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The Indianapolis Colts will host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Cleveland (3-2 SU and 3-2 ATS) beat San Francisco 19-17 last weekend and Indianapolis (3-3 SU and 3-3 ATS) lost 37-20 to Jacksonville.
The Browns are three-point spread favorites and the game total is 40.5 points.
Browns: G Michael Dunn is out. QB Deshaun Watson, RB Kareem Hunt, G Joel Bitonio, C Ethan Pocic, TE Harrison Bryant, CB Greg Newsome II, and LB Anthony Walker Jr. are questionable. WR Cedric Tillman is probable.
Colts: QB Anthony Richardson and RB Evan Hull are sidelined. TE Kylen Granson, WR Alec Pierce, C Ryan Kelly, OT Braden Smith, and CB Tony Brown are questionable to suit up.
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Cleveland earned a triumphant victory over San Francisco last week, as the Dawg Pound was in full force. The Niners managed only 215 total yards, including 3.6 yards per passing completion. They were 3-for-12 on third down and lost the time of possession battle, giving Cleveland the extra opportunities it needed to win.
While far from perfect (18-for-34 passing), QB PJ Walker held down the fort in place of Deshaun Watson. The Temple product got the most out of his receiving corps, hitting WR Amari Cooper four times for 108 yards. It was the Browns' rushing attack that did the heavy lifting, though (34 carries for 160 yards). Bettors should anticipate more of the same on Sunday versus the Colts.
Cleveland scores 19.0 points per game (21st) and averages 319.8 total yards (19th), including 172.8 passing yards (30th) and 147.0 rushing yards (4th). It converts 30.5 percent of its third downs (31st) and finds the end zone on 58.3 percent of its trips to the red zone (9th).
The Cleveland defense surrenders 15.4 points (5th) and 200.4 total yards (1st) per game, including 121.4 passing yards (1st) and 79.0 rushing yards (4th). The Browns have 15 sacks and two interceptions this season. Their opponents have converted only 23.0 percent of their third down attempts (1st) and have found the end zone on 66.6 percent of their visits to the red zone (26th).
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