Browns vs. Patriots Odds
FOXBORO, MA (The Spread) – The New England Patriots look to stay in the hunt for the top seed in the AFC playoffs on Sunday when they host the Cleveland Browns at 1PM ET on CBS.
New England is 9-3 overall, 6-0 at home and 6-6 against the spread. Cleveland is 4-8 overall, 1-4 on the road and 5-7 against the spread. New England has won four of its last five meetings with Cleveland.
Trends show that the home team is 5-1-1 against the spread in the last 7 games in this series and the Patriots have covered in four of their last five against the Browns. These two have hit the over in 4 of their last 5 meetings.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, the Patriots are the clear favorite at home, as they have odds of -11.5 points against the Browns. The over/under total for the game has been set at 46 points (View Matchup). The opening odds and total haven’t changed for this game, as they were just set this morning due to injury questions.
New England is coming off a 34-31 win at Houston last week. The Patriots have won two straight, both by the 34-31 score and New England has fallen behind by double digits in the first half of both games. The Patriots are now averaging 377.8 yards per game on offense while giving up 362.2 yards per game on defense. Tom Brady has thrown for 3,267 yards and 19 touchdowns to lead the offense this season while Julian Edelman has 70 catches for 711 yards and four scores. The defense is being led by Chandler Jones, who has 65 tackles and 10.5 sacks.
The Browns are coming off a 32-28 loss to the Jaguars at home last week. Cleveland has lost three straight entering this game and the Browns are having trouble keeping quarterbacks healthy. Jason Campbell gets the start this week but is coming off a concussion that put him on the sidelines a few weeks ago. Campbell has thrown for 933 yards and six touchdowns to lead the offense while Josh Gordon has 64 receptions for 1,249 yards and seven touchdowns and has went over 200 yards in his last two games. The Cleveland defense is being led by Joe Haden, who has 43 tackles, four interceptions and 17 pass deflections.
In terms of Injuries, New England offensive lineman Marcus Cannon (ankle) and receiver Aaron Dobson (foot) are both doubtful. Cleveland linebacker Tank Carder (shoulder) and linebacker Craig Robertson (knee) are questionable.
The Public Bets for this game are currently unavailable as enough wagers have yet to be placed on this game.
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