Ravens vs. Patriots picks and predictions 2015: Most experts picking New England

This is a different Patriots team than the one that lost to the Ravens two years ago.

Two years ago, the Baltimore Ravens shocked the New England Patriots at Foxborough during the playoffs. However, most of the experts don't see that happening this time around.

The Ravens began the playoffs with an upset against their hated division rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers. Granted, that was a Pittsburgh team playing without All-Pro tailback Le'Veon Bell, but it was still an impressive victory. Baltimore has turned over most of its roster since their Super Bowl run during the 2012 season, and many of the players that will take the field this weekend were not part of that upset in New England.

Likewise, this is a different Patriots team than the one that lost two years ago. While Tom Brady and Bill Belichick remain at the controls, they did not have the services of tight end Rob Gronkowski last time. He's healthy and ready to play now. New England has improved considerably on defense with additions Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner in the secondary.

The experts are going in heavily on the Patriots this week. Every member of CBS Sports' eight-man panel sees them winning this game.

CBS Sports senior writer Pete Prisco had this to say about the game:

The Ravens are 2-1 against the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady Patriots at Foxborough in the playoffs. That's telling, and they were close to winning the third game. The Ravens know how to win up there. They are tough and they get after Brady. In the three playoff games against the Ravens, Brady has three touchdown passes and seven interceptions. That's awful. He has to be better. But I think he will be. This Ravens team has issues in the secondary. So even with a good pass rush, there will be chances for Brady down the field. Joe Flacco is now 10-4 in the playoffs and seems to elevate his game come playoff time. In the three playoff games against the Patriots, Flacco has five touchdown passes and two picks. He only threw 10 passes in one of the victories as the Ravens ran it right at the Patriots. New England was 19th in sacks per pass play this season, so there should be chances to make plays deep for Flacco, which is his strength. The Ravens will keep this close, but in the end I think Brady will make the plays to pull the game out.

Here at SB Nation, all but one of our seven experts are leaning towards the Patriots.

	Ryan Van Bibber	Stephen White	Joel Thorman	David Fucillo	Danny Kelly	PFT Commenter	Matt Ufford
BAL vs. NE	BAL	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE

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