Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans Prediction, 1/13/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Wildcard

Game: Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Texans (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 44

The Cleveland Browns (11-6) are on their way to NRG Stadium on Saturday where they will compete against the Houston Texans (10-7) in an AFC Wildcard matchup. Houston opens as 3-point dogs. The over/under is 44.

The Cleveland Browns head into this game 11-6 for this season. In their last contest, the Browns faced the Bengals and went home with a loss by a final score of 31-14. Jeff Driskel went 13/26 with 166 yds passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rating of 63.9 and walked away from the contest with 2 picks. David Bell held an average of 17.0 yards per catch by notching 68 yds on 4 catches. Pierre Strong was the best rusher for the Browns with 14 attempts for 65 yds (4.6 yds per carry). At the end of the game, they had 53 plays which converted into 244 yds. The Cleveland Browns ended up rushing 24 times and accumulated 104 yds, which earned them an average of 4.3 yards per attempt. On the ground, the Browns conceded 183 yds on 30 tries, which calculates to 6.1 yds per run allowed. Cleveland relinquished 21 completions on 28 attempts for a total of 145 yards, and a completion rate of 75.0%.

The Browns have earned 5,710 yards in total over the course of this year. Cleveland has recorded 173 1st downs as a team, and they have been called for 115 infractions for 897 yds. When it comes to notching touchdowns, Cleveland has totaled 24 passing touchdowns and 15 touchdowns via the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 37 times (23 picks and 14 fumbles). As a team they're averaging 118.6 yards in the run game ranking them 12th in the NFL. When talking about getting in the endzone, the Cleveland Browns have an average of 23.3 points per game.

Concerning yards through the air, the Browns have surrendered 2,800 yards which ranks them 1st in the NFL. They are allowing 164.7 yards per outing via the pass and giving up a completion percentage of 57.4%. For the season, they have surrendered 270.2 yards per outing which puts them 1st in the NFL. They are allowing an average of 4.3 yards per running attempt and 105.5 yards on the ground per game for the season. During this campaign, they have given up 1,793 yards on the ground through 17 outings. The Browns are sitting in 14th in the league in terms of team defense, giving up 21.3 points per game.

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The Texans come into this matchup with a record of 10-7 this season. In their last contest, the Texans took home the win by a final score of 23-19 when they played the Colts. Devin Singletary ran the football 24 times for 63 yds, finishing the game with 2.6 yards per carry for Houston. Nico Collins was one of the featured targets for the Texans, hauling in 9 passes for 195 yds (21.7 yds per reception). C.J. Stroud (2 touchdowns) finished the contest with 264 yards on 20/26 passing while his quarterback rate was 134.1. He didn't throw any interceptions and his Y/A was 10.2 yds. Houston allowed 37 run attempts for 227 yards (6.1 yards per carry). The Texans secondary conceded a completion percentage of 54.2%, relinquishing 133 yards on 13 out of 24 through the air. The Texans finished the contest with a total of 306 yds and they ran 56 plays (5.5 yds per play). Houston ran for 2.1 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 60 yds on 28 carries.

The Houston Texans hold an average of 342.4 yards per game which ranks them 12th in football. They maintain an average of 96.9 yards per game via the rush and have run for 1,647 yards for this year. They have thrown 8 picks while letting opponents recover 6 fumbles and they have been able to obtain 215 1st downs. The Houston offense has racked up 937 yards of penalties on 114 infractions, which ranks 4th in football in terms of helping out the other team. During this campaign thus far, the Texans have earned 4,173 passing yards along with an average of 245.5 passing yards per contest, which has them ranked 7th in the NFL. Regarding how much they score, the Texans sit 13th in the league with an average of 22.2 points per outing.

They have given up 17 touchdowns through the air and 234.1 yards/game, which puts them in 23rd out of all teams. Houston has conceded a total of 1,643 yards via the ground game (96.6 yards per contest) and 19 touchdowns rushing for the year. Overall, they have given up 353 total points. Their defense has earned 24 turnovers (10 fumbles and 14 picks) on the season. The Texans defense has participated in 1,079 plays, which is 17th in football. The Texans are conceding 20.8 PPG, which has them in 11th in the NFL.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Browns -3

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