Sun, Sep 21, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Cleveland Browns
Closing spread
GB -7.5
✓ CLE W
Total
40.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
GB 25–17 CLE
✗ GB (75%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGB -7.5
CloseGB -7.5
Total43.5 → 40.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenGB -7.5
no move
CloseGB -7.5
No change since the open
Total
Open43.5
▼ 3
Close40.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GB -7.5 · unchangedmodel GB -7.5 matches the line
model GB -7.5 = line ✓
Opened 43.5 · closed 40.5 · moved 3 downmodel 42
model 42
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–9.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 46% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGB -7.5
CloseGB -7.5
Total43.5 → 40.5
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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
GB as a 7.5-point road favorite at CLE, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: CLE won 13–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 23 points stayed under 40.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 71%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.2 against an average line of 6.2; 43.2 points a game (usually 46.8). Of the 6 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & total |
-5.5 | 33–19 | W | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & total |
-7.5 | 12–7 | L | U42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread |
-8.5 | 27–20 | L | O42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar season form |
-5.5 | 23–13 | W | U40.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar team ratings & season form |
-7.5 | 25–29 | L | O39.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest |
-5.5 | 40–7 | W | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest |
-6.5 | 34–20 | W | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar spread |
-6.5 | 20–19 | L | U41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 27–22 | W | O42.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & total |
-5.5 | 21–14 | W | U42.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Total moved down 3
43.5 → 40.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
Green Bay Packers have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 31 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 53% of games with totals 37.5–43.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | |
| 1-9 10% | 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
GB 5–2 CLE
GB leads · 7 games since 2001 · CLE has won the last meeting
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
GB+2.2 →+3.7▲ 1.5#3
CLE−2.1 →−2.1–#23
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#6
Offense
◀ GB better#28
#4
Defense
◀ GB better#13
+0.5 #13
Turnovers
◀ GB better−2.0 #32
55 plays #26
Pace
CLE faster ▶72 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GB off | CLE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.0 #6 | 29.0 #25 | GB |
| Yards / play | 6.09 #6 | 3.75 #2 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.18 #4 | +0.01 #18 | GB |
| Success rate | 48% #7 | 40% #8 | Even |
| CLE off | GB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 16.5 #27 | 15.5 #4 | GB |
| Yards / play | 4.55 #28 | 3.66 #1 | GB |
| EPA / play | −0.16 #30 | −0.11 #5 | GB |
| Success rate | 38% #27 | 40% #7 | GB |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 2 teams
GB scoring against the CLE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 | 7.0 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | |
5.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 17.0 |
CLE scoring against the GB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 | |
0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 7 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GB10d
CLE7d
GB +3 days
Tempo
Average 127 plays
slowavg 122fast
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