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00:05 When Houston makes the playoffs, they don't get a choice.
00:07 They know they're not gonna be Monday night.
00:09 They know they're not gonna be Saturday night.
00:10 They know they're not gonna be stand alone on Sunday afternoon at 430 in that all
00:14 important dynamic.
00:15 They always get the first game of the playoff year and they will again.
00:19 The Cleveland Browns and the Houston Texans resurgent Joe Flacco back into
00:23 the playoffs here.
00:24 Can he make a run similar to what we saw with the Baltimore Ravens a decade ago?
00:28 And CJ Stroud, we've never seen a run from him.
00:31 Why?
00:31 Because he's a rookie but performing at an MVP level.
00:35 This line opened it up at a minus one and a half point favorite towards Cleveland
00:38 to start here at the Fanville Sportsbook.
00:40 Joe, we're now seeing two and a half here and other outlets even up to threes
00:45 as a road favorite.
00:46 The total sits at 44 and a half.
00:48 Can we continue to trust this rookie phenom in CJ Stroud?
00:52 Or are we just saying, I love the defense on Cleveland, Flacco's been there,
00:56 done that.
00:57 This offense looks great and I'm taking those Browns.
00:59 What gives you Joe?
01:00 If this is a this is a tough one because I believe it was week 16 that these two
01:09 teams won out of but the big difference was no CJ Stroud in that game.
01:15 So they you know, the Cleveland team has not had a chance to go up against this
01:21 kid who let's face it is and there were a lot of other I believe there are a
01:27 lot of playmakers of his that aren't going to be available in this one as
01:31 well.
01:31 But like we saw with them against Indy, this is a team that you have to worry
01:37 about because CJ Stroud has done the unthinkable this year.
01:42 He's won games.
01:42 He should be had no business winning but quite honestly Donnie so has Cleveland
01:47 Cleveland has won more games that they had no business winning where you've
01:53 got to rip Joe Flacco off the couch and bring him in at this particular point
01:59 and it's a great story.
02:00 I mean kudos, but ultimately the regression is going to hit one of these
02:05 teams.
02:05 I think the question is who do we think, you know has used up their nine lives
02:10 here?
02:10 Is it Cleveland to this point with Joe Flacco or is it Houston with Stroud?
02:15 I would bet Cleveland now at two and a half because I don't see this number
02:20 getting any better.
02:20 In fact, I only see it moving towards Cleveland at three.
02:24 So if two and a half are available, bet it now because I don't see it going
02:30 towards the Texans by the time we kick off.
02:33 Yeah.
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