Who will win the MVP duel between Allen and Jackson?

Monday Night Game No. 1 in the new NFL season and it’s already the absolute highlight. In our Bills vs. Ravens tip, the two MVPs of the last two years and two top favorites for the 2026 Super Bowl face each other.

Both teams regularly struggled against the Kansas City Chiefs in previous years, but both have set out to further improve their teams in the off-season. The Ravens signed Jaire Alexander and drafted Malachi Starks – both moves designed to strengthen their defense.

The Bills took a very similar approach with the signing of Phillips and the drafting of Hairston. It will be exciting to see which defense can take the next step to finally make it to the Super Bowl.

For Monday night’s Bills vs. Ravens game, our prediction is a home win for the Bills, who didn’t lose a single home game in the entire preseason and also defeated the Ravens at home in the playoffs.

Kick-off for this first Monday Night Game of the new NFL season is at 2:00 a.m. on Tuesday in Buffalo. It’s the conclusion of NFL Game Day 1, which Wettbasis will be covering as usual with numerous tips on offer.

Buffalo Bills – Baltimore Ravens Head-to-head comparison / H2H record

Three of the last five head-to-head matches went to the Bills. Particularly annoying from the Ravens’ point of view is that this included the two playoff games in 2021 and 2025. Both were in Buffalo, where the Ravens find it very difficult to win anyway.

They only managed to win there once, in 2019. Before and after that, Highmark Stadium remained an impregnable fortress for Baltimore. It is also striking that most of the duels between these two teams produced fewer points than previously expected.

The strengths of the top teams regularly cancel each other out here – a fact that can be observed in many sports. Thus, for Buffalo vs. Baltimore, the odds on under 51.5 total points are also very playable. This number has only been exceeded twice between the two teams.

Buffalo Bills – Baltimore Ravens Tip

Josh Allen vs. Lamar Jackson – an electrifying quarterback duel that we will be treated to on Monday. Both are considered among the best rushing quarterbacks in the league and are always good for a rushing touchdown of their own. With the odds on a TD from Allen still standing at a strong 1.90 at Bet365, this is one of our betting recommendations.

When it comes to the winning team, we’re going with the Bills. In addition to home field advantage, they also have an offense that was 0.5 points better last year. So we can confidently recommend betting on Buffalo here.

Another player bet alongside an Allen TD is a touchdown by Derrick Henry for the Ravens. However, as the odds for this are only around 1.55 to 1.60, the value is not as good as for an Allen TD. Nevertheless, this tip can still be played well as a combination bet.

The same goes for tips on under points. The line here fluctuates between 50.5 and 51.5 total points – naturally because both offenses are among the strongest in the NFL.