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2025 Browns Season Preview
The Cleveland Browns can’t get out of their own way. They signed Deshaun Watson to what turned out to be arguably the worst contract in NFL history. With the QB lost for 2025, they create more of a thicket, making NFL news by drafting Dillon Gabriel and then Shedeur Sanders. Mix in Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett, and you have a team heading toward another last-place finish in the AFC North.
Cleveland went from a wild-card team in 2023 with an 11-6 record to 3-14 in 2024. The Browns were once again no match for many teams in NFL games. Their quarterback situation was deplorable. NFL teams once again savored having Cleveland on their schedule of NFL matchups.
So, what does 2025 have in store? Do not expect NFL playoff predictions to feature the Cleveland Browns. They are in a rugged division with the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cincinnati Bengals, and would shock the football world if they were to contend.
2025 Browns Schedule and Odds
Browns Week 1 Odds
2025 Browns Schedule and Odds
Browns Super Bowl LX Odds and Win Total
The Browns are listed at 5½ wins in the totals category on BetUS. That could be a tough reach given how their QB situation and schedule look. Do not expect to see many NFL expert picks factoring the AFC North team into the Super Bowl picture. They are +10000 to win the NFL championship.
What was confounding last year for those who make NFL picks and NFL predictions was the teams the Browns did beat. Defeating Jacksonville in Week 2 to even the record at 1-1 was understandable. But how did a 14-loss team also win games over the Steelers and Ravens?
Browns Injuries Impacting in 2025
The Watson injury will impact the quarterback room. Not sure whether it matters anymore to have him around since he is a shell of the player he was in Houston before bringing scandal and disgrace upon himself on multiple occasions
Linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah will miss the season as he continues to recover from a neck injury suffered in Week 8. There is no assurance that Owusu-Koramoah will return to football; the injury was that severe.
Another player who likely won’t be with Cleveland is the great running back Nick Chubb. He is a free agent and, after a series of NFL injuries is unlikely to get another contract from Cleveland.
Browns Stats from Last Season
- ATS record: (4-13, 2-6 home/2-7, 0-4 favorite /4-9 underdog) In addition to having success most of the time by betting against the Browns ATS, their record as a home favorite was putrid, losing all four games.
- Points per game: (15.2 points per game scored/25.6 ppg allowed) One had to feel for the Browns’ defense. They were on the field most of the season and did give up more than 25 ppg. However, what the offense did was historically bad. They were the worst in the league, and that was by a wide margin. Guess the Browns’ defense knows what it is up against as it heads into another season where the offense is doomed.
- Turnover margin: Cleveland was an astonishing -22 in the turnover category in 2024. For all the defense could do, it forced 12 takeaways. The offense, meanwhile, averaged two turnovers per game, giving the ball away 34 times.
- Red zone efficiency (offense and/or defense): The Browns scored touchdowns on 48.65% of red zone drives. They allowed opponents to convert on 62.26% of their chances.
- 3rd down conversion rate: The awful numbers continue here, 70-of-237 on third downs while opponents were 81-for-224
- Yards per play: Cleveland gained 4.5 yards per play while allowing 5.4 ypp. That would suggest that when using props to make NFL parlay picks, staying away from the Browns’ offense would be a strong plan.
How to Bet on the Browns in 2025 NFL Season
In a word on how to bet on the Browns in the 2025 season, the word would be carefully. They are not looking better on offense. Quarterback is a mismash, and Kevin Stefanski has his hands full trying to win any NFL games, let alone ones in the AFC North.
They were awful in non-division games, going 2-9. They did go 2-4 in the AFC North. Repeating two wins in the division could be a huge accomplishment. Cincinnati and Baltimore should be powerful. The Steelers might be vulnerable in one of the two games, depending on how their quarterback slot plays out.
In 2023, networks adored having the great story of the Cleveland Browns and their improvement as part of packages. The ship sank last year, and the Browns are no longer exciting or interesting to big-time TV.
To give one an idea of how little interest there is, there will be no Sunday Night Football predictions, Thursday Night Football Predictions, or Monday Night Football Predictions for Cleveland.
Thirteen of Cleveland’s 16 scheduled games are 1 o’clock kickoffs. Two are in the late afternoon window, and the Viking game is overseas with a 9:30 a.m. kick.
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