Sun, Dec 10, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Cleveland Browns
Weather at kickoff39°F10 mphgusts 16DryCold Over 55% of 98 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-4 · Power #12
27
final
Final
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7-5 · Power #8
31
▲ winner
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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Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
PIT vs LV
2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.513–10 W U37.5
Very close
NYJ vs JAX
2022 · Week 16 · very close · similar spread & total
-2.53–19 L U36.5
Very close
PIT vs CLE
2022 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.528–14 W O39.5
Very close
CLE vs BAL
2022 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & spread
-313–3 W U38.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.520–6 W U39
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread
-323–19 W O38
Very close
PIT vs BAL
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-214–16 L U36.5
Very close
SF vs TB
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-335–7 W O38.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2.539–37 L O39.5
Very close
BAL vs PIT
2022 · Week 17 · very close · similar spread & situation
-213–16 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%)
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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
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

JAX
Longer bar = better
CLE
#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
When JAX has the ball
Advantage: CLE defense
JAX offCLE defEdge
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
When CLE has the ball
Advantage: JAX defense
CLE offJAX defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
JAX scored
4.6
#16
6.9
#13
11.5
#12
6.2
#5
6.1
#14
12.3
#7
CLE allowed
7.2
#32
3.8
#3
11.0
#12
3.1
#5
6.3
#18
9.4
#12
CLE scoring against the JAX defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLE scored
3.3
#23
8.0
#9
11.3
#13
4.8
#11
5.4
#21
10.2
#18
JAX allowed
1.9
#2
5.3
#6
7.3
#2
6.7
#31
7.4
#27
14.1
#32

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLE +1.8
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