What a cracker of a contest we had on our hands in Week 3 at Maracana Stadium, where the Baltimore Ravens managed to edge out the Dallas Cowboys 31–34 in a high-scoring nail-biter. Heading into this clash, punters sizing up the markets saw the Ravens installed as the 1.58 favourites in the head-to-head, while the Cowboys were kept warm at 2.40 with the bookies.
As it turned out, the market was on the money regarding the winner, but it certainly wasn't a walk in the park for those backing the visitors. Both sides rolled into this fixture looking to steady the ship following recent mixed form lines, but it was the Ravens who ultimately got over the line by the slimmest of margins in an absolute spectacle on foreign turf.
How the tips went
Let's take a squiz at how our published selections fared against the final scoreboard. It was a mixed bag for punters following our recommended plays from the preview.
First up, our head-to-head selection on the Baltimore Ravens at 1.54 got home cleanly, with the visitors scraping through to land the win by three points in the 34–31 thriller. However, our line tip of Baltimore Ravens -3.5 at 1.99 didn't quite land, as the three-point winning margin fell just short of covering the handicap line.