Cleveland vs Houston Prediction, Game Preview

Cleveland vs Houston prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: 2021

Cleveland vs Houston prediction, game preview, how to watch, lines: 2021


Cleveland vs Houston How To Watch

Date: Sunday, September 19
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, OH
Network: CBS
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Why Houston Will Win

Lost a bit in the fog of the first NFL Sunday was that Houston wasn’t totally awful.

Tyrod Taylor didn’t make the mistakes Trevor Lawrence did in the 37-21 Texan win, Mark Ingram gave the team a ground game, and the offense had an explosive element.

It’s a different animal this week against a Cleveland team that won’t make the same mistakes, but it got banged up on the offensive front in the loss to Kansas City. The D was awful on third downs, the two turnovers were a killer – ending with a Baker Mayfield game-killing pick, and …

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Why Cleveland Will Win

The Browns ran the ball, and they’re going to do it again.

They’ll have one of the best ground attacks all season long – the 153 yards and close to six yards per carry in the 33-29 loss just scratched the surface.

Houston did a whole lot of things right in the win over the Jaguars, but it got hit a bit too hard by Carlos Hyde and the running game, and it didn’t generate enough pressure in the backfield. Just assume that Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt combine for close to 125 yards, minimum.

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What’s Going To Happen

Cleveland did everything right last week except actually win the game. But Houston isn’t Kansas City.

Houston did almost everything right last week and won shockingly easily. But Cleveland isn’t Jacksonville.

Mayfield won’t have to press and the offense won’t have to work to keep up. Hand it off, let the D get a big day out of the great ends, hand it off, repeat.

Cleveland vs Houston Prediction, Line

Cleveland 30, Houston 17
Line: Cleveland -13.5, o/u: 48
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2

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Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans Prediction, Game Preview

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans prediction, game preview, and fantasy player to watch.

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans prediction, game preview, and fantasy player to watch.


Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans Broadcast

Date: Sunday, November 15
Game Time: 1:00 ET
Venue: FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, OH
Network: FOX

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Why Houston Texans Will Win

The passing game has been on fire since the coaching change.

Deshaun Watson, Will Fuller and company have gone off, with the air show cranking out 267 yards or more in each of the last six games. Now it gets to go against a good Cleveland pass defense that got lit up by Joe Burrow two weeks ago and had problems against everyone but Las Vegas, who spent most of its time running last week.

However …

Why Cleveland Browns Will Win

Cleveland is about to run as much as it wants to.

The Houston defensive front has been gouged all year – it’s the worst run D in the NFL – and now Nick Chubb is back in the mix for the Brown attack. Own the ground, control the clock a bit, and hope for the pass rush to get to Watson enough to force a slew of quick throws and third down chances.

Get that running game going and give Baker Mayfield a whole lot of easy throws – Houston doesn’t do anything to take the ball away or pick off any passes.

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RB Nick Chubb, Cleveland
Chubb returns after missing six weeks with a sprained MCL. He gets a smash match-up against an awful Houston D that gives up big yards in chunks to anyone who can run regularly. Chubb reportedly looked good in practice, but he’ll likely be on a bit of a pitch count. He’ll get his chances around the goal line, though.

What’s Going To Happen

Houston will continue with its fireworks, but it’ll give up a whole lot of yards and points just as quickly. The grinding of the Browns running game will be the steady production to score throughout, and the D will hold serve late.

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Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans Prediction, Line

Cleveland 35, Houston 30
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Cleveland -4, o/u: 46
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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