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Kipp Heisterman's Week 3 Monday Night Football betting predictions, anytime touchdown scorer bets, MNF players props bets, and odds analysis for Week 3. Free Monday Night Football betting picks for tonight's game.
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This week's Monday night slate features a monster matchup between the 1-1 Detroit Lions and the 1-1 Baltimore Ravens in what should be a solid inter-conference battle. Each of these teams has soft spots in their defense that we can look to take advantage of as well. Without further delay, let's get into tonight's picks for Week 3 of Monday Night Football!
Week 3 Monday Night Football Betting Odds
Detroit Lions @ Baltimore Ravens
Spread: Baltimore Ravens -4.5
Total: 53.5
This matchup between the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens is likely the matchup of the week, and we get it in primetime on Monday Night Football. Both of these teams fell to 0-1 in Week 1, but both rebounded nicely with big divisional wins in Week 2 and currently sit at 1-1.
We should see two high-powered offenses with the potential to put up a ton of points; however, both defenses should be strong against the run, as they were in 2024. This is a crucial game for both teams as they look to achieve a winning record early in the season.
Week 3 Monday Night Football Betting Picks
Points are not expected to be hard to come by in this game based on the fact that sportsbooks have set this total at 53.5, which is by far the highest total on the board this week. This is not all that surprising, as both of these teams have very potent offenses capable of scoring at any point.
The last meeting between these two teams came in October of 2023, with the Ravens obliterating the Lions in Baltimore by a score of 38-6. While I do not think the disparity will be this large tonight, we could actually see a game that has fewer points scored than expected.
While both of these teams have solid offenses, they also have strengths in their defense that could limit their opponent. Let's start with the Lions' run defense, since we know Baltimore likes to get their offense going on the ground. So far this season, the Lions have allowed just 162 rushing yards to running backs, which ranks them inside the top half of the league. They have also allowed just 4.0 yards per carry to the running back position.
This suggests that Derrick Henry may struggle to gain traction, similar to last week against the Cleveland Browns, when he managed just 23 rushing yards on 11 carries. This is not new for Detroit's defense either, as they allowed the second-fewest rushing yards to backs in 2024 as well.
The team that allowed the fewest rushing in 2024, you ask? Well, that would be the Baltimore Ravens, who allowed an average of just 3.5 yards per carry. Thus far in 2025, the Ravens have allowed just 168 rushing yards to running backs, while allowing an average of 4.6 yards per carry.
Clearly, Baltimore has fallen off just a bit to begin the season, but I fully expect them to rebound moving forward. This could be a spot where the Ravens try to lock in on the Lions' backs in Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery and force Jared Goff to beat them through the air.
The Pick: Lions @ Ravens UNDER 53.5 (-112 DraftKings)
Week 3 Monday Night Football Player Props
Jared Goff OVER 259.5 passing yards (-113 DraftKings)
Since my thought process has me thinking it may be a bit tough for these teams to get it going on the ground, it makes sense to take a look at some passing props, and starting with Goff and this Lions' offense is where we will look first.
The Ravens' pass defense has been in shambles for the better part of two seasons now. In 2024, they allowed quarterbacks to throw for an average of 267 passing yards per game, which ranked them dead last in the league. Thus far in 2025, they have allowed 306 passing yards per game to the quarterback position, which ranks them second-worst in the league behind only New England.
In their first two games, Baltimore allowed Josh Allen and Joe Flacco to throw for 394 yards and 199 yards, respectively. In 2024, a total of nine quarterbacks eclipsed this total against Baltimore as well.
Goff has looked pretty solid in his first two games this season, completing 80% of his passes for 559 passing yards and six touchdowns to one interception. While Goff started a bit slow in Week 1, throwing for only 225 passing yards, he pumped up his numbers in Week 2 against the Bears, throwing for 334 passing yards and five touchdowns.
While I do not expect a five-touchdown performance out of Goff on Monday night, 300 passing yards is not out of the question, especially given that the spread tells us we could see a favorable game script for his passing yards.
Lamar Jackson OVER 44.5 rushing yards (-112 DraftKings)
It is a primetime game, so it only makes sense to get a Lamar rushing yards prop into the fold. He loves running under the lights, as evidenced by his 70-yard rushing performance on Sunday Night Football in Week 1. In his career, Jackson has averaged just over 85 rushing yards per game on Monday Night Football as well. The matchup here against Detroit is also a good one for his rushing yards.
As noted, Detroit has been strong against defending running backs, so it makes sense that Jackson might have to use his own legs a bit here to get the offense going. This could be a good plan, as the Lions allowed 444 total rushing yards to the quarterback position last season, which ranked them fourth-worst in the league. Just last week, Caleb Williams managed to get them for 27 rushing yards on five carries.
Lamar Jackson traveled 75.9 yards on this 19-yard scramble.
Jackson is responsible for 4 of the 5 longest scramble runs by total distance traveled over the last two seasons.#BALvsBUF | #RavensFlockpic.twitter.com/oJZrQV3ADX
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 8, 2025
While Williams did not eclipse this total, he is nowhere near the threat to run the ball that Jackson is. Jackson should have plenty of lanes to run in this game, and that is why I like to go over this total on Monday night.
Week 3 Monday Night Football Anytime Touchdown Bet
Jameson Williams ANYTIME touchdown scorer (+200 DraftKings)
Since we like Goff and the Lions to be throwing the ball quite a bit in this one, let's take a look at an anytime touchdown for Williams. While I do wish the odds were a bit stronger here, Williams is in a good spot to score; however, you could also look at him for first touchdown scorer at +1100 if you want to add some additional action to this game.
Williams has seen solid production so far this season, as he has hauled in six of nine targets for 131 receiving yards and has scored one touchdown as well. I expect him to see a decent amount of volume in this game, especially considering he lines up on the outside on a majority of his snaps, which is where the Ravens have struggled a bit.
JARED GOFF TO JAMESON WILLIAMS. 82-YARD TOUCHDOWN.
📺: #DETvsCHI on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/x2g80Yw1vV— NFL (@NFL) December 22, 2024
In their first two games, Baltimore allowed two touchdowns to wide receivers. These touchdowns came via Keon Coleman and Cedric Tillman. Both of these wide receivers also line up outside on a majority of their snaps, which helps the case for Williams. Additionally, in 2024, the Ravens allowed a total of 17 receiving touchdowns to wideouts, which ranked them in the bottom half of the league.
