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          Browns favored vs. Jets; ends 18-game home underdog streak

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          • Ben Fawkes, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2018, 04:26 PM
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          With a record of 1-35-1 over their team's past 37 games, Cleveland Browns fans haven't had much to cheer for.

          Maybe Las Vegas can change that.

          Cleveland is currently a three-point favorite at Nevada sportsbooks for Thursday night's game against the New York Jets -- the first time since Week 14 of the 2015 season that the Browns are poised to be a home favorite.

          Johnny Manziel started that 2015 game and led Cleveland to a 24-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Since then, Cleveland has played 18 straight home games as an underdog, the third-longest streak in the past 15 seasons.

          The Browns have only been favored once in that time span: a Week 3 road game against the Indianapolis Colts in 2017. Cleveland was a 1.5-point favorite but lost 31-28 to Jacoby Brissett and the Colts.

          The Browns are one of eight teams this season to be 2-0 against the spread.

          ESPN's FPI has the Browns (0-1-1) favored by 3.8 points against the Jets (1-1).