Raiders-Browns among major NFL line moves caused by COVID-19

A surge of NFL players placed connected the COVID-19/reserve database has caused large enactment moves successful respective games this week.

There was a 10-point plaything successful the Raiders-Browns matchup earlier the crippled was moved from Saturday to Monday.

The Raiders were statement 3½-point favorites Friday greeting astatine Las Vegas sportsbooks aft opening arsenic 6½-point underdogs. And the full besides had dropped from 44 to 38.

The Westgate SuperBook and Circa Sports rapidly lowered the enactment to pick’em aft it was reported that the crippled was moved to Monday and Cleveland mightiness get immoderate players back. The full climbed to 40½.

The Browns are 1 of 3 NFL teams — on with Washington and the Rams — with much than 20 players connected the COVID list, including starting backmost Baker Mayfield and backup QB Case Keenum.

“Craziest week I’ve experienced successful 25 years,” Caesars Sportsbook vice president of trading Craig Mucklow said Friday. “Last week of play you get utilized to players not playing but the limits are lower.”

On Tuesday, the enactment dropped to Cleveland -3 aft it placed 8 players, including wide receiver Jarvis Landry and choky extremity Austin Hooper, connected the COVID list.

On Wednesday, the enactment flipped to Raiders -1½ aft Mayfield and Browns manager Kevin Stefanski tested affirmative for the microorganism and 3 antiaircraft starters besides were placed connected the list.

On Thursday, the enactment climbed to Raiders -3½ erstwhile Keenum tested affirmative for the microorganism and Nick Mullens was slated to commencement astatine QB.

On Friday morning, the enactment was arsenic precocious arsenic 4 and settled astatine 3 astatine astir books earlier the crippled was moved.

“I can’t adjacent support up with it,” Circa Sports oddsmaker Chris Bennett said of the COVID-induced enactment moves. “Not fun.”

Before the crippled was moved, Bennett said Circa took crisp enactment connected the Raiders +1½ earlier taking crisp bets connected the Browns.

“I was capable to get a small Browns wealth astatine +1½ and connected the wealth enactment +106,” helium said. “After the Case Keenum news, we adjusted to Raiders -3½ and went to -4½. And past we got a stake connected the Browns wealth enactment +184.”

At BetMGM, which took a $25,000 wager connected the Browns -6½, the best-case script is simply a Raiders cover.

South Point needs the Browns by 7 oregon more.

“The champion script is simply a rainout,” South Point sportsbook manager Chris Andrews said. “Sharp enactment is each COVID-related.”

The enactment connected Philadelphia-Washington besides moved 10 points earlier the crippled was moved from Sunday to Tuesday.

The Eagles opened arsenic debased arsenic -2½ and soared arsenic precocious arsenic -12½ erstwhile the Football Team placed starting QB Taylor Heinicke and backup QB Kyle Allen connected the COVID list. Philadelphia moved to -7½ astatine the SuperBook and to -8 astatine Circa aft the crippled was moved.

The Rams dipped from -7 to -4 implicit the Seahawks arsenic prima linebacker Von Miller, cornerback Jalen Ramsey and wideout Odell Beckham Jr. were placed connected the COVID list. The enactment rapidly crept backmost up to 6½ astatine the SuperBook erstwhile the crippled was moved from Sunday to Tuesday.

Contact newsman Todd Dewey astatine tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 connected Twitter.