Browns vs Texans Odds and Pick AFC Wild Card

Cleveland is coming off a loss in their season finale to the Bengals. For the Houston Texans, they are 10-7 on the season. Houston won the AFC South with a win over the Colts on Saturday. Houston lost to the Browns on Christmas Eve, but played without the services of their quarterback CJ Stroud.

MyBookie offers the NFL lines for this Wild Card match with the Browns as favorites at -2 over the Texans and a total set at 44.5.

Browns vs Texans Odds and Betting Pick for this AFC Wild Card Matchup | MyBookie NFL Playoff Preview

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans | AFC Wild Card
ATS Odds: Browns -2
Money line Odds: Cleveland Browns Line: -140 / Houston Texans Line: +120
Over/Under Odds: 44.5

Saturday, January 13th, 2024 at 4:30 pm ET | NBC
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

Veteran Quarterback in Cleveland

Joe Flacco has been the talk of the town for the Browns, and rightfully so. He came in and steadied the ship that had been starting to sink. The Browns offense started immediately taking off, which is why they are the 5th seed in the AFC. Cleveland finished with just shy of 400 points on the season.

Amari Cooper is the top threat in the Cleveland offense. The receiver finished with 72 receptions, 1,250 yards and five touchdowns on the season. Him and David Njoku became reliable targets repeatedly late in the season for the Browns. In the run game, it was Jerome Ford that took over for Nick Chubb early on. Ford finished with 813 rushing yards.

Cleveland is back in the postseason after reaching in 2021. The Browns beat Pittsburgh in the wildcard game that season, before losing at Kansas City in the divisional round. Before that, it was January of 2003 when they played a playoff game.

Rookie Quarterback in Houston

A loss at the Ravens and a home loss to the Colts had Houston starting 0-2, and many counting them out right away this season. But winners of six of their next eight, and some solid play down the stretch has them AFC South Champions. The Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans is a strong candidate for the NFL Coach of the Year.

Despite missing games, C.J. Stroud is over 4,000 passing yards on the season. He lost his top target Tank Dell in the middle of the season, but has found other guys to pick up the slack. His connection with Nico Collin has been strong. Collins has 8 touchdowns on nearly 1,300 receiving yards.

The Houston Texans are playing their 11th postseason game in franchise history. They are 4-6 thus far. The last time they played in the postseason, they beat the Bills in overtime in 2020, and then fell to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Houston Finds Home Win

The Browns won the game on Christmas Eve, but this is a totally different situation. Different players, different scenarios. This is going to be a pressure packed game, and could be a close one. Do not be surprised if this is a final minute drive that leads to a win. In the end, we are going to take the underdogs home. Too much value in the Texans with Stroud back and healthy. The final bet for this game on Saturday is the Houston Texans +2.5 over the Cleveland Browns.

2024 AFC Wild Card Pick: ATS Houston Texans +2.5 | Bet Browns vs Texans
MyBookie Betting Lines for the Game

Cleveland Browns Team

11-6 | 3-5 Away

Cleveland Browns Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
1/7/24	@ CIN	L31-14
12/28/23	vs NYJ	W37-20
12/24/23	@ HOU	W36-22
12/17/23	vs CHI	W20-17
12/10/23	vs JAX	W31-27

Cleveland Browns Injury Report

Name \| Position	Status	Date
Mike Ford CB	Questionable	Jan 13
Denzel Ward CB	Questionable	Jan 13
Juan Thornhill S	Questionable	Jan 13
Pierre Strong Jr. RB	Questionable	Jan 13
Grant Delpit S	IR-r	Jan 13

Houston Texans Team

10-7 | 6-3 Home

Houston Texans Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
1/6/24	@ IND	W23-19
12/31/23	vs TEN	W26-3
12/24/23	vs CLE	L36-22
12/17/23	@ TEN	W19-16 OT
12/10/23	@ NYJ	L30-6

Houston Texans Injury Report

Name \| Position	Status	Date
Jerry Hughes DE	Out	Jan 20
Andrew Beck FB	Questionable	Jan 13
Sheldon Rankins DT	Questionable	Jan 13
Maliek Collins DT	Questionable	Jan 13
Jonathan Greenard DE	Questionable	Jan 13

Cleveland Browns vs Houston Texans Betting Trends

The Browns have won 88.9% of their games as moneyline favorites (8-1).
In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -130 or shorter, Cleveland has an 8-1 record (winning 88.9% of its games).
Texans games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 44.5 points in six of 17 outings.
The average over/under for Houston’s contests this season is 42.8, 1.7 fewer points than this game’s point total.
The Texans have covered the spread nine times this year (9-8-0).
The Texans have won five of the nine games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
This season, Houston has won five of its eight games when it is the underdog by at least +110 on the moneyline.

The following NFL betting lines are based on MyBookie Sportsbook.