Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Cleveland Browns · Division game
Closing spread
BAL -3
✓ CLE W
Total
40.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
BAL 22–19 CLE
✗ BAL (60%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBAL -6.5
CloseBAL -3
Total44.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:27
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns: game recap
Made automatically (Oct 19, 11:37 AM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBAL -6.5
3.5 → CLE
CloseBAL -3
3.5 pts toward Cleveland Browns
Total
Open44.5
▼ 4
Close40.5
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened BAL -6.5 · closed BAL -3 · moved 3.5 toward CLEmodel BAL -0.5
model BAL -0.5
Opened 44.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 4 downmodel 41
model 41
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 64%, covered 53% (149 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3The team the line moved toward covered 45% (22 games since 2025)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenBAL -6.5
CloseBAL -3
Total44.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Books
9 sportsbooks · prices at kickoff
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | |||||
| BetMGMMGM | -3-118 | +3-102 | 39.5-110 | 39.5-108 | -175 | +150 |
| BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag | -3-115 | +3-105 | 39.5-110 | 39.5-110 | -170 | +149 |
| BetRiversBetRivers | -3.5-105 | +3.5-117 | 39.5-113 | 39.5-108 | -175 | +140 |
| BetUSBetUS | -3-115 | +3-105 | 39.5-110 | 39.5-110 | -170 | +146 |
| BovadaBovada | -3-115 | +3-105 | 39.5-110 | 39.5-110 | -175 | +150 |
| DraftKingsDK | -3-118 | +3-102 | 39.5-112 | 39.5-108 | -170 | +142 |
| FanDuelFD | -3-115 | +3-105 | 39.5-105 | 39.5-115 | -180 | +150 |
| LowVig.agLowVig.ag | -3-114 | +3+103 | 39.5-107 | 39.5-107 | -170 | +149 |
| MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag | -3-115 | +3-105 | 39.5-110 | 39.5-110 | -172 | +145 |
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 3-point road favorite at CLE, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: CLE won 13–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 23 points stayed under 40.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.5 against an average line of 2.7; 43.7 points a game (usually 44.8). Of the 7 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 26–21 | W | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & season form |
-0.5 | 16–33 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 30–27 | W | O39.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 21–7 | W | U41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 12 · loose |
-3.5 | 19–24 | L | O36.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest |
-3.5 | 23–3 | W | U45.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 28–3 | W | U42.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 12–32 | L | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 27–30 | L | O45.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 19–36 | L | O44.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Cleveland Browns ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.
Market moved toward Cleveland Browns
3.5 pts (BAL -6.5 → BAL -3). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Both teams trending Over (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
Total moved down 4
44.5 → 40.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 28 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 51% of games with totals 37.5–43.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-5-1 44% | 8-2 80% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
BAL 39–16 CLE
BAL leads · 55 games since 1999 · CLE has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 2025 | Baltimore Ravens 23 @ Cleveland Browns 16 | BAL -7.5 | CLE W |
| Sep 14 2025 | Cleveland Browns 17 @ Baltimore Ravens 41 | BAL -12.5 | BAL W |
| Jan 4 2024 | Cleveland Browns 10 @ Baltimore Ravens 35 | BAL -20.5 | BAL W |
| Oct 27 2024 | Baltimore Ravens 24 @ Cleveland Browns 29 | BAL -7.5 | CLE W |
| Nov 12 2023 | Cleveland Browns 33 @ Baltimore Ravens 31 | BAL -6 | CLE W |
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+0.7 →+2.1▲ 1.4#10
CLE−1.8 →−3.0▼ 1.2#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#4
Offense
◀ BAL better#27
#14
Defense
Even#15
+0.6 #8
Turnovers
◀ BAL better−0.2 #19
62 plays #17
Pace
◀ BAL faster59 plays #24
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BAL off | CLE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.2 #6 | 22.4 #14 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 6.36 #4 | 5.19 #13 | BAL |
| EPA / play | +0.15 #5 | −0.02 #15 | BAL |
| Success rate | 51% #2 | 43% #16 | BAL |
| CLE off | BAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.6 #27 | 23.8 #19 | BAL |
| Yards / play | 4.65 #26 | 5.25 #15 | BAL |
| EPA / play | −0.08 #26 | −0.02 #16 | BAL |
| Success rate | 39% #27 | 41% #7 | BAL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
BAL scoring against the CLE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #2 | 11.4 #3 | 19.0 #1 | 3.2 #26 | 5.6 #21 | 8.8 #28 | |
6.8 #28 | 3.8 #1 | 10.6 #12 | 4.6 #17 | 7.2 #18 | 11.8 #15 |
CLE scoring against the BAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.2 #30 | 7.4 #12 | 8.6 #25 | 2.6 #30 | 7.4 #12 | 10.0 #27 | |
6.0 #26 | 4.6 #4 | 10.6 #12 | 4.0 #6 | 9.2 #28 | 13.2 #22 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 7 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BAL7d
CLE7d
Even
Tempo
Average 121 plays
slowavg 124fast
Quarterback
BAL backup QB started
Model priced BAL with its QB out
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