The Pittsburgh Steelers (12-3) visit the Cleveland Browns (10-5) Sunday of Week 17 at 1 p.m. ET at FirstEnergy Stadium. Below, we take a look at the early Steelers-Browns betting odds and lines at BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Steelers fell behind 21-7 at halftime in Week 16 against the visiting Indianapolis Colts, and it appeared they might be well on their way to a fourth consecutive setback. A loss would have changed the complexion of Sunday’s Week 17 matchup in Cleveland dramatically. However, veteran QB Ben Roethlisberger tossed three second-half touchdowns to rally the troops to a 28-24 win to clinch the AFC North Division title, helping the Steelers stop squashing grapes and finally making a tasty sipping win. You’ll have to ask head coach Mike Tomlin exactly what that means. Pittsburgh spanked Cleveland at Heinz Field by a 38-7 score, easily covering a 3-point number back in Week 6 as the Under (50) connected. In Week 17, with the AFC North sewn up, will the Steelers rest some players? Conventional wisdom says yes, somewhat, but Tomlin isn’t always conventional, and he might want to build some momentum after his team has struggled over the past month.
The Browns lost at the New York Jets 23-16 in Week 16, leaving Cleveland’s playoff hopes in jeopardy. The Browns’ flight to New Jersey was delayed due to several players testing positive for COVID-19 and subsequent contact tracing. Starting LB B.J. Goodson and rookie replacement LB Jacob Phillips were each held out, while QB Baker Mayfield saw his top four WRs Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones and KhaDarel Hodge out as well. The Browns had used two-receiver sets just 58 percent of the time in the first 14 games, but they were forced to use only two wideouts 98 percent of the time in Week 16. The entire game plan had to be changed in less than 24 hours, and it didn’t go well.
Steelers at Browns betting odds, spread and line
Odds via BetMGM; last updated Monday at 6:03 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Steelers +230 (bet $100 to win $230) | Browns -275 (bet $275 to win $100) | Bet now
- Against the spread/ATS: Steelers +6.5 (-110) | Browns -6.5 (-110) | Bet now
- Total: No O/U posted as of this publishing
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At +230 odds, the Steelers have an implied 30.30% chance of winning, or 23/10 fractional odds. Pittsburgh needs to win outright, or lose by fewer than 6 points for a Steelers +6.5 (-110) ATS ticket to cash.
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At -275 odds, the Browns have an implied 73.33% chance of winning, or 4/11 fractional odds. Cleveland needs to win by at least 7 points for a Browns -6.5 (-110) ticket to cash.
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Also see:
- Should Pittsburgh rest starters in Week 17? (Steelers Wire)
- AFC playoff picture: How Cleveland gets in (Browns Wire)
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