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Cleveland at Tampa Bay

August 26, 2016
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Premium Pick

Winless teams can have a chip on their shoulder, and the Cleveland Browns are one of eight winless teams this August. With a new coach and a lot of young players, there is ample incentive for the coaching staff to get a win and the young players to play hard for the few remaining roster spots. QBs Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown are battling for the open QB slot. The Browns have had extra time to prepare, playing Thursday in Week 2 while the Buccaneers played Saturday night on the road at Jacksonville. The Tampa Bay offense has not been sharp with quarterbacks throwing five picks to three TDs in two games. The QBs were 19-of-38 with two picks last week as the ground game averaged 3.6 yards per carry, and in Week 1 they averaged 1.5 yards per rush in a 17-9 loss at Philly as the QBs combined for one TD and three picks. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded up 15 spots to pick Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo and he has been awful. He missed two field goals -- from 32 and 49 yards -- Saturday night after misfiring on an extra point in the Bucs' exhibition opener. Tampa Bay has been outscored this preseason with the offense averaging 18 points per game. Play Cleveland.

1.5 units on Cleveland +3.5 (-105) (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
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