Browns vs. Broncos line, odds and predictions: Our experts like Denver to beat Cleveland

The Cleveland Browns head to Mile High as slight underdogs to face the surging Denver Broncos, winners of four straight. Cleveland has won five out of six games and remains in the hunt for the AFC North title and a playoff spot despite losing Deshaun Watson for the season.
Kickoff is set for 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High. The game will be televised on FOX.

Russell Wilson has enjoyed a rebound from a dismal inaugural season in Denver, but he’s not lighting up the stat sheet. He’s tied for the third most passing touchdowns this season with 19 but ranks 21st in passing yards with 2,065 (only 34 more than Mac Jones). The Broncos offense has been led by the run game recently, rushing for more than 100 yards in four of their last five games after hitting the century mark just once in their first four games.

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The Browns are 7-3, sit a half-game behind Baltimore for first in the AFC North and top seed in the conference. The Browns’ success has been thanks to their dominant defense, which only allows 18 points per game. Led by Defensive Player of the Year candidate Myles Garrett, the Browns hold teams to less than 100 yards rushing per game and allowed just nine touchdowns through the air.

In two starts this season, rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson has thrown for a combined 295 yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions. He’ll face a Broncos defense that started slow but has turned it around since giving up 70 points to Miami in Week 3. Denver’s allowing just more than 17 points per game over their past five games, including two games against the Chiefs and one against the Bills. They’ve forced a turnover in seven straight games.

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