The timing for Shedeur Sanders’ first NFL start couldn\u2019t be more perfect. The Cleveland Browns’ rookie will fill in for the injured Dillon Gabriel against the Las Vegas Raiders in a Week 12 matchup on Sunday. Cleveland will enter the matchup as a 3.5-point underdog.<\/p>\n
Gabriel suffered a concussion against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 11, and Sanders struggled as his replacement. Now he\u2019ll get a chance to right the ship against a Raiders team that was once thought of as a potential landing spot for Sanders in the 2025 NFL Draft, as his mentor, Tom Brady, is part of the team\u2019s ownership group. Both teams are struggling at 2-8, but Cleveland\u2019s defense might give it a shot to compete on the road.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s our score prediction for the matchup ahead of kickoff.<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n It\u2019s not surprising to see that neither of these teams has been strong against the spread. However, the OVER has hit in four straight Browns games.<\/p>\n Cleveland and Las Vegas have bottom-five offenses, but the Raiders have been especially bad at putting points on the board as of late.<\/p>\n The Raiders have averaged just 13 points per game during their current four-game losing streak. They\u2019ve scored multiple touchdowns in a game just once during that stretch while giving up 30 points or more on three occasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Browns will have their backup quarterback, but their defense can muck things up by generating pressure with Myles Garrett. This has the feel of a low-scoring contest that\u2019s decided by a field goal or less.\u00a0<\/p>\n Final Score Prediction: Browns 17, Raiders 14<\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Claim the latest DraftKings promo code<\/a> offer today. Sign up and win your first $5 bet to get $300 in bonus bets instantly +3 months of NBA League Pass.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The timing for Shedeur Sanders’ first NFL start couldn\u2019t be more perfect. The Cleveland Browns’ rookie will fill…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298454,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-298453","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}