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Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers meet at Acrisure Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Steelers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Browns, while the game's total opened at 42.5.
Pittsburgh won its last outing, a 24-21 result against the Vikings on September 28. The Steelers covered in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 45 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Cleveland was a 21-17 loser in its last match at home against the Vikings. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 38 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Cleveland:
Team record: 1-4 SU,2-3 ATS
Cleveland is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
Cleveland is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 3-1 SU,2-2 ATS
Pittsburgh is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Cleveland home to Miami Sunday, October 19
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Thursday, October 16