The Cleveland Browns (0-1) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1) will square off in NFL Week 2 action today. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. The game will broadcast live on CBS.
The Buccaneers are 8.5-point favorites over the Browns on the spread (Buccaneers -8.5), with the over/under set at 41.5 total points. Tampa Bay is a -460 moneyline favorite to win, while Cleveland is a +360 underdog to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Browns vs Buccaneers prediction for Sunday, September 20.
Browns vs Buccaneers Prediction
- Browns vs Buccaneers pick: Buccaneers -8.5 (-105)
My Browns vs Buccaneers best bet is on Tampa Bay to cover the spread (-8.5), with the best price currently available at FanDuel. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live NFL odds page.
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Browns vs Buccaneers Odds
| Browns Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+8.5 -115 | 41.5 -105o / -115u | +360 |
| Buccaneers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-8.5 -105 | 41.5 -105o / -115u | -460 |
Browns vs Buccaneers NFL Week 2 Preview
Browns Betting Preview: The Unmitigated Trainwreck
Let's not overthink this: the Browns are a complete disaster — and it starts at the most important position where they have a broken Deshaun Watson at quarterback.
Watson posted the worst EPA per play in the league last year, and despite not even being blitzed last week against the Jaguars, he was entirely inept.
The Browns would have cut Watson already if the cap hit didn't strictly prohibit it, so he is playing purely on a front-office edict.
Throw in the fact that their defense has massive holes without Myles Garrett, and this is a team poised to be an unmitigated trainwreck all season.
Every decade or so, we get a team like the 1-31 Browns or the Oakland A's that are just generationally bad, and I think we are looking at one right now.
Buccaneers Betting Preview: Classic Get-Right Spot
The Buccaneers are in a classic get-right spot at home after a loss to the Bengals in Week 1.
Baker Mayfield will be highly motivated in a revenge game against his former franchise, and outside of a few turnovers, this Tampa Bay offense actually looked very sharp in Week 1.
New offensive coordinator Zac Robinson has this unit humming, leading the league in play-action and pre-snap motion to perfectly scheme guys open.
Defensively, Tampa Bay is going to pin its ears back against a battered Browns offensive line.
Browns vs Buccaneers Prediction, Betting Analysis
I will gladly play the betting bully here and lay the lumber with the Buccaneers -8.5.
The betting market can often be stubborn with double-digit favorites early in the season, refusing to fully downgrade awful teams.
But when a quarterback cannot complete a basic forward pass like Deshaun Watson, you throw all the traditional trends out the window.
I am laying the big number, and I won't feel dumb for a second if they somehow fail to cover against this caliber of opponent.
Pick: Buccaneers -8.5 (-105)
