Heading into Week 11, all four teams in the AFC North have a winning record. The AFC North is attempting to become the first division to send all four teams to the postseason by claiming all three AFC wild-card spots.<\/p>\n
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If the season ended today, the Baltimore Ravens (7-3) would lock up the division title and secure the #2 seed in the AFC. The Browns (6-3) and Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3) would advance to the playoffs as a wild-card team, but the Cincinnati Bengals (5-4) would miss the postseason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Bengals are currently on the bubble, and the Houston Texans (5-4) would claim the final AFC wild-card berth.<\/p>\n
According to a postseason projection by Upshot<\/em>, the Browns have an 84% chance to advance to the playoffs. The Steelers have a 61% chance of reaching the playoffs, and the Bengals have a 44% chance.<\/p>\nUpshot<\/em> also predicts that the Ravens have a 43% chance to win the AFC North. The Ravens have the best chance of winning the division over the Browns (31%), Steelers (18%), and Bengals (8%).<\/p>\nHow Watson Injury Alters Futures<\/h2>\n
The news about Watson’s season-ending shoulder surgery had an immediate effect on the futures market. The Browns are now +5000 odds to win Super Bowl LVIII, but they were +4000 earlier in the week.<\/p>\n
After the end of Week 1, the Brown saw their Super Bowl odds hit their best price at +1800. In the preseason, their title odds were +3500.<\/p>\n
The Browns also saw their AFC Championship odds take a slight hit. They are now +2000 odds to win the conference and lock up a spot in the Super Bowl.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Ravens are the betting favorite to clinch the AFC North at -115 odds. The Bengals are at +400 odds, followed by the Steelers at +425, and the Browns at +450. The Browns were second on the board at +375 odds before they made an official announcement about Watson’s injury.<\/p>\n
The Browns are -250 odds to make the playoffs, and +200 odds to miss the playoffs, according to a recent update by DraftKings.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Browns opened as a -3.5 favorite against the Steelers in Week 11. Oddsmakers made an injury adjustment to the line after the Watson news hit the airwaves. The line moved to -2 under the assumption that Walker would start. When the Browns named Thompson-Robinson as the starter in Week 11, the line moved again a full point but they still remain a favorite over the Steelers at -1.<\/p>\n
The Steelers have a 6-3 record against the point spread (ATS), and the Browns are 5-3-1 ATS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Cleveland Browns have lost starting quarterback Deshaun Watson to a season-ending shoulder injury that requires surgery. Watson sustained the injury to his throwing arm in the second quarter during a comeback victory in Week 10 against the Baltimore Ravens. Watson also rolled his left ankle but finished the game with the two gnarly injuries. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":298879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82961,1074],"tags":[81413,87748,81410,81772,82856,87733,81004,81191,82819,85477,83185,81180],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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