Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Cleveland Browns will hit the highway for an AFC north divisional NFL pro football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday afternoon Christmas Eve.
This week sixteen NFL divisional clash will begin from Baltimore at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread reflects the home standing Baltimore Ravens opening as -14 1/2 point betting favorites with an over under of 38 1/2 points.
Early money from the NFL bettors has landed on the side of the road team as the Baltimore Ravens are now favored by -13 points.
The total has moved shaded towards the over as the game is now lined at 39 points.
Baltimore Ravens money line gamblers will lay –750 odds with the road underdog Cleveland Browns bringing back +550 odds to win straight up with the points no factor in the wager.
The Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens meet for the second and final time this NFL 2011 regular season.
They first met this year in AFC north play three weeks back with the Baltimore Ravens earning the 24-10 road victory as a -7 point betting favorite.
Over under bettors found this game landing under the closing total of 38 12 points.
Baltimore maneuvered the ground and pound too much success in victory as they piled 290 rushing yards on 55 carries on the Browns defense.
Ray Rice ran wild with 204 yards rushing and a touchdown in the win.
Ricky Williams contributed with a touchdown on the ground to go with his 76 yards.
With the Ravens run game working well in the windy conditions in Cleveland the team won the time of possession battle by over 15 minutes in victory.
Colt McCoy was under center for Cleveland and the signal caller hit on 17 of 35 from the field for 192 yards with a touchdown pass and interception.
Cleveland will travel to division rival Baltimore with a record of 4-10 on the 2011 season. The club is 1-6 on the road.
The Browns put up 294 yards and 13 points per game with 96 yards rushing for 3.6 yards a carry.
On defense Cleveland allows 19 points and 333 yards per contest. Opponents run for 145 yards against them for 4.4 yards per rush against average.
Cleveland is coming off the 20-17 overtime loss last week to the Arizona Cardinals as a +6 point road underdog.
The total came in at the closing line of 37 points.
Cleveland led 17-7 after three quarters and squandered the lead in defeat.
The Browns gained 333 yards of offense with 120 on the ground on 29 carries.
The team allowed two sacks and scored a touchdown in their only red zone try.
Cleveland committed one turnover and took one from Arizona.
Quarterback Seneca Wallace completed 18 of 31 passes for 226 yards and a touchdown. Wallace scrambled three times for 21 yards.
Running back Peyton Hillis carried the ball 26 times for 99 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Greg Little led Cleveland with five receptions for 131 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Mohamed Massaquoi caught three passes for 42 yards.
Jordan Norwood grabbed three balls for 21 yards.
Cleveland gave up 363 offensive yards to the Cardinals with 74 of it on the ground on 24 rushes.
The Browns registered four sacks and allowed two Arizona red zone touchdowns in their four drives inside the twenty.
The Baltimore Ravens will host Cleveland with a 10-4 record of on the year. The team is a perfect 7-0 playing at home.
Baltimore posts 23 points and 342 yards per game with 115 yards rushing for 4.1 yards a carry.
On defense the Ravens give up 16 points and 287 yards a game. Teams rush for 90 yards against them for 3.4 yards per rush against average.
Baltimore last played on Sunday night football and is coming off the 34-14 road defeat to the San Diego Chargers last week on a national stage on Sunday night football as a -1 point betting favorite.
The over under finished over the closing total of 44 ½ points.
The Ravens gained 290 offensive yards while running for 89 yards on 14 carries.
The team allowed a poor seven sacks and scored one touchdown in their two trips inside the red zone.
Baltimore had two turnovers and took none away from San Diego.
Quarterback Joe Flacco completed 23 of 34 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Running back Ray Rice ran for 57 yards on 10 carries. Out of the backfield Rice caught nine balls for 55 yards.
Ricky Williams rushed it three times for 20 yards.
Torrey Smith led Baltimore with six receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown.
Anquan Boldin had two catches for 51 yards.
Ed Dickson grabbed three balls for 36 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Baltimore allowed San Diego 415 yards of offense with 145 yards rushing on 37 running attempts.
The Ravens registered no quarterback sacks and allowed three Chargers touchdowns in their five red zone drives.
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NFL Trend: The Under is 4-1 in their past five meetings.
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