The Cleveland Browns can clinch a playoff berth for just the second time in 21 years with a victory over the New York Jets on Thursday Night Football. Cleveland (10-5), which ended a 17-year postseason drought in 2020, cruised past Houston on the road last weekend for its third straight victory. New York (6-9), meanwhile, edged Washington for its second win in three games. The Browns will be without wide receiver Amari Cooper (heel) on Thursday night. 

Kickoff at Cleveland Browns Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Cleveland is a 7-point favorite in the latest Browns vs. Jets odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 33.5. Before making any Jets vs. Browns picks of your own, you NEED to check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows Cleveland has been one of the best teams in the NFL this season at home, where it has won five straight to improve to 7-1. The Browns are on their fourth quarterback this year in Joe Flacco, who has thrown for more than 300 yards in three consecutive contests and made at least two touchdown passes in his four starts.

The model is also aware that New York owned a 20-point lead at halftime versus the Commanders but squandered it before prevailing on Greg Zuerlein's 54-yard field goal with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Breece Hall was the offensive star for the Jets, rushing for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns while hauling in 12 passes for 96 yards.

Now, the model has set its sights on Browns vs. Jets on Thursday Night Football. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NFL picks.

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