Bengals vs. Browns 2025 Prediction, Odds, Picks - Sep 7

The Cincinnati Bengals (0-0) are the favorites -- expected to win by at least a field goal, but less than a touchdown (currently -4.5) -- versus the Cleveland Browns (0-0) in a battle of two division rivals. The expected point total for the game is 48.5.

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Bengals vs. Browns Odds & Betting Lines

Bengals vs. Browns Prediction & Pick

• Pick ATS: Bengals (-4.5)
  
• Pick OU: Under (48.5)
  
• Prediction: Bengals 28 - Browns 19

How to Watch Cincinnati vs. Cleveland

• Game date: Sunday, September 7, 2025
• Time: 1 p.m. ET
• Venue: Huntington Bank Field
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• TV: Watch on FOX
• Streaming: FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App and FOX One (Try free for 7 days)

Bengals vs. Browns Recent Matchups

• Cincinnati has a 4-1 record against Cleveland in their last five matchups.
• In their last five head-to-head matchups, Cincinnati has racked up 102 points against Cleveland, while giving up only 68 points.

Cincinnati Betting Info

• Cincinnati covered 10 times in 17 games with a spread last season.
• Against the spread, as 4.5-point favorites or greater, the Bengals went 6-2 last year.
• Last season, 11 Cincinnati games hit the over.
• The Bengals finished 9-4 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 69.2% of those games).
• In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -238 or shorter, Cincinnati had a 6-2 record (winning 75% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives the Bengals a 70.4% chance to win.

Bengals Stats (2024)

Cincinnati's Key Players

Offense

• Joe Burrow threw for 4,918 yards last year (to rank first in the NFL), with 43 touchdowns (first in the NFL) and nine interceptions. He completed 70.6% of his passes while averaging 289.3 yards per game and 7.5 per attempt.
• He added 201 yards on the ground, while scoring two rushing touchdowns. He averaged 11.8 yards per game and 4.8 per attempt.
• Ja'Marr Chase had 1,708 receiving yards (first in the NFL) and 17 touchdowns (first in the NFL) on 127 receptions (first in the NFL), while being targeted 175 times.
• Last season over 16 games, Chase Brown churned out 990 rushing yards and scored seven rushing touchdowns. He averaged 61.9 yards per game and 4.3 per carry (23rd in the NFL).
• Brown's statistic output included 54 receptions (3.4 per game) on 65 targets for 360 yards (22.5 per game) and four receiving touchdowns.
• Tee Higgins was targeted 109 times, resulting in 73 catches for 911 yards (sixth in the NFL).

Defense

• Trey Hendrickson's 2024 output included 46 tackles, 19.0 TFL, and 17.5 sacks over 17 games.
• Logan Wilson's stat sheet included 104 tackles, 2.0 TFL, and one pass defended.
• Over the 2024 campaign, Cam Taylor-Britt had 77 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks, and three interceptions in 17 games.
• Geno Stone intercepted four passes to go with 81 tackles and six passes defended. He was 10th in the NFL in interceptions.

Cleveland Betting Info

• Cleveland compiled a 4-13-0 ATS record last year.
• The Browns won twice ATS (2-5) as underdogs of 4.5 points or greater last season.
• In Cleveland games last year, combined scoring went over the point total seven times.
• Last season, the Browns won three out of the 13 games, or 23.1%, in which they were the underdog.
• Cleveland was 1-6 last season when entering a game as the underdog by +195 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Browns, based on the moneyline, is 33.9%.

Browns Stats (2024)

Cleveland's Key Players

Offense

• Jerry Jeudy put up 1,229 yards receiving (sixth in the NFL) and four touchdowns on 90 receptions, targeted 145 times, last season.
• In seven games for the Colts last season, Joe Flacco had 1,761 yards passing, throwing for 12 TDs with seven INTs and completing 65.3% of his passes.
• Last year in 14 games, Jerome Ford racked up 565 yards rushing and scored three rushing TDs. He averaged 40.4 yards per game and 5.4 per carry.
• Ford helped out in the pass attack, picking up 225 yards receiving (16.1 per game) on 37 receptions (2.6 per game) while being targeted 43 times. He was looking for his first receiving touchdown.
• David Njoku was targeted 97 times, resulting in 64 receptions for 505 yards.

Defense

• In 2024, Myles Garrett amassed 14.0 sacks to go along with 22.0 TFL and 47 tackles over 15 games. He ranked second in the NFL in sacks.
• Grant Delpit posted 108 tackles, 7.0 TFL, and one sack.
• Denzel Ward recorded 1.0 TFL, 49 tackles, and two interceptions during the 2024 season.
• Devin Bush Jr.'s stats for the year included 74 tackles, 8.0 TFL, and one sack over 15 games.

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