The pros at FiveStarPick.com are coming off a 2-1 against the spread Sunday in the NFL as we gave our members the Dolphins -10, the Over 47 in the Chargers/Eagles and the Patriots +3 last night.  Today we are focused on Monday Night Football and the rivalry between the former Cleveland Browns and the current Cleveland Browns.  Las Vegas sportsbooks list the Baltimore Ravens as 11-point road favorties with a total of 39.5. 

Baltimore is currently sitting at 4-4 and is in desperate need of a victory.  The Ravens started the season winning three straight games. The offense was crushing opponents behind second-year quarterback Joe Flacco with victories over the Chiefs, Chargers, and Browns. Baltimore then proceeded to lose their next three games, falling to New England, Cincinnati and Minnesota.

The losses to the Bengals and Vikings could have gone either way. Cincinnati scored the go-ahead touchdown with under 30 seconds remaining and covered the 9-point spread, 17-14.  In Minnesota, Baltimore rallied from a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to take a late 31-30 lead, before Brett Favre and his 2-minute drill drove far enough down to kick the game-winning field goal. The Ravens covered as three-point road dogs, 33-31.

After a bye week, Baltimore thought they had it figured out pounding the unbeaten Denver Broncos, 30-7, but the Ravens could not capitalize off the Broncos’ victory losing to Cincinnati again the following week, 17-7.

The Browns have really sucked this season, and there are several reasons why…Eric Mangini, Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson.  Quinn got the starting job at the beginning of the season, but threw just one touchdown and three interceptions in three losses.  Quinn was benched in favor of Anderson, who didn’t play much better.  The lone Browns’ win was a 6-3 snore-fest at Buffalo under Anderson.

As fare as anyone reading this story is concerned, the Browns covered three straight games in which Anderson started including the Bengals, Bills and Steelers.  In the last two games Anderson started, the former Pro-Bowl QB led the Browns to a total of nine points in losses to the Packers and Bears.

Quinn will come of the bench tonight to try and rejuvinate his career and hopefully lead this Browns team to there 5th touchdown of the season.  Did I just say 5th touchdown of the season? Can that be right?

Baltimore has won the last three meetings against the Browns with the last Ravens win coming by the score of 34-3.

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Rick Riley – FiveStarPick.com