Browns-Texans Public Betting: Bettors Backing Joe Flacco & David Njoku Over CJ Stroud

The NFL Playoffs begin on Saturday with Browns-Texans as the opener. It puts veteran Joe Flacco against rookie CJ Stroud and the Browns-Texans public betting data shows the majority of bettors are on one side.

Despite playing on the road, the Cleveland Browns are the betting favorite at BetMGM (where you can turn $5 into $158 bonus bets just by betting on anything). Cleveland is a 2.5-point favorite with a total of 45. The Browns are -145 on the moneyline (bet $145, win $100); the underdog Texans are +120 (bet $100, win $120).

Player props are getting plenty of attention in the market as well, where Joe Flacco, David Njoku and Amari Cooper are standing out to public bettors.

Are you fading the public or trusting the majority? Let’s dive into the data.

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Browns-Texans Public Betting Data | Joe Flacco, David Njoku & More

There’s no debate for bettors between for Browns-Texans. It’s all about the Browns.

According to data released by BetMGM on Saturday morning, the Browns are getting 76 percent of total bets and 83 percent of total dollars on all spread bets for the game. That information is incomplete, as it doesn’t show at what number bets are coming in, but some find the information useful for entertainment. The Browns opened as 1.5-point favorites before moving to 2 and 2.5.

The public is loading up on Cleveland player props as well.

The five most popular player props at BetMGM are all overs on Browns players. The most-bet prop is tight end David Njoku going over 5.5 receptions, followed by his receiving yards prop of 54.5. After Njoku, it’s Flacco overs. The public loves Joe Flacco to go over 271.5 ing yards and over 1.5 ing touchdowns. Finally, bettors expect a big day from Amari Cooper and are taking the over on 75.5 receiving yards.

None of those bets show up as positive-EV on OddsShopper. That shouldn’t be a surprise, as the majority of the time value is found betting unders. But the best value for BetMGM comes from the Texans and Devin Singletary.

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