Sunday, December 20, 2015

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The Cleveland Browns face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at CenturyLink Field. The opening line for this game has Seattle as 14 point favorites and the over/under was set at 42.5.

Johnny Manziel finished his last game with 270 yards through the air for Cleveland. He completed 21 passes out of 31 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. Isaiah Crowell led the Browns in rushing with 145 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 20 rushing attempts for the game. Brian Hartline was the team leader in receiving with a total of 107 yards and 8 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 13 yards per reception. As a team in that game Cleveland had 481 total yards on 74 plays. They gained 11 rushing first downs, 14 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 28 first downs on the game. The Browns rushed for 230 yards by way of 41 carries.

Russell Wilson finished his last game with 292 yards through the air for Seattle. He completed 23 passes out of 32 attempts for a 72% completion percentage. Thomas Rawls led the Seahawks in rushing with 44 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 6 rushing attempts for the game. Tyler Lockett was the team leader in receiving with a total of 104 yards and 6 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 17 yards per reception. Seattle had 424 total yards on 69 plays. They gained 8 rushing first downs, 17 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 28 first downs on the game. The Seahawks rushed for 123 yards by way of 36 carries.

Cleveland is averaging 18 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 24 passes per game on 38 attempts for a 63% percent completion percentage and average 256 yards in the passing department per game. The Browns are running for an average of 86 yards per game on 23 attempts for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. They are also running 65 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 342 yards per contest. The Browns manage 19 first downs per contest and they average a total of 70.2 penalty yards on 7.7 penalties.

Cleveland gives up an average of 254 passing yards and 27 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 20 completions per game on 33 attempts for a completion percentage of 61%. The Browns allow an average of 131 rushing yards per game on 29 carries for a 4.5 average. Cleveland allows 385 total yards per game including 6.1 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.8 penalties for 55.8 yards per game.

Seattle is putting 26 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 20 passes per game on 30 attempts for a 67% percent completion percentage and average 237 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Seahawks run for an average of 145 yards per game on 31 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry this season. They also run 64 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for an average of 382 yards in each contest. The Seahawks are gaining 21 first downs per contest and they average 63.4 penalty yards on 7.4 penalties per game.

Seattle gives up 225 passing yards per outing and 18 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 22 completions on 35 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 63%. The Seahawks allow an average of 83 rushing yards per game on 23 carries for an average of 3.6 yards per carry. Seattle allows 308 total yards per game for an average of 5.1 yards per play. They force 1.5 turnovers per contest and 6.1 penalties for 50.2 yards in each contest.

Cleveland Betting Trends

Cleveland is 8-5-0 against the over/under so far this season

Cleveland has an ATS record of 5-8-0 this season

Seattle Betting Trends

Seattle is 7-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

Seattle has an ATS record of 6-6-1 this season

Injuries to Watch

Cleveland

12/15/15 CB Joe Haden Concussion IR
12/13/15 WR Andrew Hawkins Concussion "?" Sunday vs. Seattle
12/13/15 WR Brian Hartline Collarbone out for season
12/13/15 CB Justin Gilbert Concussion "?" Sunday vs. Seattle
12/13/15 WR Taylor Gabriel Concussion "?" Sunday vs. Seattle
12/09/15 TE Malcolm Johnson Groin IR
12/08/15 G Joel Bitonio Ankle IR
12/01/15 QB Josh McCown Collarbone out for season
11/04/15 TE Rob Housler Hamstring IR
10/15/15 LB Scott Solomon Knee IR

Seattle

12/15/15 S Kam Chancellor Tailbone "?" Sunday vs. Cleveland
12/14/15 RB Thomas Rawls Ankle out for season
12/13/15 DE Demarcus Dobbs Concussion "?" Sunday vs. Cleveland
12/13/15 DT Jordan Hill Toe "?" Sunday vs. Cleveland
12/08/15 WR Paul Richardson Hamstring IR
11/29/15 TE Jimmy Graham Knee out for season
11/24/15 RB Marshawn Lynch Abdominal out indefinitely
11/17/15 LB Bruce Irvin Knee expected to miss 2-4 weeks
11/02/15 WR Ricardo Lockette Head out for season
10/21/15 LB Brock Coyle Knee IR

Guy's Pick: Take Seattle

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