Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at New York Jets
Weather at kickoff58°F8 mphgusts 20Wet0.2 mmWet Over 51% of 104 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-1 · Power #30
12
final
Final
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1-3 · Power #27
17
▲ winner
Closing spread
NYJ -2.5
✓ NYJ W
Total
38.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
CLE 19–21 NYJ
✓ NYJ (59%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNYJ -1.5
CloseNYJ -2.5
Total38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward New York Jets
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NYJ -1.5 · closed NYJ -2.5 · moved 1 toward NYJmodel NYJ -2
Opened 38.5 · unchangedmodel 39.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 52% (227 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 47% (130 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenNYJ -1.5
CloseNYJ -2.5
Total38.5
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 NYJ as a 2.5-point home favorite against CLE, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: NYJ won 17–12; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 38.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 1.1 against an average line of 3.1; 46.3 points a game (usually 44.6). Of the 6 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2025 · Week 15 · very close · similar season form & team ratings
-328–15 W U43.5
Close
2025 · Week 18 · close · similar team ratings & season form
-3.519–17 L U43.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total
-2.536–29 W O38.5
Close
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.514–23 L O36.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & season form
-2.521–16 W U43.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation
-2.517–20 L U41.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.534–18 W O35.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-4.527–28 L O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & spread
-2.514–30 L O36.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar season form
-4.527–30 L O41.5
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 4 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.

Cleveland Browns ATS trend (3-1)
Cleveland Browns have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Cleveland Browns 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Market moved toward New York Jets
1 pt (NYJ -1.5 → NYJ -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Small sample warning
New York Jets 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−1.8 →−2.9▼ 1.1#30
NYJ−3.3 →−2.8▲ 0.5#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

CLE
Longer bar = better
NYJ
#19
Offense
Even
#19
#18
Defense
Even
#16
−0.3 #18
Turnovers
NYJ better ▶
+0.8 #12
57 plays #27
Pace
Even
57 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLE has the ball
Even matchup
CLE offNYJ defEdge
Points / game 20.3 #22 21.0 #12 NYJ
Yards / play 5.11 #18 5.03 #8 NYJ
EPA / play −0.02 #17 0.00 #15 Even
Success rate 43% #17 49% #30 CLE
When NYJ has the ball
Even matchup
NYJ offCLE defEdge
Points / game 19.0 #25 23.8 #19 CLE
Yards / play 5.02 #22 5.45 #17 CLE
EPA / play +0.02 #12 +0.02 #17 NYJ
Success rate 44% #16 44% #19 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CLE scoring against the NYJ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLE scored
0.8
#31
8.5
#8
9.3
#23
3.3
#21
7.8
#11
11.0
#17
NYJ allowed
2.5
#6
5.8
#9
8.3
#4
3.5
#6
8.5
#24
12.0
#16
NYJ scoring against the CLE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYJ scored
1.8
#28
5.0
#24
6.8
#28
5.8
#11
6.5
#19
12.3
#11
CLE allowed
6.8
#28
4.8
#6
11.5
#16
5.8
#22
6.5
#15
12.3
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NYJ +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 8 mph
gusts 20 mph · 0.228 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
CLE10d
NYJ7d
CLE +3 days
Tempo
Slow 114 plays
slowavg 124fast