Oddsmakers adjusted the Cleveland Browns’ regular-season win total and odds to win the AFC and Super Bowl after it was reported Thursday that quarterback Deshaun Watson will serve an 11-game suspension.
Station Casinos sportsbook raised the Browns’ odds to win the Super Bowl from 16-1 to 30-1 and their odds to win the AFC from 7-1 to 15-1.
Cleveland, one of four teams that has never played in a Super Bowl, remained as high as 40-1 at the Westgate SuperBook and South Point to win the Lombardi Trophy.
The South Point lowered the Browns’ win total from 9½ (u-120) to 8½ (u-125), while the Westgate and Circa lowered the total from 8½ (u-120) to 8 (o-115).
Cleveland also went from a -220 favorite at the Westgate to miss the playoffs to -260.
The Browns are the +525 third choice at Circa to win the AFC North, where the Baltimore Ravens are the +135 favorites and the Cincinnati Bengals are the +165 second pick. The Pittsburgh Steelers are +790 long shots to win the division.
Watson will serve the suspension as part of a settlement with the NFL following accusations of sexual misconduct by 24 women. The former Texans star is eligible to return on Dec. 4 for Cleveland’s Week 13 game at Houston, where he spent the first five seasons of his career.
The Browns are 6-point favorites over the Texans at the Westgate SuperBook, which has posted lines on every NFL regular-season game.
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