Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns odds, picks and predictions

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The Baltimore Ravens (5-2) meet the Cleveland Browns (1-6) meet for a Week 8 game at Huntington Bank Field Sunday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET (CBS). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL odds around the Ravens vs. Browns odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Ravens have picked up 5 consecutive victories, as the offense has been an unstoppable force lately. Baltimore has picked up 28 or more points in 5 in a row, while going for 41 points in 2 of the past 3 contests. That includes a 41-31 victory on Monday Night Football against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 7, covering a 4-point number as the Over (51) cashed.

Baltimore has QB Lamar Jackson and RB Derrick Henry playing together at an extremely high level right now, and everything else is falling into place.

For the Browns, things are falling apart. QB Deshaun Watson suffered a torn Achilles on a non-contact injury last week, and some cheers came from the fans, which weren’t exactly appreciated by the players. It’s ugly in Cleveland, as expectations haven’t been close to being met.

QB Jameis Winston takes the reins of the offense in his first start. It’s hard to imagine the Browns offense being worse than it has been, as Cleveland has 18 or fewer points in every game this season.

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Ravens at Browns odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of NFL odds. Lines last updated Saturday at 8:33 p.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Ravens -450 (bet $450 to win $100) | Browns +350 (bet $100 to win $350)
Against the spread: Ravens -8.5 (-110) | Browns +8.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 45.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Ravens at Browns key injuries

Ravens

RB Rasheen Ali (ankle) out
CB Jalyn Armour-Davis (hamstring) questionable
WR Zay Flowers (ankle) questionable
CB Marlon Humphrey (knee) doubtful
DT Travis Jones (ankle) questionable
RB Keaton Mitchell (knee) out
CB T.J. Tampa (ankle) out
CB Nate Wiggins (shoulder, illness) questionable

Browns

RB Jerome Ford (hamstring) out
S Ronnie Hickman Jr. (ankle) out
LB Jordan Hicks (elbow, triceps) out
OG Wyatt Teller (knee) questionable
OT Jedrick Wills (knee) out

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Ravens at Browns picks and predictions

Prediction

Ravens 37, Browns 16

Moneyline

The Ravens (-450) will cost you 4 1/2 times your potential return, and that’s extremely risky in the NFL, especially for a road team.

While the Browns (+350) have been dismal in nearly every aspect of the game, in the NFL, you just never know, even when using a QB3 under center.

PASS.

Against the spread

The RAVENS -8.5 (-110) might have a tough time getting started on the road against a Browns +8.5 (-110) defense which is a proud unit. But, Jackson, Henry and the Baltimore offense will eventually grind Cleveland down to a nub, and the Browns don’t have nearly the same kind of weapons to compete.

Cleveland has scored 18 or fewer points in every game so far this season, and while it’s great RB Nick Chubb was able to return last week, he looked far from 100 percent.

Over/Under

OVER 45.5 (-110) is a risky play with the Browns, as, again, they’ve scored 18 or fewer points in every game to date.

However, the Ravens are driving this Over train, as the Ravens have scored 28 or more points in 5 in a row, while going Over in 6 of 7 games on the season.

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