The NFL plays nine regular-season games outside the United States this season, in seven countries, from Melbourne in Week 1 to Mexico City on November 22. The next one is Ravens at Cowboys at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, September 27, and our prediction for it takes the over 52.5.
The international games schedule
| Week | Date (ET) | Game | Stadium, city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu., Sept. 10, 8:35 p.m. | 49ers at Rams | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 3 | Sun., Sept. 27, 4:25 p.m. | Ravens at Cowboys | Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro |
| 4 | Sun., Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m. | Colts at Commanders | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London |
| 5 | Sun., Oct. 11, 9:30 a.m. | Eagles at Jaguars | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London |
| 6 | Sun., Oct. 18, 9:30 a.m. | Texans at Jaguars | Wembley Stadium, London |
| 7 | Sun., Oct. 25, 9:30 a.m. | Steelers at Saints | Stade de France, Paris |
| 9 | Sun., Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m. | Bengals at Falcons | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
| 10 | Sun., Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m. | Patriots at Lions | FC Bayern Munich Stadium, Munich |
| 11 | Sun., Nov. 22, 8:20 p.m. | Vikings at 49ers | Estadio Banorte, Mexico City |
The second team named in each game is the designated home team. Jacksonville plays two of the three London games, back to back, and San Francisco plays abroad twice, as the visitor in Melbourne and as the home team in Mexico City.
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The first of the nine is already played: the 49ers beat the Rams 27-7 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 10, a Thursday night in the United States. Every game after it is on a Sunday.
Ravens at Cowboys in Rio: our pick
Our Ravens at Cowboys prediction takes the over 52.5. The case it makes is Dallas’s defense: the Cowboys allowed 30.1 points a game last season and scored 27.7, and Baltimore does not need an unusual day to push the game into the fifties. The game is at a neutral site, with Dallas as the designated home team, and the prediction says openly that it cannot put a number on what Rio does to scoring.
The Colts at Commanders game in London on October 4 already has its own prediction page.
Betting the international games
At a neutral site the designated home team is not really at home, so read the spread knowing neither side has its own crowd. Both teams travel abroad for these games, which is why none of it is a reason to bet on its own: the number still has to be wrong.
A price is a chance written as a payout: -110 implies 52.4%, so a bet on a side or total at -110 has to win more than 52.4% of the time to pay. Our NFL predictions hub lists each game’s prediction once it is published, and our NFL prop betting guide covers the prop markets. Compare books in our sportsbook reviews, check the best handicappers before you pay for picks, or start a free trial of the membership.