Don't Faint -- The Cleveland Browns are Favorites in Primetime

The New York Jets and the Cleveland Browns will meet on Thursday Night Football tonight.  They are the NFL Week 3 Primetime matchup. FirstEnergy Stadium will host the contest. NBC and NFL Network will have coverage starting at 8 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Browns as -3.5-point favorites versus the Jets, while the game's total opened at 40. The line is now Cleveland as 3-point favorites and the total is 41.

The Cleveland Browns find themselves in an unfamiliar place. They have continually discovered painful - and often creative - ways to escape without a victory. This has dated back to the 2016 season.

The beleaguered Browns are winless in their last 19 games (0-18-1). Tonight they find themselves as the favored team at home for the first time since 2015.

Cleveland Was Almost a Winner Last Week

Zane Gonzalez misfired on his second field-goal attempt, and fourth overall in the waning seconds of Sunday's 21-18 loss at New Orleans. Gonzalez was cut in favor of former Miami castoff Greg Joseph on Monday.

The Browns also traded troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon to New England for a fifth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. The top overall selection, Baker Mayfield, remains on the bench in Cleveland.

Carlos Hyde has scored a touchdown in four straight games dating to last season. He rushed for career-high 193 yards while reeling in a scoring strike in his only career meeting versus the Jets.

Jets May Have a Winner in Darnold

The Jets are 1-1 to start the 2018 season. No. 3 pick Sam Darnold became the youngest NFL player to eclipse 300 yards in a game in Sunday's 20-12 loss to the Dolphins. This kid has proven he has the talent. Now the question is can that talent translate to wins.

Quincy Enunwa has proven to be Darnold's most trusted target with 13 receptions for 155 yards and a touchdown. Former Browns wideout/quarterback Terrelle Pryor had four catches for 84 yards versus Lions.

Isaiah Crowell spent four seasons in Cleveland and will want to play well tonight. He answered a 102-yard, two-touchdown performance in his team's 48-17 rout of Detroit on Sept. 10 by being held to just 35 yards on Sunday.

Marcus Maye is not expected to play as he nurses a foot injury. He recorded his first career interception in his team's 17-14 win over Cleveland last season.

PREDICTION: Jets 20, Browns 16

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
NY Jets	1-1	1-1	30.00	18.50	11.5	0-1	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0
Cleveland	0-1-1	2-0	19.50	21.00	-1.5	1-0	1-0	1-1	1-0	0-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NYJ	11.85	16.11	-4.26
CLE	16.77	17.79	-1.02

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NYJ	12.20	9.17	3.03
CLE	10.38	10.31	0.07

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NYJ	3.84	3.78	0.06
CLE	4.15	3.81	0.34

Team Records

New York Jets

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-1	0-1	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	30.00	18.50	11.50
vs Conf	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	12.00	20.00	-8.00
vs Div	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	12.00	20.00	-8.00
Last 3	1-1	0-1	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	30.00	18.50	11.50

Cleveland Browns

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-1-1	0-0-1	0-1	2-0	1-0	1-0	19.50	21.00	-1.50
vs Conf	0-0-1	0-0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	21.00	21.00	0.00
vs Div	0-0-1	0-0-1	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	21.00	21.00	0.00
Last 3	0-1-1	0-0-1	0-1	2-0	1-0	1-0	19.50	21.00	-1.50

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	30.00	7	21.00	12
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	180.00	21	313.00	21
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	169.00	2	159.00	24
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	19.50	25	18.50	6
me Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	150.00	24	300.00	19
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	177.00	2	39.00	1

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
NY Jets	6-3	6-3	4-5	21.22	129.89	4.04	31.67	58.25	189.22	319.11	1.33
Cleveland	3-6	3-6	4-5	17.78	108.22	4.06	35.22	57.73	212.56	320.78	1.89

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Oct 8, 2017	NYJ	CLE	17-14	34	178	212	1	140	279	419	3
Oct 30, 2016	NYJ	CLE	31-28	171	222	393	0	68	339	407	2
Sep 13, 2015	CLE	NYJ	10-31	104	217	321	5	154	179	333	1
Dec 22, 2013	CLE	NYJ	13-24	115	168	283	2	208	214	422	0
Nov 14, 2010	NYJ	CLE	26-20	172	284	456	1	107	196	303	2
Dec 9, 2007	CLE	NYJ	24-18	152	185	337	1	119	268	387	2
Oct 29, 2006	NYJ	CLE	13-20	88	105	193	3	147	120	267	1
Nov 21, 2004	NYJ	CLE	10-7	157	78	235	1	99	117	216	1
Oct 27, 2002	CLE	NYJ	24-21	42	292	334	0	66	175	241	3
Sep 2, 1979	CLE	NYJ	25-22				0				0

NFL Betting Odds & Trends

New York Jets
Jets is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Jets is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Jets's last 6 games
NY Jets is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Jets is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Jets is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Jets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
NY Jets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Jets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland

Cleveland Browns
Clev is 7-17-1 ATS in its last 25 games
Cleveland is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Clev is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 14 games at home
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Jets
Clev is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Jets
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Jets
Clev is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Jets

Team Last 5 Games

New York Jets

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 16, 2018	MIA	12-20	L	-3/42.5	L/U	42	320	362	135	122	257	1	H
Sep 10, 2018	DET	48-17	W	7/44	W/O	169	180	349	39	300	339	-3	A
Dec 31, 2017	NE	6-26	L	16.5/42.5	L/U	40	207	247	147	183	330	0	A
Dec 24, 2017	LAC	7-14	L	6.5/42.5	L/U	197	98	295	89	290	379	3	H
Dec 17, 2017	NO	19-31	L	16.5/46.5	W/O	124	170	294	131	285	416	-1	A

Cleveland Browns

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 16, 2018	NO	18-21	L	9.5/51	W/U	93	234	327	62	213	275	-1	A
Sep 9, 2018	PIT	21-21	T	3.5/41	W/O	177	150	327	159	313	472	-5	H
Dec 31, 2017	PIT	24-28	L	5/38.5	W/O	102	272	374	124	224	348	0	A
Dec 24, 2017	CHI	3-20	L	5.5/37	L/U	75	178	253	97	161	258	3	A
Dec 17, 2017	BAL	10-27	L	6.5/42	L/U	130	136	266	97	279	376	4	H

Next up:
New York at Jacksonville Sunday, September 30
Cleveland at Oakland Sunday, September 30

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