Miami Dolphins (1-5) vs. Cleveland Browns (1-5)
October 19, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Cleveland Browns -2.5; Over/Under: 40.5
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The Miami Dolphins and the Cleveland Browns meet Sunday in NFL action from Huntington Bank Field. Here’s a Browns Dolphins prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Browns vs Dolphins pick.
Miami Dolphins Betting Preview
The Dolphins didn’t get off to a great start this year, opening things up with a three-game losing streak. Those defeats came versus the Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills in succession. Thankfully Miami took on the lowly New York Jets in week four and powered out a 27-21 win. It was back to the loss column in game five however, as Miami fell to the Carolina Panthers 27-24 on the road. In that matchup the Dolphins tallied a tepid 248 yards (19 rushing) on offense with 15 first downs and a 5-of-13 success rate on third-down tries. The defense gave up 239 rushing yards on the other side as well.
In their matchup with the Chargers back on Sunday, the Dolphins held a slim lead 13-9 by halftime then gave up 14 unanswered points in the third quarter. Miami made a game of it but eventually lost 29-27 in the end. QB Tua Tagovailoa finished 21-of-32 for 205 yards, one TD and three picks. Leading rusher De’Von Achane carried 16 times for 128 yards and two scores, while Jaylen Waddle had six grabs for 95 yards in the home defeat.
Cleveland Browns Betting Preview
Over on the Browns’ side, they also opened up the season with some losses. Cleveland dropped their first two outings versus the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens before getting a victory in game three over the Green Bay Packers. The next two outings were back to the loss column though, as the Browns fell to the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings. Cleveland’s defense wasn’t too bad in that one, bagging a pair of fumble recoveries and holding Minnesota to just 3-of-9 on third downs. The 10 penalties for 78 yards were difficult to overcome however.
Last weekend versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Browns gave up points in all four quarters and could only muster a trio of field goals on the way to a 23-9 loss on the road. QB Dillon Gabriel was 29-of-52 for 221 yards and Quinshon Judkins topped the rushers in the losing effort with 12 totes for 36 yards on the ground. Leading the receivers was Harold Fannin with seven catches for 81 yards total during the defeat.
Browns vs Dolphins Prediction
I’ll stick with Miami. That said, I’m probably avoiding this one. There’s not a lot to get excited about here in a battle between two struggling teams. The Dolphins managed 341 yards total in their home loss to the Chargers last weekend alongside 6.1 yards per play, 19 first downs and 5-of-11 on third-down tries. The real killers however, were the three interceptions. On defense Miami gave up 403 yards (263 passing) with 20 first downs and 6-of-15 on third-down conversion attempts. The Dolphins have given up a combined 56 points in the last two games, but to be fair the team is scoring pretty well overall. Miami has notched 21 or more points in each of the last five outings.
As for Cleveland, they’re coming off a pretty flat effort against a mistake-prone (10 penalties) Pittsburgh team on the road last weekend. The Browns gained just 248 total yards (183 passing) with 3.3 yards per play and 6-of-17 on third downs. On the other side Cleveland surrendered 335 yards (235 passing) with 5.8 yards per play and a respectable 5-of-13 on third downs. The Browns have had some trouble on the scoreboard so far this year; they’ve been below 18 points in all six games. I don’t see a big surge coming here either.
