Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 4:25 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Las Vegas Raiders
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1-2 · Power #28
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1-2 · Power #27
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▲ winner
Closing spread
CLE -2.5
✓ LV W
Total
38.5
▼ Under · 36 pts
Model before kickoff
CLE 24–21 LV
✗ CLE (59%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLE -0.5
CloseCLE -2.5
Total37.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Cleveland Browns
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLE -0.5 · closed CLE -2.5 · moved 2 toward CLEmodel CLE -2
Opened 37.5 · closed 38.5 · moved 1 upmodel 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 47% (52 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLE -0.5
CloseCLE -2.5
Total37.5 → 38.5
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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 2.5-point road favorite at LV, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: LV won 20–16 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 36 points stayed under 38.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 43%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.6 against an average line of 2.4; 40.6 points a game (usually 43.6). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
TEN @ WSH
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & season form
-321–17 W U43
Loose
TEN @ HOU
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & situation
-1.517–10 W U39.5
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form
-223–25 L O43.5
Loose
WSH @ HOU
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest
-323–10 W U41
Loose
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & situation
-3.524–17 W U42.5
Loose
CHI @ DET
2021 · Week 12 · loose · similar season form
-316–14 L U41.5
Loose
DEN @ LAR
2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form
-1.514–51 L O36.5
Loose
WSH @ CHI
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form
-112–7 W U37.5
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-1.512–30 L O37.5
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest
-3.533–30 L O39.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Market moved toward Cleveland Browns
2 pts (CLE -0.5 → CLE -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Cleveland Browns on a cross-country trip
Cleveland Browns cross 3 time zones (1,829 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Small sample warning
Cleveland Browns have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
CLE+1.1 →−1.0▼ 2.1#20
LV−0.8 →−2.7▼ 1.9#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

CLE
Longer bar = better
LV
#29
Offense
LV better ▶
#22
#15
Defense
◀ CLE better
#26
−0.7 #26
Turnovers
◀ CLE better
−1.3 #30
66 plays #6
Pace
◀ CLE faster
59 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLE has the ball
Even matchup
CLE offLV defEdge
Points / game 16.7 #25 27.0 #28 Even
Yards / play 3.76 #31 6.07 #29 Even
EPA / play −0.21 #29 +0.05 #24 LV
Success rate 34% #32 45% #21 LV
When LV has the ball
Advantage: CLE defense
LV offCLE defEdge
Points / game 19.3 #18 22.3 #20 Even
Yards / play 4.98 #22 5.04 #12 CLE
EPA / play −0.19 #27 −0.03 #13 CLE
Success rate 40% #21 40% #14 CLE

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CLE scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLE scored
5.7
#11
2.0
#31
7.7
#26
3.3
#23
5.7
#13
9.0
#20
LV allowed
4.3
#14
7.7
#20
12.0
#19
5.3
#20
9.7
#30
15.0
#29
LV scoring against the CLE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
4.7
#16
2.0
#31
6.7
#29
2.3
#28
10.3
#1
12.7
#9
CLE allowed
4.7
#16
10.0
#29
14.7
#28
5.7
#22
2.0
#1
7.7
#9

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LV +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CLE7d
LV7d
Even
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 121fast
Travel
CLE 1,829 mi
3 time zones