Cincinnati Bengals vs Cleveland Browns Prediction, 10/20/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 7

Game: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024

Location: Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Browns (+4.5)

Total/Over-Under: 43

The Cleveland Browns (1-5) host the Cincinnati Bengals (2-4) at Huntington Bank Field on Sunday. Cincinnati is 4.5-point favorites. The over/under is 43.

The Cincinnati Bengals head into this matchup 2-4 this year. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Bengals took the field against the New York Giants and earned the victory with a final of 17-7. Joe Burrow connected on 19/28 with 208 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 89.6 and walked away from the contest without throwing an interception. Joe Burrow led the offense in rushing for the Bengals with 4 carries for 55 yards (13.8 yards per carry). Tee Higgins had an average of 11.0 yards per catch by recording 77 yards on 7 receptions. The Cincinnati Bengals ran the ball 20 different times and compiled 121 yards, which came out to an average of 6.1 yds per carry. When the final whistle blew, they tallied 48 plays for 304 yards. Cincinnati allowed 22 pass completions on 41 tries for a total of 190 yds, and a completion rate of 53.7%. When it came to stopping the run, the Bengals gave up 119 yds on 31 attempts, which averages out to 3.8 yards per run surrendered.

In terms of scoring points, the Cincinnati Bengals have an average of 26.2 points per outing. Offensively they have an average of 100.2 yards on the ground which has them sitting 26th in the NFL. The Bengals have earned 2,099 total yards this year. Cincinnati has a total of 79 first downs as an offense, and they have committed 30 infractions for 235 yds. They have given the ball to the opposition 6 times (2 interceptions and 4 fumbles lost). With reference to getting the ball in the endzone, Cincinnati has earned 12 touchdowns through the air and 6 touchdowns on the ground.

The Bengals rank 26th in the league in relation to team defense, giving up 25.3 points per game. They are allowing an average of 4.4 yards per rush and 146.0 yards on the ground per contest for the year. Over the course of this year, they have conceded 876 rushing yards through 6 games. When talking about passing yardage, the Bengals have conceded 1,260 yards which puts them in 18th in the NFL. They have allowed 210.0 yards per contest via the pass in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 64.8%. Overall, they have relinquished 356.0 yards per game which has them ranked 23rd in the NFL. They have granted 10 touchdowns via the pass and 7 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Browns head into this matchup 1-5 for this season. In their last game, the Browns went home defeated by a final of 20-16 when they faced the Philadelphia Eagles. Pierre Strong carried the ball 8 times for 43 yds, walking away from the contest with 5.4 yards per attempt for Cleveland. Amari Cooper was a featured target for the Browns, catching 4 passes for 42 yds (10.5 yards per catch). Deshaun Watson ended the contest with 168 yards on 16/23 passing while his quarterback rate was 90.5. He didn't toss any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 7.3 yds. Cleveland surrendered 36 attempts on the ground for 116 yds (3.2 yards per rush). The Browns passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 64.0%, relinquishing 256 yds on 16 out of 25 through the air. The Browns finished the game with a total of 244 yds while running 48 plays (5.1 yards per play). Cleveland ended up running for 4.0 yds per carry, finishing the game with 100 yds on 25 carries.

The Cleveland Browns have an average of 240.2 yards per contest ranking them 32nd out of all teams in the league. They hold an average of 97.2 rushing yards per game and have toted the ball for 583 yards for the season. The Cleveland offense has 357 yds of penalties on 50 infractions, which is 3rd in football in terms of helping out the opposition. For the year thus far, the Browns have earned 858 yards through the air in addition to holding an average of 143.0 passing yards per outing, which has them ranked 30th in football. In relation to how much they score, the Browns rank 30th in the league scoring 15.8 points per game.

They have allowed the opposition 6 touchdowns through the air and 196.3 yards/outing, which has them in 11th in the league. Cleveland has allowed a total of 824 yards rushing (137.3 yards per contest) and 8 touchdowns rushing this season. Their defense has totaled 5 takeaways (4 fumbles recovered and 1 interception) for the year. The Browns defense has participated in 366 plays, which is 18th in the league. The Browns are giving up 23.5 points per game, which has them sitting 20th in football.

Who will win tonight's Bengals/Browns NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Bengals -4.5

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