Advanced computer model locks in picks for Steelers vs. Browns, Week 17 2021

An AFC North battle is on tap Sunday between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. ET at FirstEnergy Stadium. Cleveland is 10-5 overall and 5-2 at home, and can clinch an AFC playoff berth with a victory. Pittsburgh is 12-3 overall, 5-2 on the road and has won the AFC North. Cleveland is favored by 9 points in the latest Browns vs. Steelers odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the Over-Under is set at 42. Before you make any Steelers vs. Browns picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up almost $7,900 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception five-plus years ago. It is a sizzling 23-13 on top-rated NFL picks this season, returning well over $800. The model also enters Week 17 on an incredible 119-77 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. The model ranked in the Top 10 on NFLPickWatch three of the past four years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 95 percent of CBS Sports office pool players three times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now, it has simulated Browns vs. Steelers 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

So who wins Browns vs. Steelers? And which side of the spread is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations? ...Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its NFL picks... If you're already a member, see the picks below!