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The Cleveland Browns will be playing in front of their home fans against the Baltimore Ravens at 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Browns are expected to win (but not by much) so they will need to come into the match prepared for a fight.
One look at the score and it should come as no surprise that Cleveland was far and away the favorite against Tennessee. Everything went the Browns' way against the Titans on Sunday as the Browns made off with a 27-3 win.
Nobody from Cleveland had a standout game, but they still got scores from Amari Cooper, Jerome Ford, and Deshaun Watson.
The team won by holding the Titans to a paltry 94 yards. A big part of that defensive dominance came down to the Browns' ability to keep the quarterback under presure: the team laid him out five times before it was all said and done. Leading the way was Myles Garrett and his 3.5 sacks.
Meanwhile, Baltimore fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Indianapolis on Sunday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 22-19. Baltimore didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Despite the defeat, the Ravens got a solid performance out of Lamar Jackson, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
The Ravens' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Kyle Hamilton and his three sacks.
With Cleveland's win and Baltimore's defeat, both teams now sport identical 2-1 records.
Looking ahead, the Browns are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by two points. They might be worth a quick bet since they've covered the spread the last three times they've played the Ravens.
Cleveland was able to grind out a solid win over Baltimore in their prior recent meeting last December, winning 13-3. Will the Browns repeat their success, or do the Ravenshave a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
