Oakland Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns, 9/30/18 Week 4 Predictions

Raiders vs. Browns Spread Prediction

The Baker Mayfield era kicked off last week in Cleveland and now the rookie will make the first start of his career Sunday when the Browns visit the Raiders at 4:05 p.m. ET. Will Mayfield lead the Browns to another victory?

Game Snapshot

269 Cleveland Browns at 270 Oakland Raiders

4:05 p.m. ET, Sunday, September 30

Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California

Public Betting Trends

According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetNow.eu, the Raiders are 2.5-point favorites to beat the Browns. The total, meanwhile, sits at 44.5 points. As of this writing, 54% of the public betting tickets are on the Raiders to cover the point spread.

Cleveland Browns Fantasy News & Notes

Browns DE Emmanuel Ogbah (ankle) was left off the final injury report for Week 4. Ogbah has missed the last two games, but he is ready to return after getting in a full practice on Friday. Ogbah will boost a defense which was already playing well.

Oakland Raiders Fantasy News & Notes

Marshawn Lynch (shoulder) wasn't listed on the Raiders' final injury report for Week 4 against the Browns. Lynch has been following this pattern most of the season, practicing on a limited basis throughout the week before being removed from the injury report on Friday. Beast Mode will be safe to fire up as an RB2 Sunday against Cleveland.

NFL Betting Trends

Cleveland

The Browns have covered the spread in four of their last five games in Oakland and are 7-2 against the number in their last nine games versus the Raiders overall.

Oakland

The Raiders are 4-11-2 against the spread in their last 17 games overall.

Prediction

The Raiders did a lot of things right last week in Miami and still wound up losing by double-digits. They dominated time of possession, moved the ball methodically, and played good defense until the fourth quarter. Do you know who they remind me of? The Browns of last year. Cleveland was in most of its games a year ago but consistently fell apart in the fourth quarter because of poor coaching and execution. And weekly they burned sharper bettors that kept looking at their stats and seeing the Browns offered value as an underdogs. I believe the Raiders will be that team this year and I’ll gladly take the Browns with the points today.

NFL Week 4 Prediction: Cleveland Browns +2.5