The Cleveland Browns opened as early 2-point road favorites against the Houston Texans ahead of their Wild Card match-up to kick off the NFL Playoffs, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. The over/under on the game is currently 44.
The Browns (11-6) are coming off of an easy 31-14 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, but that was a meaningless game because Cleveland was locked into the No. 5 seed and simply rested all of their starters. The hope was to keep the likes of Joe Flacco, David Njoku, Joel Bitonio, Myles Garrett, Za’Darius Smith, Denzel Ward, and everyone else fresh-and-ready for the postseason, while also hoping a guy like Amari Cooper can return to action.