Sun, Nov 5, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 9 · at Cleveland Browns
Closing spread
CLE -7.5
✓ CLE W
Total
38.5
▼ Under · 27 pts
Model before kickoff
ARI 19–26 CLE
✓ CLE (75%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLE -7.5
Total38.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseCLE -7.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close38.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLE -7.5
Total38.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
CLE as a 7.5-point home favorite against ARI, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CLE won 27–0; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 27 points stayed under 38.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.1 against an average line of 7; 41.7 points a game (usually 47.8). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-7 | 29–27 | L | O40 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 17 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 18–10 | W | U37 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 31–10 | W | O36.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7 | 24–25 | L | O41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 2 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 30–31 | L | O39.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 20–9 | W | U39.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total |
-8.5 | 14–33 | L | O40 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 17–9 | W | U35.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 17 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 31–10 | W | P41 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 17 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 20–19 | L | U40.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Small sample warning
Cleveland Browns have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-7 13% | 2-2 50% | 1-3 25% | |
| 4-3 57% | 1-1-1 50% | 3-0 100% |
Recent meetings
The series
ARI 6–2 CLE
ARI leads · 8 games since 2000 · CLE has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARI−0.4 →−3.6▼ 3.2#29
CLE+6.0 →+1.8▼ 4.2#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#22
Offense
Even#25
#29
Defense
CLE better ▶#4
+0.1 #13
Turnovers
◀ ARI better−1.0 #31
63 plays #19
Pace
CLE faster ▶72 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARI off | CLE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.9 #22 | 19.9 #12 | CLE |
| Yards / play | 5.08 #20 | 4.74 #2 | CLE |
| EPA / play | −0.10 #24 | −0.19 #1 | CLE |
| Success rate | 41% #23 | 34% #1 | CLE |
| CLE off | ARI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.0 #13 | 26.6 #27 | CLE |
| Yards / play | 4.58 #29 | 5.56 #27 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.18 #29 | +0.07 #31 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #29 | 50% #32 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
ARI scoring against the CLE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #18 | 9.0 #7 | 13.0 #10 | 2.9 #24 | 3.0 #29 | 5.9 #32 | |
7.4 #32 | 5.1 #5 | 12.6 #20 | 1.9 #3 | 5.4 #14 | 7.3 #4 |
CLE scoring against the ARI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #24 | 9.3 #6 | 12.6 #12 | 4.7 #10 | 4.7 #27 | 9.4 #20 | |
5.5 #24 | 6.0 #9 | 11.5 #15 | 5.5 #24 | 9.6 #31 | 15.1 #31 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 6 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARI7d
CLE7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 134 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
ARI 1,753 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
ARI, CLE backup QBs started
Not on the final injury report
Schedules, links & other games
Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week

