Browns vs Ravens: Is 45 O/U light?

By: Dan Orlando

A 45 O/U for the Browns vs. Ravens? Before last week’s abysmal showing by Cleveland, I’d have conservatively projected a 55-point combined outing.

The Browns offense has underwhelmed with just 16.3 points per game, despite pairing marquee acquisition, Odell Beckham Jr. with a dynamic young QB in Baker Mayfield, and up-and-comer RB in Nick Chubb, and fellow big-play WR in Jarvis Landry.

The Lamar Jackson-led Ravens have had no such struggles. They sit atop the NFL with 36.7 points-per-game.

Can Baltimore keep it up?

The Browns defense is respectable. Last week’s opponent is averaging over 25 points-per-game and Cleveland kept them to 20. Overall, the unit is averaging 22 points allowed.

The Ravens have not faced daunting defenses, but "respectable is a far cry from dominant. For that reason, I don’t see a home Baltimore squad struggling to keep pace with their previous success this season.

Bottom line

The Browns will get their points and the Ravens will certainly get theirs. Mayfield’s unit will bounce back and notch at least 21.

The Ravens will fall short of their average, but not by much.

Baltimore 35 Cleveland 21.

Over it is.

Note: All articles by Dan Orlando on this site are analysis. They are not guaranteed outcomes of games.