The Cleveland Browns and Tampa Bay Buccaneers play on Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Buccaneers' Raymond James Stadium in a game on the NFL Week 2 schedule.
Which team will win the NFL Week 2 game?
Check out these NFL Week 2 picks and NFL Week 2 predictions for the game, which can be seen at 10 a.m. MST on CBS (stream with FUBO).
The Buccaneers are an 8.5-point favorite over the Browns in NFL Week 2 odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
Tampa Bay is -400 on the moneyline, while Cleveland is +320. The over/under (point total) is set at 41 points.
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The Arizona Republic: Buccaneers 31, Browns 17
Jeremy Cluff writes: "Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers will bounce back in a big way against the overmatched Browns."
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Bookies.com: Bet the Buccaneers to cover vs Browns
Bill Speros writes: "Baker Mayfield (three fumbles) and Bucs bungled their way through a 33-27 loss to the Bengals. Tampa Bay’s defense allowed only two scores off a kickoffs or punts. The Browns – 30-14 losers in Jacksonville Sunday – offer the perfect clean-things-up opportunity for the Bucs. The Browns pulled a brutal back-to-back draw with Week 1 & Week 2 afternoon games in Florida. Bettors and fans often forget to factor early-season weather in the Sunshine State."
Sports Betting Dime: Buccaneers 17.1, Browns 14
The site's formula predicts that the Buccaneers will win the NFL Week 2 game against the Browns.
ESPN: Buccaneers have a 77.6% chance to beat Browns
The site gives the Browns a 22.2% shot at winning the NFL Week 2 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Dimers: Buccaneers 24, Browns 16
It writes: "The numbers give the Browns a win probability of 24.3%, while the Buccaneers have a win probability of 75.7%."
Sportsnaut: Buccaneers 31, Browns 17
Matt Johnson writes: "The Cleveland Browns know this is a revenge game for Baker Mayfield. What makes it worse is that Cleveland’s defense is coming off an ugly Week 1 performance in which it could barely lay a hand on Trevor Lawrence and allowed him to put up four touchdowns and 245 passing yards on just 23 attempts. Mayfield, coming off a three-turnover game in Week 1, is going for blood. We think a four-touchdown performance for Mayfield is squarely on the table, and it’s easy to project the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense to record three-plus sacks of Deshaun Watson with at least one takeaway."
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
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