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The San Francisco 49ers look to regain their momentum this Sunday as the Cleveland Browns visit Candlestick Park. San Francisco is coming off a bye week, and head coach Jim Harbaugh hopes his team can play with the same energy and enthusiasm that they played with through the first six weeks. Cleveland isn’t getting much love, but they are a .500 team and actually right in the thick of the AFC North race. This will be the first time these teams have faced each other since 2007, which resulted in a 20-7 Cleveland home victory.

Odds makers have set a spread of San Francisco -9 over Cleveland with a total of 38.5 points.

San Francisco

Some teams could use a bye, while others just would rather just keep playing. The 49ers likely fall into the latter category considering how well they have been playing to open the season. San Francisco (5-1, 2-1 home) is going for a fifth straight win for the first time in nearly a decade Sunday. They are coming off an impressive 25-19 road victory at Detroit, and are currently three games ahead of the next-closest team in the NFC West standings.

The 49ers haven’t won a division title since 2002, which was also the last year that they posted a winning record. This San Francisco offense could get a big boost with the return of former Browns receiver Braylon Edwards, who has returned to practice on a limited basis from right knee surgery. This team has five wins already in spite of a unit that ranks 27th in total offense (302.5 yards/game), including 31st in passing offense (171.0 yards/game).

San Francisco has been winning games thanks in large part to a stop unit that ranks 11th in total defense (335.7 yards/game), including second against the run (74.7 yards/game). The 49ers are among the league leaders in scoring offense (27.8 points/game) and scoring defense (16.2 points/game). Frank Gore is on an absolute tear, rushing for at least 125 yards and a touchdown in each of his last three games. He has never topped the 100-yard mark four straight times in his career.

Cleveland

The Browns are quietly putting together a solid season thanks to several close victories this year. Cleveland (3-3, 1-1 away) could get a big boost this week with the possible return of Peyton Hillis. He returned to practice this week, but suffered a setback to his nagging hamstring injury and could not go on Thursday. If isn’t ready by Sunday, then Montario Hardesty will get the bulk of the carries once again.

Hardesty almost single-handedly carried the Browns on his shoulders last week, rushing for 95 yards in a 6-3 home win over the Seattle Seahawks. Phil Dawson capitalized on a pair of 50-plus yard field goals to help the Browns take down the Seahawks. There were some key injuries suffered in that game though, as both receiver Mohamed Massaquoi and tight end Benjamin Watson went out with concussions. Currently, Massaquoi, Watson and Hillis are listed as doubtful.

These injuries are very concerning to a Cleveland offense that ranks 23rd in the league in yardage (308.4 yards/game), including 28th in rushing (91.2 yards/game). The Browns are ranked fourth in the league in total defense (291.0 yards/game), which has allowed them to stay competitive. They are first in the NFL against the pass (171.5 yards/game). Linebacker Scott Fujita is expected to return from a concussion, which should give their stop unit a boost.

Betting Trends

The Browns are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a road underdog of 3.5-10.0, but 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog overall.

The 49ers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite, but just 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a bye week.