Sun, Oct 29, 2023, 4:05 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Seattle Seahawks
Weather at kickoff49°F6 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
4-2 · Power #8
20
final
Final
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4-2 · Power #20
24
▲ winner
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

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MIA vs NYJ
2022 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & rest
-411–6 W U37
Very close
SF vs TB
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & rest
-335–7 W O38.5
Very close
CLE vs BAL
2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & rest
-313–3 W U38.5
Close
PHI vs NO
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-340–29 W O42
Close
NE vs CIN
2022 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & rest
-3.518–22 L U41.5
Close
CLE vs PIT
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & spread
-4.529–17 W O38
Close
SEA vs LAR
2020 · Postseason · close · similar rest & season form
-320–30 L O42
Close
SF vs IND
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation
-318–30 L O41
Close
TEN vs NO
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-323–21 L O42.5
Close
PIT vs CLE
2022 · Week 18 · close · similar rest & total
-2.528–14 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.
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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+6.0 →+1.9▼ 4.1#9
SEA−7.8 →+0.7▲ 8.5#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

CLE
Longer bar = better
SEA
#27
Offense
SEA better ▶
#9
#4
Defense
◀ CLE better
#9
−1.0 #30
Turnovers
SEA better ▶
+0.2 #14
71 plays #1
Pace
◀ CLE faster
61 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLE has the ball
Advantage: SEA defense
CLE offSEA defEdge
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
When SEA has the ball
Advantage: CLE defense
SEA offCLE defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLE scored
2.7
#26
9.7
#7
12.3
#12
4.5
#13
5.5
#23
10.0
#17
SEA allowed
4.5
#17
5.7
#6
10.2
#12
2.8
#8
6.7
#19
9.5
#13
SEA scoring against the CLE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SEA scored
5.7
#8
6.0
#21
11.7
#16
5.5
#5
5.8
#19
11.3
#9
CLE allowed
5.8
#26
6.0
#8
11.8
#17
2.2
#5
5.2
#14
7.3
#5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SEA +1.8
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