The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants both had 4-0 SU winning streaks snapped with losses last week. The Browns and Giants will try to get back to their winning ways on Sunday night when they meet in New York.
- Date/Time: December 20, 8:20 p.m. ET
- Stadium: MetLife Stadium
- TV Coverage: NBC
- Sportsbook Odds: Browns -3 | O/U 46.5 (Line History)
- Browns vs Giants Matchup Report
Sportsbook Odds Analysis
The Browns opened as 3-point road favorites but were quickly bet up to Cleveland -4. The total also received early action on the UNDER after Sportsbook at 46.5 points, moving down to 45.5 points. The UNDER is 5-0 in New York’s last five games against AFC opponents.
Cleveland News & Notes
Cleveland was on the losing end of one of the season’s most exciting games on Monday night as they lost to the Baltimore Ravens 47-42. Baker Mayfield had 343 passing yards and two passing touchdowns as well as 23 rushing yards and a rushing score in the losing effort.
The Browns have now scored over 40 points in each of their last two games, but they’ve also given up an average of 41 points per game over that stretch.
Despite their strong straight-up record of 9-4, the Browns have not been a strong bet against the spread this season with an ATS record of 5-8. A safety in Monday night’s game as time expired delivered another tough-luck loss to Cleveland backers as the Browns fell to 2-6 ATS over their last eight games.
New York News & Notes
Daniel Jones returned to action from his hamstring injury earlier than expected last Sunday, but his return was spoiled in a 26-7 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Jones completed only 11 of his 21 pass attempts for 127 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. The Giants were 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS before Sunday’s loss as 3-point underdogs.
Jones is listed as questionable with a lower leg injury for this Sunday’s game against Cleveland and will be replaced by Colt McCoy if he is unable to go. McCoy and the defense led the Giants to a 17-12 road win over the Seattle Seahawks as 11-point underdogs on December 6.
New York enters Sunday night’s matchup one game behind the Washington Football Team in the NFC East but holds the head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping Washington in the regular-season series.
Betting Pick: New York +4
New York’s defense has been great in recent months, allowing only 19.8 points per game over the team’s last eight games. With Cleveland entering this game coming off a short week and an emotional loss, the Giants are the play getting four points here.
- Cleveland is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 road games.
- New York is 5-2 ATS over its last 7 games.
- The OVER is 8-4 in Cleveland’s last 12 games.
