Pro Football Lines – Bears Turn Back to Cutler Against Browns
The Chicago Bears have had good luck at the quarterback position this season, and they will be making another change there on Sunday, as they visit the Cleveland Browns. Jay Cutler, who has been sitting with a high ankle sprain, has been pronounced fit for action and gets the start as the Bears take on the Browns in NFL betting action that is slated to get underway at 1 PM ET at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland.
Chicago is energized coming off a 45-28 win over Dallas on Monday night. The Bears are tied with the Dallas Cowboys for first place in the NFC East. The Browns are out of the playoff race, and they may have a little psychological damage besides, as they lost last week in very dramatic fashion.
In the pro football lines that have been posted on this game at BetAnySports, the Bears are just a very slight favorite:
Pro football lines courtesy of BetAnySports USA Online Sportsbook
Chicago Bears -1
Cleveland Browns +1
Over 44 Points -110
Under 44 Points -110
Cutler was put through an extensive practice on Wednesday and looked good, so coach Marc Trestman, who has never made any mistake about the fact that Cutler is his starter, will get the call. NFL bettors know full well that while he was gone, Josh McCown, who has been in the league for more than a decade, had the best moments of his career. The Bears only went 2-2 with McCown at the helm, but it’s not his fault that they weren’t better. McCown threw just one interception and has the league’s third best efficiency rating, and there has been a lot of noise about how Trestman should stick with him, inasmuch as he is the “hot hand” right now and someone who is very comfortable with the offense. But the head coach is not going to waver. And McCown is a veteran, so he understands his role as well. Any quarterback controversy is a media creation.
As BetAnySports customers know, what ISN’T a media creation is the Bears’ inability to defend the run. They are yielded 5.2 yards per rushing attempt, but the big question is whether Cleveland, which has not really done anything strong at the running back spot after trading Trent Richardson, can exploit that. Certainly they have a receiver in Josh Gordon who has been the most productive, by far, in the NFL in recent weeks. In the last four games he has had 774 yards, with two games in which he has exceeded 200 yards. With Jason Campbell having thrown just three interceptions in his last five games, the Browns have found a QB who’s made a connection with Gordon and is adequate for now. Is it enough to score a straight-up win in the pro football lines?
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CHARLES JAY grew up around the gaming business, was raised in the boxing business, and along the way has developed a colorful background through a wide range of experiences. Jay was a veteran of almost two decades actively in the boxing industry, as a writer, publicist, matchmaker, booking agent, manager, and promoter. He was engaged as editorial consultant for USA Network's "Tuesday Night Fights" for seven years, and also did some on-air work for USA. He also served as color commentator for, among others, Sunshine Network and Prime Network, and has called more than a dozen world championship fights for national and/or international television. He has been the host of numerous radio programs, including "Sportswatch with Charles Jay" on KDWN in Las Vegas, "Total Action" on WAXY 790 in Miami, and "Charles Jay's Winning Edge", syndicated into 55 markets by the American Radio Networks. For the past 20 years, he has been a professional sports handicapper, and as a consultant to the casino industry from 1993-95, helped to launch Casino Magic in Mississippi as a major venue for sports promotions. Also, he's been a casino/sports gaming columnist for a number of leading publications, including Sports Form, Casino Player, Card Player, and The Gambler. In the 2000's, he became widely known as one of the world's leading proponents and experts on the subject of boxing reform, having been asked to appear on numerous panels and speak at officials' seminars. He was the author of "Operation Cleanup" and "Operation Cleanup 2: Unfinished Business" - two critically-acclaimed e-books that represent arguably the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of boxing reform issues ever put into publication. In 2004 he published a third electronic book - "Body Shots: Outside the Ring and Inside the Game of Pro Boxing". In 2003 he was the recipient of the "Dignity" Award, in the category of "Best Sports Writer," as bestowed by the Retired Boxers Foundation.
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