The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Cleveland Browns will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at FirstEnergy Stadium.
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 2, 2014
Where: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX.
LINE: Browns -6. O/U: 43½
PREDICTION: Browns 23, Buccaneers 17
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Oddsmakers currently have the Browns listed as 6-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game’s total is sitting at 43½.
Brian Hoyer is 7-3 as the Browns’ starter, but the calls for rookie Johnny Manziel to take the reins have grown louder over the past two weeks. It might not matter who is under center if the Browns can’t get the running game going again — after averaging 146.4 yards on the ground in its first five games, Cleveland has totaled 108 rushing yards in its past two. The defense has been opportunistic, ranking 29th in total defense (395.6) but 13th in scoring defense (21.7) in large part because of 11 takeaways.
The Browns were a 23-13 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Raiders. They covered the -6.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (36) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Team record: 4-3 SU,4-2-1 ATS
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 6 games at home
The Buccaneers have been in plenty of games in coach Lovie Smith’s first season — four of their losses have come by six points or fewer — but they have only one win. The offense managed only 225 total yards in last week’s 19-13 overtime loss to Minnesota, prompting discussion of whether Josh McCown might regain the starting quarterback job from struggling Mike Glennon. The Bucs rank last in the league in total offense (295.1) and total defense (409.9) and are minus-four in turnovers.
Tampa Bay was a 19-13 loser in its last match at home against the Vikings. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 32 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Team record: 1-6 SU,2-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay’s last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
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