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Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens and the Cleveland Browns meet at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Ravens as -1-point favorites versus the Browns, while the game's total opened at 45.
Last time out for Cleveland, they were a 16-10 loser as they battled the Ravens on the road. The Browns failed to cover in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 26 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Baltimore was a 20-19 loser on the road against the Steelers. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (39) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Baltimore:
Team record: 8-4 SU,5-7 ATS
Baltimore is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
Cleveland:
Team record: 6-6 SU,5-7 ATS
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Baltimore home to Green Bay Sunday, December 19
Cleveland home to Las Vegas Saturday, December 18