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The Cleveland Browns host the St. Louis Rams Sunday in Week 10 NFL action. This is a rare meeting between these teams as they have only faced off three times since 1999. St. Louis won the first two, but Cleveland was victorious on the road by a final of 27-20 in their most recent meeting in 2007. These are two teams that will almost certainly fall short of the playoffs. Both have been ravaged by injuries this season.

If you are looking to wager on this game, then you will find a line of Cleveland -3 over St. Louis and a total set of 37 points.

Cleveland

The Browns have really been devastated by injuries of late. Cleveland (3-5, 2-2 home) is coming off a 30-12 loss at Houston last week. Running backs Peyton Hillis (hamstring) and Montario Hardesty (calf) were both out for that game, and each is likely to sit out against the Rams this week. Also, wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi is dealing with a concussion and will not go.

In their loss to the Texans, the combination of Chris Ogbonnaya and Thomas Clayton finished with just 38 rushing yards on 18 carries. The Browns were outgained 380-172 for the game in a lackluster offensive performance. Colt McCoy finished 14 of 22 for 146 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Both Arian Foster and Ben Tate rushed for over 100 yards for Houston.

Cleveland ranks just 30th in total offense (289.0 yards/game). They have been pretty solid defensively, sitting 6th in the league in total defense (309.2 yards/game). They are No. 1 against the pass (165.2 yards/game), but only 29th against the run (144.0 yards/game). This team will have their hands full in trying to contain Steven Jackson. The Browns could also be in trouble in the secondary as safety T.J. Ward (foot), cornerback Dimitri Patterson (knee) and safety Usama Young (hip) are all questionable.

St. Louis

The Rams finally got in the win column two weeks ago with a stunning 31-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Their bid for back-to-back wins came up short last week in a 13-19 road loss in overtime to the Arizona Cardinals. St. Louis (1-7, 0-4 away) allowed a season-low 262 yards to the Cardinals, the second straight week they held their opposition to less than 300. But it wasn’t enough as Arizona’s Patrick Peterson return a punt 99 yards for a touchdown in the extra period.

St. Louis should have won this game before overtime, though. They gave up the tying touchdown with 4:51 to play, and had a potential game-winning field goal blocked at the end of regulation. Sam Bradford returned from a two-week absence with a sprained ankle and played well in the loss. He completed 23 of 36 passes for 255 yards and an interception. The Rams suffered a key loss to one of his favorite targets as rookie receiver Greg Salas (27 receptions, 264 yards) broke his right leg. Mark Clayton could return this week from injury, which would help make up for Salas’ absence.

This team ranks 23rd in the league in total offense (314.2 yards/game) and 24th in total defense (375.8 yards/game). Their stop unit is extremely vulnerable against the run, ranking last in the NFL in run defense (153.6 yards/game). Bradford is completing 54.7 percent of his passes for 1,432 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions in what has clearly been a sophomore slump. Jackson has helped shoulder the load offensively, rushing for 579 yards and four touchdowns despite missing some action due to injury.

Betting Trends

The Rams are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a road underdog of 0.5-3.0 points, but just 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall, and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games.

The Browns are 2-12-2 ATS in their last 16 games overall, and 0-6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games.