Sports Betting Spotlight: Cleveland Browns season preview

By Todd Dewey / Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 17, 2018 - 9:00 am

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) in action during a preseason NFL football game against the New York Giants on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and CG Analytics oddsmaker Will Bernanke join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Cleveland Browns’ season in the 12th of a series of 32 NFL team videos.

The Browns went 0-16 in 2017 and their 2018 win total is 5 (Over minus 220).

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