Editor’s note: NESN.com’s Mike Cole, Ricky Doyle and Andre Khatchaturian deliver their NFL picks every Thursday of the season, and here’s who they like in the Cleveland Browns-Cincinnati Bengals Week 7 game, with the line from OddsShark.
Cleveland Browns (0-6) at (-10) Cincinnati Bengals (2-4), Sunday, 1 p.m.
Mike: Bengals. Cincinnati ranks fifth in yards per pass attempt and gets a matchup against a Browns defense that’s allowing the fifth-most yards per pass attempt and has only recorded nine sacks this season. Andy Dalton will get time to throw, and Cleveland’s 31st-ranked red zone defense should cure what ails the Bengals down inside the 20.
Ricky: Bengals. Cincinnati’s four losses have come against teams (Patriots, Cowboys, Broncos, Steelers) with a combined record of 18-6. The Bengals still have a talented roster, and it should be more apparent this week against a Browns team destined to land the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft.
Andre: Browns. Cody Kessler is quietly putting together a decent rookie campaign with four touchdowns, one interception and a 65 percent completion percentage. If he had any offensive line help, those numbers and his record could be better. The Bengals defense is pretty mediocre, allowing 5.9 yards per play (24th). The Browns also average 4.7 yards per rush attempt (sixth) so they could control the time of possession in this one.
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