Sun, Dec 10, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Cleveland Browns
Closing spread
CLE -2.5
✓ CLE W
Total
37.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
JAX 21–24 CLE
✓ CLE (58%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLE -2.5
Total37.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseCLE -2.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close37.5
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–4.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 54% (40 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLE -2.5
Total37.5
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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
CLE as a 2.5-point home favorite against JAX, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: CLE won 31–27; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 37.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.4 against an average line of 2.6; 34.8 points a game (usually 45.7). Of the 2 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 | 2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 13–10 | W | U37.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 3–19 | L | U36.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 28–14 | W | O39.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 13–3 | W | U38.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 20–6 | W | U39 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 23–19 | W | O38 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 14–16 | L | U36.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 35–7 | W | O38.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 39–37 | L | O39.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 17 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2 | 13–16 | L | U35.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Jacksonville Jaguars 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.
Jacksonville Jaguars ATS trend (5-2)
Jacksonville Jaguars have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Jacksonville Jaguars 3-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Cleveland Browns 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 18 earlier overs in games with totals 34.5–40.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-2 71% | 4-3 57% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-3-1 57% | 6-2 75% |
Recent meetings
The series
JAX 11–8 CLE
JAX leads · 19 games since 1999 · JAX 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
JAX+3.9 →+1.4▼ 2.5#10
CLE+6.0 →+2.2▼ 3.8#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#15
Offense
◀ JAX better#26
#20
Defense
CLE better ▶#4
+0.3 #12
Turnovers
◀ JAX better−0.7 #29
66 plays #6
Pace
CLE faster ▶72 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| JAX off | CLE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.8 #9 | 20.4 #10 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.27 #15 | 4.71 #3 | CLE |
| EPA / play | −0.05 #20 | −0.18 #1 | CLE |
| Success rate | 43% #14 | 35% #1 | CLE |
| CLE off | JAX def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.5 #17 | 21.6 #20 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.48 #29 | 5.65 #27 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.15 #28 | −0.02 #17 | JAX |
| Success rate | 38% #29 | 42% #14 | JAX |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
JAX scoring against the CLE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #16 | 6.9 #13 | 11.5 #12 | 6.2 #5 | 6.1 #14 | 12.3 #7 | |
7.2 #32 | 3.8 #3 | 11.0 #12 | 3.1 #5 | 6.3 #18 | 9.4 #12 |
CLE scoring against the JAX defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #23 | 8.0 #9 | 11.3 #13 | 4.8 #11 | 5.4 #21 | 10.2 #18 | |
1.9 #2 | 5.3 #6 | 7.3 #2 | 6.7 #31 | 7.4 #27 | 14.1 #32 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
39° · 10 mph
gusts 16 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
JAX6d
CLE7d
CLE +1 day
Tempo
Fast 138 plays
slowavg 127fast
Quarterback
CLE backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
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