Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Seattle Seahawks
Closing spread
SEA -4
Push
Total
38.5
▲ Over · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
CLE 21–25 SEA
✓ SEA (62%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSEA -4
Total38.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseSEA -4
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close38.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseSEA -4
Total38.5
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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
SEA as a 4-point home favorite against CLE, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: SEA won 24–20; the favorite pushed, as in 0 of the 10 similar games. 44 points went over 38.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 44%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.6 against an average line of 3.3; 41.4 points a game (usually 46.7). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 11–6 | W | U37 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 35–7 | W | O38.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 13–3 | W | U38.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 40–29 | W | O42 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 18–22 | L | U41.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & spread |
-4.5 | 29–17 | W | O38 |
| Close | 2020 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 20–30 | L | O42 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3 | 18–30 | L | O41 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 23–21 | L | O42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 18 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 28–14 | W | O39.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Cleveland Browns ATS trend Push
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 on a cross-country trip
Cleveland Browns cross 3 time zones (2,020 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 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2 67% | 1-1 50% | 2-0 100% | |
| 4-2 67% | 1-1 50% | 0-2 0% |
Recent meetings
The series
CLE 2–5 SEA
SEA leads · 7 games since 2001 · SEA has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
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+6.0 →+1.9▼ 4.1#9
SEA−7.8 →+0.7▲ 8.5#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#27
Offense
SEA better ▶#9
#4
Defense
◀ CLE better#9
−1.0 #30
Turnovers
SEA better ▶+0.2 #14
71 plays #1
Pace
◀ CLE faster61 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLE off | SEA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.3 #15 | 19.7 #12 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.48 #29 | 4.75 #3 | SEA |
| EPA / play | −0.20 #32 | −0.07 #10 | SEA |
| Success rate | 38% #30 | 42% #12 | SEA |
| SEA off | CLE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #12 | 19.2 #10 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.46 #12 | 4.43 #2 | CLE |
| EPA / play | +0.04 #9 | −0.23 #1 | CLE |
| Success rate | 48% #4 | 32% #1 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CLE scoring against the SEA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.7 #26 | 9.7 #7 | 12.3 #12 | 4.5 #13 | 5.5 #23 | 10.0 #17 | |
4.5 #17 | 5.7 #6 | 10.2 #12 | 2.8 #8 | 6.7 #19 | 9.5 #13 |
SEA scoring against the CLE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #8 | 6.0 #21 | 11.7 #16 | 5.5 #5 | 5.8 #19 | 11.3 #9 | |
5.8 #26 | 6.0 #8 | 11.8 #17 | 2.2 #5 | 5.2 #14 | 7.3 #5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 6 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLE7d
SEA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
CLE 2,020 mi
3 time zones
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