Cleveland at Pittsburgh (10/17/2010)

Away:  Cleveland [2-3 ATS]
Home:  Pittsburgh [3-1 ATS]

Game Time: 1:00 PM
Stadium: Heinz Field

Recent Meetings:
N/A

Team Leaders:

Cleveland:
Passing: Seneca Wallace (693)
Rushing: Peyton Hillis (350)
Receiving: Benjamin Watson (230)

Pittsburgh:
Passing: Charlie Batch (352)
Rushing: Rashard Mendenhall (411)
Receiving: Mike Wallace (211)

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That is A LOT of points to give a team all because their QB is back.

I'd have felt much better about this game if Wallace was still healthy. This is not the team McCoy wants to see in his first NFL start. The percentages say  to take the Browns however. Divisional road dogs over 10 unually perform well and divisional road dogs are a sterling 13-3 ATS. So Browns it is.

On top of that Pittsburgh is one of the few teams that has a losing record ATS coming off a bye week as a home favorite since 2002 at 1-2. That's an angle I usually like to play as they've hit at 60% since 2002 but Pitt seems to be an exception. I looked closely and the teams with losing records in this system were the complete opposite of what you'd think. There were 6 teams under .500 in the system and 4 of them were Indy, the Pats, San Diego and Pitt.

   Slight lean on the Browns. Cleveland has usually played competitive ball in Pittsburgh in the past. Don't see no major changes here. Besides, Ben might have to shake off a little rust.

CLEVELAND   +  13.5

   OVER  37

Pittsburgh - 23                             Cleveland - 20

Browns +13.5                          over 37

Sounds good to me vue   Pitt coming off SU loss and a bye week, I really don't know how sharp they will be in a big time rivalry match-up vs the Browns.

I'll take the 13.5 and hope the Brownies score some points.

Rookie QB starting and a banged up Hillis going against one of the best D's in the league at home after a bye! CLE will be lucky to get a FG in this one. Oh and Big Ben is back too; i'll take PIT laying the points in this one.

damn if colt MCcoy wasnt starting i would be all over the browns+23 on a teaser but i wont put my money on a NFL rookie QB making his 1st start against a strong DE...

and who cares that ben rapistbuger is back?

GL

with him back the offense should be able to put up more points.

yeah i know i just hate pitt. lol

but i might have to make my 3team 10point teaser

PITTSBURGH-3.5

BALTIMORE+12.5

NY GIANTS-even

anybody like that? i had a few other players on here throw out witch team they liked with the ravens n giants

Too Much emotion at home with Big Ben back, No. 1 D, against a banged up team starting a very green rookie QB

Pitt  31
Clev 10