Cleveland Browns vs Cincinnati Bengals Prediction, 12/22/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 12

Game: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Fox

Odds-Point Spread: Bengals (-7.0)

Total-Over-Under: 48

Paycor Stadium is where the Cincinnati Bengals (6-8) will try to beat the Cleveland Browns (3-11) on Sunday. Cleveland is 7.0-point dogs. The total comes in at 48.

The Cleveland Browns head into this matchup 3-11 for this season. In their last game, the Browns played the Kansas City Chiefs and took a loss by a final of 21-7. Jameis Winston connected on 16-25 with 146 yds through the air. He had a quarterback rate of 40.2 and walked away from the game with 3 picks. Jerome Ford was the best rusher for the Browns with 7 totes for 84 yards (12.0 yds per attempt). Jerry Jeudy averaged 9.8 yds per reception by recording 108 yds on 11 catches. The Cleveland Browns ran the rock 21 times and accrued 139 yards, which is an average of 6.6 yds per attempt. For the game, they ran 55 plays which gave them 266 yds. Cleveland relinquished 21 completions on 40 tries for a total of 179 yds, and a completion rate of 52.5%. In the running game, the Browns conceded 132 yards on 35 tries, which is an average of 3.8 yds per rush allowed.

Concerning getting in the endzone, the Cleveland Browns have an average of 17.1 points per outing. As a team they average 92.1 yards on the ground ranking them 29th in the league. The Browns have tallied 4,335 total yards for the year. Cleveland has amassed 156 1st downs as a team, and they have been hurt by 102 penalties for 770 yards. They have surrendered the football 27 times (18 picks and 9 fumbles lost). With reference to getting in the endzone, Cleveland has compiled 18 passing touchdowns and 7 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to passing yardage, the Browns have given up 2,978 yards which ranks them 11th in the league. They are conceding 212.7 yards per contest through the air as well as conceding a completion percentage of 60.3%. They have yielded 20 touchdowns through the air as well as 19 touchdowns on the ground. Overall, they have relinquished 340.9 yards per game which puts them 18th in the National Football League. Opposing teams are running for an average of 4.4 yards per run and 128.2 rushing yards per contest over the course of this year. The Browns rank 26th in the NFL regarding team defense, giving up 25.4 PPG. For the season, they have allowed 1,795 rushing yards through 14 games.

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The Bengals come into this game with a record of 6-8 this year. In their last game, the Bengals got the victory with a final of 37-27 when they faced the Tennessee Titans. Joe Burrow (3 TDs) finished the contest with 271 yds on 26-37 through the air while his QB rate was 95.7. He tossed 2 picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.3 yds. Ja'Marr Chase was one of the featured targets for the Bengals, hauling in 9 footballs for 94 yds (10.4 yds per reception). Chase Brown carried the ball 25 times for 97 yds, finishing the game with 3.9 yds per carry for Cincinnati. The Bengals ended up finishing with 370 yards while running 63 plays (5.9 yds per play). Cincinnati rushed for 3.9 yards per carry, totaling 101 yards on 26 carries. Cincinnati surrendered 26 attempts on the ground for 83 yards (3.2 yards per rush). The Bengals pass defense conceded a completion rate of 76.3%, relinquishing 291 yards on 29 for 38 passing.

When discussing their ability to score points, the Bengals are ranking 5th in the league maintaining an average of 28.5 points per contest. During this campaign thus far, the Bengals have thrown for a total of 3,800 yards via the pass not to mention holding an average of 271.4 passing yards per game, which has them sitting 1st in football. They hold an average of 91.1 run yards per game and have run for 1,275 yards for the year. The Cincinnati Bengals are averaging 362.5 yards-game which ranks them 10th in the NFL. The Cincinnati offense has compiled 705 penalty yds on 87 infractions, which is good for 18th in the NFL in terms of helping out the opposition.

They have allowed the opposition 26 touchdowns via the pass and 239.2 yards-game, which puts them in 27th in the NFL. Cincinnati has yielded a total of 1,777 yards via the ground game (126.9 yards per contest) as well as 18 touchdowns rushing for the year. Their defense has tallied 20 takeaways (8 fumbles recovered and 12 interceptions) over the course of the season. The Bengals defense has been on the field for 907 plays, ranking them 27th in the league. The Bengals are giving up 27.6 points per contest, which puts them in 31st of all teams in the NFL.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Browns +7.0

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