The Green Bay Packers And The Cleveland Browns open their preseason on Saturday at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 4:25 p.m. ET (NFL+). Below we analyze the odds from BetMGM Sportsbook around the Packers vs Browns Opportunitiesand give our expert NFL tips and predictions.
The Packers are opening the preseason on the road for the third year in a row. Last season, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 36-19, making them 4.5-point favorites when the over (35) conceded.
Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said earlier this week that QB Jordan Love will play on Saturday, while Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed QB Deshaun Watson will sit out. Instead, QB James Winston will be awarded the contract for the opening game of the preseason.
WR Cedric Tillman is a player who is expected to play longer in this season opener for the Browns, as the team is unlikely to use a WR Amary Cooper very much, if at all.
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Packers at Browns odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; for a complete list visit the USA TODAY sports scores and betting odds hub. Odds last updated at 8:30 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Packers +200 (bet $100 to win $200) | Browns -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Packers +5.5 (-110) | Browns -5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 39.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Tips and predictions for the Packers at the Browns
forecast
Browns 24, Packers 16
Money line
The Browns (-250) will cost you 2.5 times your potential return and that’s too expensive to bet on your own, especially in a preseason game where it can go either way with the reserves involved.
Cleveland starts with Winston as quarterback, former quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens and Pro Bowler Tyler Huntley There will probably be many repeats.
For the Packers (+200), once Love makes his cameo appearance on one or two drives, the performance under center with QBs drops off steeply. Sean Clifford And Michael Pratt as fuses.
AVOID.
Against the spread
The BROWN -5.5 (-110) are the game at home, as this team is quite strong at the center position and at the skill positions, even if some key players will be taking a break.
The Packers +5.5 (-110) have a solid starting lineup, but if they leave the game (if they even play), Green Bay will not have nearly as much depth.
Over/Under
OVER 39.5 (-110) is the tendency, but play with small units at most.
The Packers hit the over in 2 of 3 preseason games in 2023, while the Browns hit a high overall record in the 2023 preseason with a 2-1-1 pace. Before that, Cleveland hit the over with a 3-0 pace in 2022.
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