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Browns listed as home favorites for 1st time since 2015

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The Cleveland Browns are listed as betting favorites versus the New York Jets, snapping a string of 18 straight home games where they were underdogs.

As of Thursday morning, the Browns were listed as 3-point favorites, according to ESPN's Ben Fawkes. The Browns and Jets will kick off Week 3 under the lights on Thursday Night Football.

Cleveland, which hasn't won a game since Week 16 of the 2016 season, was most recently a home favorite in Week 14 of the 2015 season. Led by Johnny Manziel at quarterback, the Browns won with a 24-10 effort against the San Francisco 49ers.

The Browns sport a 0-1-1 record through the opening two weeks of the regular season, while the Jets head to the Dawg Pound with a 1-1 mark.

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