Green Bay Packers at Cleveland Browns odds, picks and predictions

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The Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns open their preseasons at Cleveland Browns Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET (NFL+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Packers vs. Browns odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Packers open the preseason on the road for the 3rd consecutive season. Last season, Green Bay roughed up the Cincinnati Bengals 36-19 to cover as a 4.5-point favorite as the Over (35) cashed.

Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said earlier in the week that QB Jordan Love will play Saturday, while Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed QB Deshaun Watson will sit out. Instead, QB Jameis Winston will get the nod for the preseason opener.

WR Cedric Tillman is a player expected to see a longer look for the Browns in this preseason opener, as the team is unlikely to use WR Amari Cooper very much, if at all.

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Packers at Browns odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Packers +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Browns -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS): Packers +5.5 (-110) | Browns -5.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 39.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Packers at Browns picks and predictions

Prediction

Browns 24, Packers 16

Moneyline

The Browns (-250) will cost you 2½ times your potential return, and that’s too expensive for a standalone wager, especially a preseason game which can go either way once the reserves get involved.

Cleveland starts Winston under center, and former Baltimore Ravens QB and Pro Bowler Tyler Huntley is also expected to see plenty of reps, too.

For the Packers (+200), once Love makes his cameo of a drive or 2, things drop off precipitously under center with QBs Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt as the backups.

AVOID.

Against the spread

The BROWNS -5.5 (-110) are the play at home, as this is a team which is rather deep under center and at the skill positions, even if some key personnel will be resting.

The Packers +5.5 (-110) have a solid starting core, but once they depart the game, if they play at all, Green Bay doesn’t have nearly as much depth.

Over/Under

OVER 39.5 (-110) is the lean, but go with a small-unit play at most.

The Packers cashed the Over in 2 of 3 preseason games in 2023, while the Browns saw the total go high at a 2-1-1 pace in the preseason in 2023. Prior to that, Cleveland hit the Over at a 3-0 pace in 2022.

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