Troy Taormina, USA Today Sports. Pictured: DeShaun Watson
Betting odds: Cleveland Browns at Houston Texans
- Spread: Texans -5.5
- Over/Under: 47
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- TV channel: CBS
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Betting market: With eight straight wins in the bag, the Texans’ hot streak is overriding Cleveland’s big road W over the Bengals last week in the eyes of the public.
Houston is getting more than 60% of spread bets. Books opened this line anywhere between -4.5 and -6.5, but mostly -6 was available at the time of writing.
There has not been essentially no professional action to hit the game, yet. — Mark Gallant
Metrics that matter: The Browns are tied with the Chicago Bears for the best turnover differential this season at +14. — Evan Abrams
Did you know? The Texans have won eight consecutive games after starting the season 0-3. Since 2003, the Browns have faced a team on at least a three-game winning 34 times and the results are not good.
In this spot, Cleveland is 3-31 straight up and 11-22-1 against the spread, per our Bet Labs data. That makes the Browns the second-least profitable team in the NFL, just ahead of the Rams. — Evan Abrams