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Baker Mayfield, Myles Garrett with value odds to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year

Don’t call it a comeback…

Two prominent Cleveland Browns players are among the top NFL athletes in the odds to win the league’s Comeback Player of the Year award. They will be there with very different paths to requiring a “comeback”.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield is tied for 10th in the odds at BetMGM to win the award. He is hoping to bounce back from a second season that wasn’t nearly as effective, efficient or exciting as his record-setting rookie campaign.

Myles Garrett sits a little farther down the rankings in a tier with Jared Goff, Stefon Diggs and Nick Foles. Garrett played quite well in 2019 but had his season cut short due to a league-mandated suspension for clubbing Steelers QB Mason Rudolph over the head with his own helmet.

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Grant Delpit opens with 3rd-best odds to win Defensive Rookie of the Year

He was the 19th defensive player drafted

Grant Delpit fell all the way to the No. 44 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. When the Browns picked the LSU safety in the middle of the second round, Delpit became the 19th defensive player to come off the board.

Yet the early odds for Defensive Rookie of the Year from BetMGM and other outlets have Delpit pegged in the top five candidates to win. After No. 2 overall pick Chase Young and No. 8 overall Isaiah Simmons, Delpit is next on the list. He’s got the same +1500 odds as No. 3 overall pick, Jeff Okudah, and Buffalo’s second-round pick at No. 54, A.J. Epenesa.

Delpit has better odds to win than Xavier McKinney, a fellow SEC safety taken earlier in the second round.

It’s a reflection on both the talent Delpit brings but also the opportunity to get on the field and make an immediate impact in Cleveland.

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Jedrick Wills now the odds-on favorite to be 1st OT drafted

Will either Wills or Wirfs last to the Browns at No. 10?

Who will be the first offensive tackle taken, and how does it impact the Cleveland Browns and their apparently desire to land a tackle at the No. 10 overall pick?

These are questions on the lips of nearly every Browns fan these days. Tristan Wirfs, Andrew Thomas, Jedrick Wills, Mekhi Becton. Maybe even Josh Jones or Ezra Cleveland. All are in the potential mix at No. 10…if they last that long. And some NFL draft wagering odds can help figure out which might be available for the Browns.

BetMGM updated the odds for the first lineman to come off the board, and now it’s Wills as the favorite. Wirfs is close behind, but Wills is the only player with a greater than 50 percent chance according to the odds. Thomas, Becton and the others trail into the distance.

It seems quite doubtful the Browns will be the first team to select an offensive tackle in the draft. They might not be the second, either. On that rationale and probability, the likelihood seems low that Wills and Wirfs will be available at No. 10.

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Draft odds favor Mekhi Becton, Tristan Wirfs being gone before Browns pick at 10

The latest odds for certain propositions in the 2020 NFL Draft are out via BetMGM. While some are above where the Browns will choose at No. 10 (things like No. 1 pick), one of the prop bets has direct implications for the Browns and their dying need at left tackle.

Cleveland is almost universally expected to choose a tackle at No. 10. That’s not the exact prop, however. The wager is for which tackle prospect will be the first one selected.

With some OT-needy teams, notably the New York Giants at 4 and the Arizona Cardinals at 8, situated above Cleveland, it provides a better idea of which ones will be available and which ones will be gone.

The current odds favor Louisville’s Mekhi Becton and Iowa’s Tristan Wirfs. Each has the same odds (+175) to be the first OT selected. Jedrick Wills of Alabama is next, and then there’s a steep drop to Andrew Thomas from Georgia. Nobody else is better than +4000, which is an extreme longshot.

Bank on at least one of the tackles being off the board when the Browns pick at No. 10.

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Baker Mayfield opens at 15th in the 2020 NFL MVP odds

Mayfield ranks pretty high in the MVP odds considering his 2019 season

The opening 2020 NFL MVP odds have been released courtesy of BetMGM. Despite a sub-par sophomore campaign from Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, he comes in at 40-to-1 odds and 16th on the list, just behind a large group that includes Tom Brady and Super Bowl runner-up Jimmy Garappolo and ahead of AFC North rival Ben Roethlisberger.

Mayfield finished 31st in the NFL in completion percentage while throwing 22 touchdowns and 21 interceptions in 2019. He also finished 31st in passer rating with a 78.8. Many have put Mayfield’s year two struggles on recently dismissed head coach, Freddie Kitchens.

The Browns hope that the arrival of new head coach Kevin Stefanski will help Mayfield rediscover the form he enjoyed during his rookie season. Veteran quarterback Kurt Cousins benefited from his time in Stefanski’s offense last season.

Here are some notable odds for 2020 NFL MVP via BetMGM:

Patrick Mahomes 4/1

Russell Wilson 5/1

Lamar Jackson 6/1

Deshaun Watson 12/1

Aaron Rodgers 16/1

Drew Brees 16/1

Carson Wentz 20/1

Dak Prescott 20/1

Kyler Murray 33/1

Christian McCaffrey 33/1

Tom Brady 33/1

Derrick Henry 33/1

Jimmy Garoppolo 33/1

Baker Mayfield 40/1

Ben Roethlisberger 50/1

Kirk Cousins 50/1

Jared Goff 66/1

Josh Allen (QB) 66/1

Aaron Donald 66/1

Ezekiel Elliott 66/1

Nick Chubb 100/1

Nick Bosa 100/1

Odell Beckham Jr. 150/1

The Browns are well represented on this list with running back Nick Chubb coming in at 100/1 and wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. at 150/1. Some of the more surprising names on the list include quarterbacks Gardner Minshew, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Mitch Trubisky, all at 100/1 or longer odds.

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Browns are favored in Pittsburgh for the 1st time since 1989

Bud Carson’s Browns blanked Bubby Brister and the Steelers 51-0 in that game

The last time the Cleveland Browns were favored in a game in Pittsburgh, Bud Carson was making his debut as the head coach for the Browns. Clay Matthews returned a fumble for the Browns first touchdown and Tim Manoa ran for two scores in a 51-0 shellacking.

That was September 10th, 1989, the season opener for a Browns team that would eventually advance to the AFC Championship game. The Steelers were coming off a 5-11 season and trotted out Bubby Brister at QB. The Browns held him to 82 yards passing and five total first downs.

It’s been a very long time. Most of the Browns roster wasn’t even alive. Coach Freddie Kitchens was a high school freshman. And given how the Steelers still have a better record this year than the Browns, it’s a little odd to see. But here we are.

At BetMGM, the Browns are 1.5-point favorites in Pittsburgh. Some other books have the Browns favored by as many as 2.5 points, but the 1.5 figure is the standard.

Nobody is expecting 51-0, but the line in that game back in 1989 was just two points. Not saying, just sayin’…

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Browns open as rare double-digit favorites vs. Dolphins in Week 12

It’s just the 3rd time since 1999 the Browns are favored by 10 or more

Winners of two in a row, the Cleveland Browns are riding high. And with the lowly Miami Dolphins coming to town in Week 12, the professional bookmakers believe the Browns will keep the win streak rolling.

The Browns opened as 10.5-point favorites over the Dolphins at BetMGM. That’s the largest point spread currently on the board for Week 12. Cleveland is 4-6 but has won two games in a row. Miami is 2-8 after getting blown out by the New York Jets in Week 11.

This game marks just the third time the Browns have been favored by 10 or more points in the 21st century.

In Week 16 last season, the Browns were 10-point favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals. Cleveland won 26-18 but failed to cover the spread. The only other instance was in 2007, when Romeo Crennel’s Browns beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-7 in Week 17 as 11.5-point favorites at home.

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Browns open as 2.5-point favorites over the Steelers

The Browns have covered the spread against the Steelers just once in the last 10 meetings

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Being 2.5-point favorites over a team that currently holds a Wild Card spot worked very well for the Cleveland Browns in Week 10. Now Freddie Kitchens and his Browns get the chance to do it again

The Browns opened with the same odds vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11 as last Sunday against the Bills at BetMGM, favored by 2.5 points. Cleveland is 3-6, Pittsburgh is 5-4 and current holders of the No. 6 seed in the AFC.

The over/under on the game is a low 40 points, which means the projected score is in the 21-19 range. The Browns have covered the spread just once in the last 10 matchups with the Steelers.

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