Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns odds, picks and predictions

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The Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns open their regular seasons at Huntington Bank Field Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Cowboys vs. Browns odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Cowboys had an eventful training camp and preseason with the WR CeeDee Lamb contract saga. But, after a holdout, the sides were able to end the impasse and hammer out a contract. Dallas will be all hands on deck heading to the shores of Lake Erie.

For the Browns, they’ll be missing a huge part of the offense, as RB Nick Chubb is still recovering from a gruesome knee injury suffered in Week 2 last season. RB Jerome Ford is expected to be the bell cow to start.

This will be WR Amari Cooper‘s 1st opportunity to take on his former club, as he also was hoping for big money, but Dallas was unwilling to do that and dealt him to Cleveland prior to the 2022 season.

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Cowboys at Browns odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:50 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Cowboys +118 (bet $100 to win $118) | Browns -136 (bet $136 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Cowboys +2.5 (-110) | Browns -2.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 40.5 (O: -118 | U: -104)

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Cowboys at Browns key injuries

Cowboys

None

Browns

T Jack Conklin (knee) questionable
T Jedrick Willis (knee) out

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Cowboys at Browns picks and predictions

Prediction

Browns 22, Cowboys 18

Moneyline

The BROWNS (-136) are worth playing lightly as moderate favorites against the Cowboys (+118).

Originally, I liked Dallas to come into Cleveland and win this game outright. However, the weather forecast is calling for winds gusting 14-17 mph at times, which might mean more of a ground-based attack.

As a result, the Browns will likely rely upon Ford rather heavily at times, and Cleveland has the chance to be more successful in the run game, rather than the Cowboys, who have the aging veteran Elliott making the start.

Against the spread

The BROWNS -2.5 (-110) are the play if you are a little less conservative.

If you like the Cowboys +2.5 (-110) to win outright, playing the visitors on the moneyline makes way more sense than taking the 2.5, which doesn’t even go through the key number of 3.

It’s going to be a blustery day on the shores of Lake Erie, and the strongest run game will win. Even without Chubb, I think Cleveland gets it done with the solid run game and the short to intermediate passes. Look for TE David Njoku to excel, in particular.

Over/Under

UNDER 40.5 (-104) is the lean, ever so slightly. Go with a half-unit play at the very highest.

The winds will be kicking up, possibly wreaking havoc with the passing and kicking games. That’s good news for Under bettors, as we could get a lot more of a ground-based attack from both sides. That kind of game plan tends to keep the clock moving, which is pleasing to bettors who go low.

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