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Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Brown NFL Betting Odds & Spread

Written November 20, 2008 by Jason Lowry

The Sunday the 4-6 Cleveland Browns get ready the 3-7 Houston Texans, in a game that likely will have little effect on the playoff race this season. Brady Quinn got his first win as a starter this season, as the Browns were able to squeak by the Bills 29-27, as for the Texans they had another rough week without their starting quarterback as they fell 33-27 on the road to the Colts. Now for those of you looking to do a little NFL betting this weekend, the oddsmakers have the Browns 3 point favorites at home over the Texans at BetUS.com

The Texans once again gave the Colts a scare this season, as they were all tied up at 13-13 going into the 2nd half, but just had no answer for Peyton Manning in the final two quarters. Sage Rosenfels had a little better day against the Colts this time around, as he had just one turnover this time around, and was pretty solid throwing the football for 192 yards, but the majority of the offense came from the running game, as Steve Slaton racked up 156 yards and a touchdown on just 14 carries, while the big man in Ahman Green pounded in two short touchdown runs. Look for the Texans to try and do much of the same, as the Browns gave up over a 180 on the ground last week against the Bills.

The Texans played a great first half against the Colts, but that just isn’t good enough in the NFL, as it takes a full 4 quarters to get the job done. When it was all said and done the Peyton Manning had 320 yards through the air, while Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes combined to run for over a 150 yards. The defense didn’t create any turnovers in this one, and if they play like this on the road against the Browns, there offense better plan on scoring a bunch of points or this one is going to be over early. Bet Texans +3 at BetUS.com

Now the Browns needed a 56 yard field goal from Phil Dawson, and a little help from Buffalo place kicker Rian Lindell, as Lindell had a chance to win it from 47 yards out with just 38 seconds left on the clock. We already mention Quinn got his first win, but it wasn’t real pretty for the second year player, as Quinn completed just 14 of his 36 attempts for 185 yards and no scores. One thing Quinn was able to do, as get a little something going with receiver Braylon Edwards, as the two hooked up 8 times for 104 yards. The ground game was solid as Lewis pounded out 65 yards on 18 carries, and Jerome Harrison took a handoff 72 yards for a score to get the Browns going in the 4th. The Browns offense seems set to roll with Quinn from here on out, and it could be the young guys biggest game of the season this week against the Texans.

The Browns defense had its struggles last week, as they had no answer for Marshawn Lynch, as the back had 177 total yards and a score, including 119 on the ground. The Browns did have one heck of start to this game, as they intercepted Trent Edwards 3 times in the first quarter, but the offense was able to put just 6 points on the board. One other notable play coming from the Browns, was right after Harrison had his huge run the Browns special teams fell apart and let Leodis McKelvin take the kickoff back 98 yards for a score. The Browns need to just keep on winning as likely can’t afford more than 1 loss the rest of the way out. Bet Browns -3 at BetUS.com

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