Should The Browns Even Bother? A Week 1 NFL Betting Preview Of Philly Vs. Cleveland

Date/Time: Sun, September 9 / 01:05:00 PM ET, Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

The NFL betting lines for this Sunday’s afternoon matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns are now up at Sports Betting Online, and if you haven’t been paying attention to either team, it’s fairly clear that the Eagles have been written off as non-contenders.

It’s no wonder why, either. In preseason play, the Eagles pounded Cleveland 27-10. On Sunday, the Browns will try their best to not get mauled by Michael Vick and company in their season kickoff game during Week 1 of betting action.

The Browns are looking to Brandon Weedon and Trent Richardson to lead the Cleveland’s new offense and hopefully rally an upset against Philly on Sunday, proving Eagles fans wrong and making those who took Cleveland in the latest NFL point spreads very happy.

But with Richardson out with an injury all preseason long, it’ll be up to Weedon to navigate them to a win.

That won’t be easy—and not just because of Michael Vick. NFL betting lines followers might want to note that Philadelphia has LeSean McCoy on their roster. He led the NFL last year in rushing TDs with 17, and ran for 1,309 impressive yards for a 4^th place league finish in 2011.

Needless to say, it’ll be interesting for players who follow NFL Game Odds to see how the beat up Browns defense reacts to the Philadelphia juggernaut.

Game Odds:
Philadelphia Eagles: -9.5 -110, ML -470
Cleveland Browns: +9.5 -110, ML +385
Game Total: 43, o/u -110

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