InkBets
NFL: Cleveland Browns -5.5 @ 1.909/-110 (3 Units)
-This is buying a half pt on Bookmaker. Significantly better line than other books
-The Browns got the piss beat out of them last week but I couldn't care less about that performance. The Ravens are going to be on a revenge tour after blowing last season, and they lost at home to the Browns last season. They had far more continuity and took advantage of a newly assembled coaching staff in the Browns. Can write that game off as a mismatch through and through.
As for the matchup at hand, I don't see a single advantage that Cincinnati holds over Cleveland. It's too early to call Burrow better than Baker and Mixon has a bad matchup here. Cincinnati's OLine is atrocious. There's no way around it. And now they have to go up against a top 3 defensive lineman in the NFL in Myles Garrett. He'll have an absolute field day on the edge and be pressuring Burrow to run or potentially make an errant throw as he did vs the Chargers.
Cincinnati's defense did just enough to game the game managing Tyrod Taylor from pulling away last week. I don't think they have that luxury here. Baker has big arm potential and presumably having time to sit in the pocket here is a huge plus for his style of quarterbacking. Chubb won't be locked down as he was by Baltimore as well.
Very difficult for me to see Cincinnati covering this game. Huge game for Stefanski & company to make their mark after being trashed last week by the best team in the AFC. Got the Browns by double digits in this one.