NFL Week #17 betting action sees the Cleveland Browns<\/strong> taking on the Baltimore Ravens<\/strong> on Sunday December 28 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Cappers Picks provides free NFL handicapping tips all season long.<\/p>\n The Ravens are hoping to win and get some help to make the playoffs.<\/p>\n Cleveland Browns<\/a> (7-8) vs. Baltimore Ravens<\/a> (9-6)<\/strong> Click here to view… ATS NFL Stats<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Expert NFL Betting Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Cleveland\u2019s season is done but they can play spoiler.<\/p>\n The Johnny Manziel experiment for 2014 is over as Johnny Football left the game due to injury in just his second start.<\/p>\n The Browns were essentially already out of the playoffs at that point so you can\u2019t blame him for that too but the returns were pretty minimal in his first season.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63753&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Cleveland still has a couple of things to play for in this final week.<\/p>\n The first would be having a .500 record for the first time since 2007 and the other would be crushing the hopes of the rival Ravens.<\/p>\n Both should yield a strong effort.<\/p>\n The rumour heading into Sunday is that another rookie Connor Shaw will get the start this week.<\/p>\n He definitely showed moxie in his time at South Carolina so I don\u2019t expect him to wilt under any pressure but I am not sure he is NFL calibre.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=66501&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Pair that with a mediocre running game and the defense is going to have to be sharp in this one is the Browns want to get a victory.<\/p>\n The Ravens were not good at Houston last week.<\/p>\n Now the season comes down to whether they can get off the mat and beat the Browns this week, and even that might not be enough.<\/p>\n Baltimore beat Cleveland by 2 in their early season matchup, needing a Justin Tucker FG with no time left on the clock to do so.<\/p>\n They don\u2019t need any style points on Sunday just a win and a little help to qualify for the postseason.<\/p>\n This team has been enigmatic all season and in my mind doesn\u2019t deserve but the odds look good with San Diego having to win in KC.<\/p>\n Last week Joe Flacco was terrible, throwing three interceptions while completing less than 50% of his passes.<\/p>\n The funny thing about Flacco is that during the regular season he has never been a numbers guy, but in big games like the playoffs he has success.<\/p>\n [dfads params=’groups=63752&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n He has to have one of those this week to give his team a chance to extend their season. The rest of the team is good enough.<\/p>\n I have no doubt the Ravens will win this one. But that is a lot of chalk to give up against a Browns team with a lot of unknowns.<\/p>\n\n
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\n Sunday December 28<\/strong>
\n 1:00PM<\/strong>
\n M&T Bank Stadium – Baltimore, MD<\/strong>
\n CBS<\/strong>
\n NFL Betting Lines: Baltimore -8.5<\/strong>
\n NFL Betting Total: 42.5<\/strong>
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NFL Prediction: Cleveland +8.5<\/h3>\n