Sun, Oct 11, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at New York Jets
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenNYJ -1.5
1 → NYJ
CloseNYJ -2.5
1 pt toward New York Jets
Total
Open38.5
no move
Close38.5
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
model NYJ -2
Opened 38.5 · unchangedmodel 39.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 15 · very close · similar season form & team ratings |
-3 | 28–15 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 18 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-3.5 | 19–17 | L | U43.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 36–29 | W | O38.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 18 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 14–23 | L | O36.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | U41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 34–18 | W | O35.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-4.5 | 27–28 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 14–30 | L | O36.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar season form |
-4.5 | 27–30 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 16. 54% of games with totals 35.5–41.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-6-1 33% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
CLE 6–10 NYJ
NYJ leads · 16 games since 2002 · NYJ has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 2025 | Cleveland Browns 20 @ New York Jets 27 | CLE -2.5 | NYJ W |
| Dec 28 2023 | New York Jets 20 @ Cleveland Browns 37 | CLE -7 | 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
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
Longer bar = better
#19
Offense
Even#19
#18
Defense
Even#16
−0.3 #18
Turnovers
NYJ better ▶+0.8 #12
57 plays #27
Pace
Even57 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLE off | NYJ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NYJ off | CLE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.8 #31 | 8.5 #8 | 9.3 #23 | 3.3 #21 | 7.8 #11 | 11.0 #17 | |
2.5 #6 | 5.8 #9 | 8.3 #4 | 3.5 #6 | 8.5 #24 | 12.0 #16 |
NYJ scoring against the CLE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.8 #28 | 5.0 #24 | 6.8 #28 | 5.8 #11 | 6.5 #19 | 12.3 #11 | |
6.8 #28 | 4.8 #6 | 11.5 #16 | 5.8 #22 | 6.5 #15 | 12.3 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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