquise Brown are listed as questionable for Sunday’s game. Even if they both play, they are banged up, which could result in an increase in targets for Sammy Watkins and Mark Andrews, who are honestly the only two healthy receiving options.

My other DFS pick for this matchup is Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Do not give up on him yet! Edwards-Helaire totaled 14 carries, while the other running backs on the roster did not have more than one apiece. He also should have an increased presence in the passing game. While Clyde only secured three receptions for 29 yards, this will surely improve. He is the Chiefs’ third-best option on the field to catch passes behind Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce. Hill will not have as monstrous a game against the Ravens, which will force Mahomes to check down more often. Edwards-Helaire looks to benefit from this game.