Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 4:25 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Cleveland Browns · Division game
Weather at kickoff43°F21 mphgusts 33Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 46% of 93 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-5 · Power #14
23
▲ winner
Final
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2-7 · Power #29
16
final
Closing spread
BAL -7.5
✓ CLE W
Total
37.5
▲ Over · 39 pts
Model before kickoff
BAL 23–15 CLE
✓ BAL (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -9.5
CloseBAL -7.5
Total41.5 → 37.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Cleveland Browns
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BAL -9.5 · closed BAL -7.5 · moved 2 toward CLEmodel BAL -7.5 matches the line
Opened 41.5 · closed 37.5 · moved 4 downmodel 38
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 45% (43 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBAL -9.5
CloseBAL -7.5
Total41.5 → 37.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like BAL as a 7.5-point road favorite at CLE, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: BAL won 23–16; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 39 points went over 37.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 72%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.9 against an average line of 6.5; 46.5 points a game (usually 46.8). Of the 5 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
2024 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & season form
-7.533–45 L O40.5
Loose
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form
-7.517–34 L O41.5
Loose
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & season form
-4.528–22 W O42.5
Loose
MIN @ CHI
2022 · Week 18 · loose · similar season form & rest
-7.529–13 W U42.5
Loose
SEA @ LAR
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest
-727–23 L O41
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest
-8.534–13 W O40
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form
-4.56–0 W U38.5
Loose
GB @ WSH
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar season form
-5.521–23 L O41.5
Loose
2024 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & season form
-6.541–21 W O39.5
Loose
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & season form
-5.521–14 W U42.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Cleveland Browns ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Under trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-24 (47%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Cleveland Browns 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Market moved toward Cleveland Browns
2 pts (BAL -9.5 → BAL -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 4
41.5 → 37.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Wind 21 mph
Outdoor NFL games with 21 mph wind at kickoff have stayed under the total more often than the market allows for. · Backtest 2023–26: 57-46 (55%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
BAL+3.6 →+1.9▼ 1.7#12
CLE−2.1 →−2.6▼ 0.5#24
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

BAL
Longer bar = better
CLE
#13
Offense
◀ BAL better
#31
#24
Defense
CLE better ▶
#7
0.0 #15
Turnovers
Even
+0.1 #14
56 plays #30
Pace
CLE faster ▶
65 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BAL has the ball
Advantage: CLE defense
BAL offCLE defEdge
Points / game 25.4 #10 23.4 #17 BAL
Yards / play 5.67 #10 4.70 #5 CLE
EPA / play +0.02 #16 −0.09 #4 CLE
Success rate 45% #14 38% #2 CLE
When CLE has the ball
Advantage: BAL defense
CLE offBAL defEdge
Points / game 16.2 #29 26.1 #25 Even
Yards / play 4.10 #32 5.71 #25 BAL
EPA / play −0.17 #31 +0.07 #23 BAL
Success rate 34% #32 46% #23 BAL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BAL scoring against the CLE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BAL scored
4.0
#19
6.3
#22
10.3
#21
7.9
#1
7.2
#13
15.1
#3
CLE allowed
4.9
#20
5.7
#9
10.6
#14
6.1
#26
6.8
#17
12.9
#24
CLE scoring against the BAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLE scored
3.4
#26
4.8
#27
8.2
#28
3.7
#22
4.3
#31
8.0
#29
BAL allowed
4.4
#18
6.6
#18
11.0
#16
6.3
#28
8.8
#26
15.1
#31

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLE +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
43° · 21 mph
gusts 33 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
BAL7d
CLE7d
Even
Tempo
Average 121 plays
slowavg 122fast
Quarterback
CLE backup QB started
Not on the final injury report