Updated
Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 22
Severance Backs Browns -3 Over Bills as 10-Game NFL Preseason Slate Continues
Updated
Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 22

Severance Backs Browns -3 Over Bills as 10-Game NFL Preseason Slate Continues

3 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Aug 22

Summary

  • Browns -3 over the Bills is one of Matt Severance's top Week 2 preseason picks for Saturday, with Cleveland's quarterback battle driving his strongest call.
  • Cleveland is weighing Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson, Dillon Gabriel and rookie Taylen Green, and Severance said Sanders is expected in the first half, Watson in the third quarter and Gabriel in the fourth.
  • Severance has also locked in two more best bets, including two underdogs he says should carry a motivational edge across Saturday's 10-game schedule.
  • Saturday's board opens with Commanders-Lions at noon ET and ends with Cowboys-Cardinals at 10 p.m. ET, while Buccaneers -5.5 over the Chiefs is the day's widest spread.

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