Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals Odds and Game Pick
These two teams have been going in very different directions as of late. The Cleveland Browns have won four of their last five games, while the Arizona Cardinals are losers of six straight. Will each trend continue, or will there be an upset in the desert?
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Browns at Cardinals Odds and Info
All odds taken from FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Opening Lines: CLE -2, O/U 46.5
- Moneyline: CLE: (-160) | ARI: (+138)
- Spread: CLE: -3 (-110) | ARI: +3 (-110)
- Total: 49 - Over: (-110) | Under: (-110)
- Location: State Farm Stadium - Glendale, AZ
- Start Time: 4:05 pm ET
- Coverage: CBS
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Injuries
- Cleveland Browns: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (Q), WR Jarvis Landry (Q), C J.C. Tretter (Q), DE Olivier Vernon (Q), S Eric Murray (Q)
- Arizona Cardinals: WR Christian Kirk (Q), WR Andy Isabella (Q), TE Maxx Williams (Q), LB Joe Walker (Q), S Budda Baker (Q)
Overview
In a must-win week to stay alive in the AFC playoff race, the Cleveland Browns will look to stay hot against the struggling Cardinals. The Browns have won four of their past five games, averaging 24.2 points over this stretch. Despite having talented pass catchers in Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry, they are a run-first team with Nick Chubb, who averages a whopping 5.1 yards per carry. As a team, the Browns have ran for 146 or more yards in three of their last five games and having gone over 100 in each of those five games. Despite losing a talented pass rusher in Myles Garrett, the Browns have still been able to get after the passer, totaling seven sacks in the three games without him. This has helped with forcing turnovers, intercepting at least one pass in each of those games.
Arizona is on a downward spiral, and much of that has to do with Kyler Murray, who has not looked the same, or healthy, since Week 11. The Cardinals have been held under 277 offensive yards in each of the last three games, with no signs of life coming. They cannot run the ball and they do not take downfield shots, which creates an offensive scheme that is easy to stop, as long as Murray is not running around, extending plays and creating throwing lanes. On the opposite side of the ball, the defense has been terrible, excluding the game against a lackluster Steelers offense. Before that Steelers game, the Cardinals had allowed 411 or more total yards to each of their last five opponents.
Trends
- Cleveland is 4-1 straight up in its last five games.
- The total has hit the under in four of Cleveland’s last six road games.
- Arizona is 4-1 straight up in its last five games against Cleveland.
- Arizona is 2-3-1 against the spread (ATS) in its last six games.
- The Browns lead the all-time series with the Cardinals, 33-14-3.
- Last Meeting: November 1, 2015 - The Cardinals defeated the Browns, 34-20, at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Prop Bet
All odds taken from FanDuel Sportsbook.
Winning Margin (4-Way): Cleveland Browns by 1-13 Pts (+145)
Let’s take a bet on what I consider to be the more profitable moneyline. While the Browns are riding hot and the Cardinals certainly are not, the Browns aren’t good enough to blow a team out and the Cardinals have kept the final margin within 13 points in four of their past five games. I’ll get into why I think the Browns are going to win below, but I will say that I have a hard time believing it is full domination by the Browns on the road.
Bottom Line
The Browns continue pounding the rock and forcing turnovers. That’s a great recipe for success, and it will prove success again this week against the Cardinals since Arizona lacks the explosiveness to make a big play and get back in the game. Arizona has also been unable to stop running backs over the past five games, allowing 129.6 total yards to the position over this span, which is something Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt should fully take advantage of.
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