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Cleveland Browns vs Denver Broncos: Both teams are coming off wins

The Cleveland Browns are visiting the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High on Monday.

The Browns have a season to forget

The Cleveland Browns are at the bottom of the AFC North with a 3-8 record, including 1-4 on the road. They have split the last four games and are coming off a 24-19 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nick Chubb made the crucial play by running for a two-yard touchdown with 57 seconds left to win the game for the Browns.

The Broncos are still in the playoff race

The Denver Broncos are third in the AFC West with a 7-5 record, including 3-2 at home. The Broncos have won the last two games and are coming off a 29-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Bo Nix went 25 of 42 and passed for 273 yards with two touchdown passes to break the team’s rookie record.

Betting Trends

The Broncos are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games overall, 8-3 SU in their last 11 home games, and 8-1 SU in their last 9 home games against the Browns. They are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games against teams from the AFC North and 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games played in December. Denver has played over the total point line in 6 of their last 8 games overall, 4 of their last 6 games against Cleveland, and 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the AFC while has played under in 5 of their last 6 games in Week 13. The Browns are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games overall, 2-12 SU in their last 14 games against Denver, and 1-6 SU in their last 7 games on the road. They are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games overall, 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 games against Denver and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the AFC West. Cleveland has played over the total point line in 10 of their last 15 games against teams from the AFC and 4 of their last 5 games played in December.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Denver Broncos enter Week 13 holding the seventh and final AFC playoff spot, and this may be the game that will definitely take them in the desired direction. They had a tough loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on a blocked field goal but were able to recover, winning the next two, and now have a chance to go three games above .500 for the first time since 2021 when they won the first three games of the season. The Cleveland Browns have no chance to make anything significant this season. This game will see Jerry Jeudy coming back to Denver for the first time since he requested a trade and ended up in Cleveland. The Broncos 2020 first-round draft pick will lack no motivation against his former team, but that will make no difference. Bo Nix is in excellent form and will lead the Broncos to another win, covering the -6-point spread.