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Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals meet at Paul Brown Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Bengals as -3-point favorites versus the Browns, while the game's total opened at 45.
Cincinnati lost its last outing, a 34-31 result against the Jets on October 31. The Bengals failed to cover in that game as a -11.5-point favorite, while the 65 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Cleveland was a 15-10 loser in its last match at home against the Steelers. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 25 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland:
Team record: 4-4 SU,4-4 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati:
Team record: 5-3 SU,4-4 ATS
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland at New England Sunday, November 14
Cincinnati at Las Vegas Sunday, November 21