Cleveland Browns open as favorite for first time since 2015
Las Vegas is taking notice.
At the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, Cleveland opened as a 2.5-point road favorite at the Andrew Luck-less Indianapolis Colts in Week 3. It’s the first time that the Browns have been favored since Week 14 of the 2015 season, when they were a two-point favorite against the San Francisco 49ers (the Browns won 24-10).
It’s also the first time that Cleveland has been a road favorite since Week 7 of the 2014 season, when the Browns were 4.5-point favorites in Jacksonville. The Browns lost to the Jaguars 24-6.
Per ESPN Stats & Information, Cleveland has the fewest games (9) as a road favorite over the past 20 seasons. The next-closest teams are Houston and Detroit with 26. However, the Browns have the highest cover percentage (78 percent) as a road favorite over that time span.
Early betting at the Westgate on Sunday night moved the line down to Cleveland -1.5.