Cleveland Browns

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Score a Touchdown
Dawson Knox logo Dawson Knox Score a Touchdown (Yes: +300)
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Pick made: 21 hours ago
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Josh Inglis
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Even with Dalton Kincaid back, Dawson Knox has stayed heavily involved near the goal line. He scored twice last week and had another touchdown erased by a penalty in Week 14. Over the last two games, Knox has four targets inside the 10 compared to three for Kincaid (Jackson Hawes has one). Cleveland has allowed just one quarterback rushing touchdown all season, which points to more Josh Allen passing near the goal line in another must-win spot. Kincaid remains the more dynamic playmaker, but it was Knox who played more snaps and ran more routes last week.

Score a Touchdown
James Cook III logo
James Cook III Score a Touchdown (Yes: -135)
Projection 0.74 (Yes)
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Pick made: 2 days ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
The leading projections forecast this game to see the 5th-largest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 130.4 plays, based on the approaches of each team and game dynamics.. James Cook has posted a whopping 1.0 air yards per game this year: 81st percentile among RBs. (That may not seem very overwhelming, but most RBs wind up with negative air yards as a result of being targeted behind the line of scrimmage).. James Cook's 13.0 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that quantifies high-value offensive volume) puts him in the company of the best in the league: 77th percentile for running backs.. The Bills offensive line ranks as the 2nd-best in football this year in protecting the passer, which has a positive effect on all passing attack metrics across the board.. James Cook's 94.4% Adjusted Completion% this year shows a noteworthy growth in his receiving ability over last year's 84.7% figure.
Passing Yards
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Josh Allen u213.5 Passing Yards (-114)
Projection 199.89 (Under)
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Pick made: 16 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 5 out of 5
This game's line implies an extreme rushing game script for the Bills, who are a huge favorite by 10.5 points.. Based on their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Bills to pass on 50.8% of their chances: the lowest rate on the slate this week.. Our trusted projections expect Josh Allen to attempt 30.8 passes this week, on average: the 2nd-fewest out of all QBs.. Opposing teams have averaged 30.6 pass attempts per game vs. the Cleveland Browns defense this year: 3rd-fewest in football.. Josh Allen has passed for substantially fewer adjusted yards per game (211.0) this year than he did last year (237.0).
Receiving Yards
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Quinshon Judkins o13.5 Receiving Yards (-110)
Projection 17.73 (Over)
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Pick made: 16 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 5 out of 5
The Browns are a massive 10.5-point underdog this week, likely creating an extreme passing game script.. Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this game is forecasted by the projection model to see 130.4 plays on offense run: the 5th-highest number out of all the games this week.. The Buffalo Bills safeties rank as the 2nd-worst collection of safeties in football this year in regard to rushing the passer.
Receiving Yards
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Jerry Jeudy o31.5 Receiving Yards (-110)
Projection 34.57 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 16 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
The Browns are a massive 10.5-point underdog this week, likely creating an extreme passing game script.. Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this game is forecasted by the projection model to see 130.4 plays on offense run: the 5th-highest number out of all the games this week.. With an elite 91.8% Route Participation% (88th percentile) this year, Jerry Jeudy places among the wideouts with the biggest workloads in the NFL.. In this game, Jerry Jeudy is forecasted by the projection model to secure a spot in the 77th percentile when it comes to wideouts with 6.6 targets.. The Bills cornerbacks profile as the 9th-worst unit in football this year in defending pass-catchers.
Receiving Yards
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Dalton Kincaid u35.5 Receiving Yards (-110)
Projection 33.28 (Under)
Best Odds
Pick made: 16 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
This game's line implies an extreme rushing game script for the Bills, who are a huge favorite by 10.5 points.. Based on their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, the leading projections forecast the Bills to pass on 50.8% of their chances: the lowest rate on the slate this week.. Opposing teams have averaged 30.6 pass attempts per game vs. the Cleveland Browns defense this year: 3rd-fewest in football.. Dalton Kincaid's 37.3 WOPR (Weighted Opportunity Rating—an advanced statistic that assesses high-value offensive usage) has been notably worse this season than it was last season at 43.0.. Dalton Kincaid's talent in picking up extra yardage have worsened this year, accumulating just 0.00 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to a 6.16 mark last year.
Rushing Yards
Shedeur Sanders logo
Shedeur Sanders o9.5 Rushing Yards (-105)
Projection 16.91 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 16 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 5 out of 5
Our trusted projections expect the Cleveland Browns to be the 10th-most run-centric team in the NFL (adjusted for context) right now with a 41.2% run rate.. Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this game is forecasted by the projection model to see 130.4 plays on offense run: the 5th-highest number out of all the games this week.. This year, the shaky Bills run defense has conceded a monstrous 142.0 adjusted rushing yards per game to opposing offenses: the 3rd-worst in football.. As it relates to the safeties' role in stopping the run, Buffalo's unit has been easily exploitable this year, ranking as the 2nd-worst in the NFL. in the NFL.
Rushing Yards
Quinshon Judkins logo
Quinshon Judkins o58.5 Rushing Yards (-111)
Projection 77.94 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 16 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 5 out of 5
Our trusted projections expect the Cleveland Browns to be the 10th-most run-centric team in the NFL (adjusted for context) right now with a 41.2% run rate.. Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this game is forecasted by the projection model to see 130.4 plays on offense run: the 5th-highest number out of all the games this week.. This year, the shaky Bills run defense has conceded a monstrous 142.0 adjusted rushing yards per game to opposing offenses: the 3rd-worst in football.. As it relates to the safeties' role in stopping the run, Buffalo's unit has been easily exploitable this year, ranking as the 2nd-worst in the NFL. in the NFL.
Rushing Yards
James Cook III logo
James Cook III o87.5 Rushing Yards (-110)
Projection 94.2 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 16 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
This game's line implies an extreme rushing game script for the Bills, who are a huge favorite by 10.5 points.. Our trusted projections expect the Bills as the most run-heavy offense among all teams this week with a 49.2% run rate, given their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.. The leading projections forecast this game to see the 5th-largest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 130.4 plays, based on the approaches of each team and game dynamics.. The leading projections forecast James Cook to earn 21.7 carries in this week's contest, on balance, ranking him in the 99th percentile among running backs.. James Cook's 90.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this year indicates a material boost in his rushing prowess over last year's 68.0 figure.
Rushing Attempts
Quinshon Judkins logo
Quinshon Judkins o15.5 Rushing Attempts (-120)
Projection 18.87 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 16 minutes ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
Our trusted projections expect the Cleveland Browns to be the 10th-most run-centric team in the NFL (adjusted for context) right now with a 41.2% run rate.. Accounting for the game dynamics and the underlying tendencies of each team, this game is forecasted by the projection model to see 130.4 plays on offense run: the 5th-highest number out of all the games this week.. As it relates to the safeties' role in stopping the run, Buffalo's unit has been easily exploitable this year, ranking as the 2nd-worst in the NFL. in the NFL.
Rushing Yards
Josh Allen logo
Josh Allen o33.5 Rushing Yards (-116)
Projection 36.47 (Over)
Best Odds
Pick made: 1 hours ago
EV Model Rating
Star rating: 4 out of 5
This game's line implies an extreme rushing game script for the Bills, who are a huge favorite by 10.5 points.. Our trusted projections expect the Bills as the most run-heavy offense among all teams this week with a 49.2% run rate, given their underlying traits and matchup dynamics.. The leading projections forecast this game to see the 5th-largest volume of plays run on the slate this week at 130.4 plays, based on the approaches of each team and game dynamics.. The projections expect Josh Allen to earn 7.4 rush attempts in this game, on balance: the 2nd-most out of all QBs.. Josh Allen has generated 34.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this year, one of the biggest marks in football among quarterbacks (97th percentile).
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Total Picks BUF 305, CLE 169

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'charro23' is picking Cleveland to cover (+8.5)

charro23 is #1 on picking games that Buffalo is in with a record of (13-1-0) and +7420 units on the season.

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'charro23' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Under (41.5)

charro23 is #1 on picking games that Buffalo is in with a record of (13-1-0) and +7420 units on the season.

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'tolro234' is picking Buffalo to cover (-8.5)

tolro234 is #1 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (11-3-0) and +8750 units on the season.

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'tolro234' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Under (41.5)

tolro234 is #1 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (11-3-0) and +8750 units on the season.

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'spiveytexas61' is picking Buffalo to cover (-8.5)

spiveytexas61 is #10 on picking games that Buffalo is in with a record of (9-5-0) and +4550 units on the season.

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'spiveytexas61' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Over (41.5)

spiveytexas61 is #10 on picking games that Buffalo is in with a record of (9-5-0) and +4550 units on the season.

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'mrsc328' is picking Cleveland to cover (+10.0)

mrsc328 is #10 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (7-2-1) and +5250 units on the season.

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'mrsc328' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Over (42.0)

mrsc328 is #10 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (7-2-1) and +5250 units on the season.

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'livelywee55' is picking Cleveland to cover (+8.5)

livelywee55 is #3 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (9-2-0) and +7050 units on the season.

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'livelywee55' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Under (41.5)

livelywee55 is #3 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (9-2-0) and +7050 units on the season.

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'johnnyjbd24' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Under (42.0)

johnnyjbd24 is #3 on picking games that Buffalo is in with a record of (7-2-0) and +5800 units on the season.

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'johnnyjbd24' is picking Buffalo to cover (-10.0)

johnnyjbd24 is #3 on picking games that Buffalo is in with a record of (7-2-0) and +5800 units on the season.

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'pittsburghphil' is picking Cleveland to cover (+10.0)

pittsburghphil is #5 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (10-4-0) and +6650 units on the season.

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'pittsburghphil' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Under (42.5)

pittsburghphil is #5 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (10-4-0) and +6650 units on the season.

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'Nitetripper' is picking Cleveland to cover (+10.0)

Nitetripper is #6 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (0-0-0) and +5950 units on the season.

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'Insiderone777' is picking Buffalo to cover (-10.0)

Insiderone777 is #7 on picking games that Buffalo is in with a record of (10-3-0) and +4750 units on the season.

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'gcotton69' is picking Buffalo to cover (-10.0)

gcotton69 is #7 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (10-4-0) and +5600 units on the season.

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'Insiderone777' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Over (42.5)

Insiderone777 is #7 on picking games that Buffalo is in with a record of (10-3-0) and +4750 units on the season.

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'gcotton69' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Under (42.0)

gcotton69 is #7 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (10-4-0) and +5600 units on the season.

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'csmooth515' is picking Buffalo to cover (-8.5)

csmooth515 is #8 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (10-4-0) and +5600 units on the season.

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'csmooth515' picks Buffalo vs Cleveland to go Under (41.5)

csmooth515 is #8 on picking games that Cleveland is in with a record of (10-4-0) and +5600 units on the season.

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