The Cleveland Browns (1-1) host the Oakland Raiders (1-1) at FirstEnergy Stadium this week. The NFL’s fourth-leading receiver, Travis Benjamin (204 yards ) will be on display in this matchup. It will begin Sunday, Sep 27 at 1:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on CBS.
Cleveland beat Tennessee 28-14 last week. Travis Benjamin had an outstanding performance in the win, registering three catches for 115 yards. Oakland managed to get the win as well, beating Baltimore 37-33. Derek Carr had a big game passing the ball for the Raiders, completing 30 of 46 passes for 351 yards, three TDs and one interception. Michael Crabtree also had a big game with 111 yards on nine receptions.
Cleveland is a four-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 41 points.
The Browns enter the game with both records currently 1-1 Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS) this season. A big source of success for the Browns this season is their passing offense, where they average 14.4 yards per pass. Cleveland starts games swiftly, averaging seven points in the first quarter.
Across the field, the Raiders also have 1-1 SU and ATS records this season. Oakland can plan a heavy ground attack. The Browns defense is ineffective at containing the run, giving up 4.8 yards per carry. Switching gears to the Oakland defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Browns. The Raiders could find weakness in the Browns offense, who rank 31st in the league with two fumbles lost per game. The Raiders can take advantage of Cleveland’s susceptibility to starting the second half slow. They allow an average of 8.5 points during the third quarter, ranking 26th in the NFL.
Predictions: SU Winner – Cle, ATS Winner – Oak, O/U – Under
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland’s last 14 games.
Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 7 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing Oakland.
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland.
Cleveland is 7-0-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Oakland.
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland.
Both teams are 1-0 SU when leading after three quarters.
The Cleveland rushing attack is ranked 16th in the league, while the Oakland run defense is only ranked 20th. The Raiders’ rushing game is ranked 23rd, compared to the 32nd-ranked run defense of the Browns.
