There's plenty of excitement these days when it comes to the Cleveland Browns, even without Johnny Manziel taking regular snaps behind Brian Hoyer. The 3-2 squad, coming off a big win over the rival Steelers, travels to face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday as 5.5-point favorites, according to OddsShark.
Browns vs. Jaguars 2014 picks and predictions: Cleveland travels to Jacksonville as favorites
The Cleveland Browns are one of the NFL’s surprise teams this season. They’ll look to keep things rolling as favorites in Jacksonville.
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The Browns are trying to prove that they’re for real this season and are projected to come out on top by a 21.6-10.5 margin. The over/under is 44.5, but both defenses have struggled with giving up yardage. Cleveland and Jacksonville rank 29th and 30th, respectively, in that category, and both will be hungry for a win as they look to turn their franchises around.
For the Jags, that journey begins with rookie signal caller Blake Bortles, who will seek his first win after falling just short to the Tennessee Titans in Week 6, 16-14. The game against the Browns marks the first of two winnable games at home for Jacksonville, but do the pros think a win will come this Sunday?
The experts at ESPN have the Browns taking home a victory by a 9-4 margin. The CBS Sports crew has Cleveland on top convincingly, 7-1. Finally, Yahoo Sports’ two-man panel rounds things out by selecting the Browns, 2-0.
SB Nation’s team rounds out the picks by giving Cleveland the edge, 5-2.
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