Browns vs. Raiders Odds Shift With Shedeur Sanders Named Starter for Week 12

The Cleveland Browns will start rookie fifth-round pick Shedeur Sanders in Week 12 against the Las Vegas Raiders with Dillon Gabriel still in concussion protocol.

Sanders made his NFL debut in Week 11 in place of Gabriel, and he struggled mightily in a loss to the Baltimore Ravens, completing just four or his 16 pass attempts while also throwing an interception.

#Browns coach Kevin Stefanski announces that QB Shedeur Sanders will make his first NFL start on Sunday, with a full week of reps with the 1s coming.

QB Dillon Gabriel, who has been starting, remains in the NFL's concussion protocol and won't practice today. pic.twitter.com/QmJNdOZM1Q
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 19, 2025

Hopefully, Sanders will look a little better with a full week to prep as the start, especially against a Las Vegas defense that was torched by Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night in Week 11.

However, oddsmakers aren't sold on Sanders making the Browns better in this matchup. Cleveland opened as a 2.5-point underdog for this Week 12 matchup, but it has shifted to an even bigger underdog with Sanders set to start.

DraftKings moved the Browns to 3.5-point dogs in Week 12, a full point swing with Gabriel expected to miss the game.

Once expected to be a first-round pick, Sanders fell to the fifth round on draft night and has been the No. 2 or No. 3 quarterback for the Browns for the entire 2025 season to date. Now, he has a chance to prove all of the doubters wrong in his first NFL start on Sunday.

The latest betting odds have the Browns at +170 to pick up a win against the Raiders.

Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

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