Most of the breakdowns of the 2020 NFL schedule have the Cleveland Browns playing a slate of games that is on the easier side but nearer to the middle of the pack. However, a forward-looking model from NFL analyst Warren Sharp projects the Browns to have one of the easiest schedules in 2020.
Sharp compiled the average win total odds from various sportsbooks and used those 2020 totals to shape his strength of schedule. It ignores the typical system of looking back at how the teams on the schedule performed in 2019, which is the standard way to calculate preseason strength of schedule.
In Sharp’s formula, the Browns wind up with the third-easiest schedule. Only the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans face softer slates in the win-total projection.
Cleveland’s projected win total ranges between 8 and 9.5 depending on the sportsbook.
Check out game-by-game score predictions from around the NFL Wires network:
Buf / Mia / NE / NYJ // Bal / Cin / Cle / Pit // Hou / Ind / Jax / Ten // Den / KC / LV / LAC //// Dal / NYG / Phi / Was // Chi / Det / GB / Min // Atl / Car / NO / TB // Ari / LAR / SF / Sea
