Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 9 · at Cleveland Browns
Closing spread
LAC -1.5
✓ LAC W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
LAC 21–19 CLE
✓ LAC (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAC -2.5
CloseLAC -1.5
Total39.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLAC -2.5
1 → CLE
CloseLAC -1.5
1 pt toward Cleveland Browns
Total
Open39.5
▲ 2
Close41.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LAC -2.5 · closed LAC -1.5 · moved 1 toward CLEmodel LAC -5
model LAC -5
Opened 39.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 2 upmodel 39.5
model 39.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–3.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 55% (74 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLAC -2.5
CloseLAC -1.5
Total39.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
LAC as a 1.5-point road favorite at CLE, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: LAC won 27–10; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 41.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 43%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1 against an average line of 2.6; 42.2 points a game (usually 43.2). Of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-1.5 | 15–17 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & rest |
-1.5 | 23–20 | W | O42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 24–27 | L | O40.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 20–30 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 24–19 | W | U49.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 33–22 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 22–17 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 32–13 | W | O36.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 3–25 | L | U42.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 20–16 | W | U45 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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 7 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Los Angeles Chargers ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.
Los Angeles Chargers ATS trend (5-2)
Los Angeles Chargers have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Los Angeles Chargers 4-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Cleveland Browns home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Market moved toward Cleveland Browns
1 pt (LAC -2.5 → LAC -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Both teams trending Under (11-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 18-19 (49%)
Total moved up 2
39.5 → 41.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Los Angeles Chargers on a cross-country trip
Los Angeles Chargers cross 3 time zones (2,052 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 19 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 48% of games with totals 38.5–44.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 2-8 20% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
LAC 11–3 CLE
LAC leads · 14 games since 1999 · LAC has won the last 5 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
LAC−0.7 →+1.1▲ 1.8#11
CLE+1.1 →−2.2▼ 3.3#26
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#23
Offense
◀ LAC better#30
#6
Defense
◀ LAC better#16
+0.9 #5
Turnovers
◀ LAC better−0.5 #25
60 plays #24
Pace
CLE faster ▶64 plays #8
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LAC off | CLE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.9 #25 | 23.3 #18 | CLE |
| Yards / play | 5.19 #20 | 5.43 #18 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #18 | −0.01 #16 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #28 | 41% #10 | CLE |
| CLE off | LAC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.3 #27 | 13.0 #1 | LAC |
| Yards / play | 4.27 #32 | 5.29 #13 | LAC |
| EPA / play | −0.14 #28 | −0.14 #3 | LAC |
| Success rate | 36% #32 | 39% #5 | LAC |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LAC scoring against the CLE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 #12 | 6.4 #19 | 11.6 #13 | 2.7 #30 | 4.6 #26 | 7.3 #28 | |
3.5 #6 | 9.6 #27 | 13.1 #26 | 7.6 #30 | 2.5 #1 | 10.1 #11 |
CLE scoring against the LAC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #21 | 3.5 #29 | 7.3 #31 | 3.4 #24 | 6.6 #14 | 10.0 #22 | |
1.3 #1 | 3.4 #1 | 4.7 #1 | 1.7 #2 | 6.6 #21 | 8.3 #8 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 8 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LAC7d
CLE7d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
LAC 2,052 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
CLE backup QB started
Not on the final injury report
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