The spread was CLE -4 before the Watson news broke. It then moved quickly all the way down to -1 after the shoulder injury news. It has now retreated back in the Browns direction to -2.5. Not sure about you guys, but whenever I see the gambling sharks moving the line in our favor, I gain more confidence in a W.
If the Deshaun Watson news broke and we had a healthy Kenny Pickett on our roster … Outside analysis would see it just the same way as what we really do have as options now.
Steelers have a good record, but people (esp gamblers) have zero faith in Pickett or that offense.
Every parlay gambler in America has banned KP and the Steelers from consideration, except maybe the ones who like unders.