The Cleveland Browns will travel to Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take on the Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC North game. The Browns are last in the AFC North with a 4-4 record and are coming off a 15-10 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Baker Mayfield went 20-of-31 for 225 yards without a touchdown or interception. The Bengals are second in the AFC North with a 5-3 record and are coming off a 34-31 road loss against the New York Jets. Joe Burrow went 21-of-34 for 259 yards with three touchdowns and an interception.
Browns at Bengals Stats
Looking at the Browns stats
Running back Nick Chubb has been an elite runner this season as he has 106 carries for 584 yards (5.5 yards per rush) with four rushing touchdowns and six receptions for 43 yards (7.2 yards per catch). In his last game against the Steelers, he ran 16 times for 61 yards (3.8 yards per rush) and an eight-yard reception. If he can do more in this upcoming game, it will help the Browns do well.
This season, the Cleveland Browns have been a decent defensive team as they are allowing 22.5 points per game. In their previous game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, they gave up 15 points on 370 total yards (255 passing, 115 rushings). The Steelers went 4-of-13 on third-down attempts and 2-of-4 on fourth down attempts. If the Browns can continue to defend well against better teams, they can remain competitive in the division.
Looking at the Bengals stats
Rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has been doing incredibly well this season as he has 38 catches for 786 yards (20.7 yards per reception) with seven touchdowns. In his last game against the New York Jets, he struggled as he went three catches on nine targets for 32 yards (10.7 yards per reception) with a touchdown.
The Cincinnati Bengals have been doing well defensively thus far, giving up 20.3 points per game. In their previous game against the New York Jets, they allowed 34 points on 511 total yards of offense 414 passing, 97 rushings). The Bengals need to improve defensively as they let the Jets go 6-of-11 on third-down attempts. Cincy also forced three turnovers here (one fumble recovery, two interceptions). If the Bengals defense can sure up here, it will be a great spot here.
Betting Trends for Browns at Bengals
- Cleveland is 7-21-1 ATS in their last 29 November games
- Cleveland is 6-15 ATS in their previous 21 games vs AFC
- Cincinnati is 4-0 ATS in their previous four games following a loss
- Cincinnati is 4-1 ATS in their previous five games following an ATS loss
- Browns are 2-11 ATS in their previous 13 games vs Bengals
Who to Bet Browns at Bengals
The Cleveland Browns have been struggling offensively as they are scoring just 13.7 points per game in their last three games. Compare that to Cincinnati scoring 35.3 points in that same span. There seems to be something between Odell Beckham Jr and Baker Mayfield as OBJ’s father said Baker is “either hating on Odell or he just doesn’t want him shining,” so that needs to be worked out. All in all, go with the Cincinnati Bengals to bounce back and cover the spread at home in a divisional matchup.
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