CLE C-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked CLE. Projected margin: 0.0. Actual: 5. Off by 5.0 points but directionally right.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 8.0 points.
DRAMATIC
The win probability swung past 50% 1 time. A competitive game throughout.
Another data point for the model. C-tier picks continue to track.
BETTING LINE
SOURCE
CLE
JAX
Closing line
+142
-170
Our fair price
+100
-100
Our fair price carries no vig, so it is what the bet is worth, not what anyone will offer you.
SPREAD CLE +3.0 · nflverse market average, not one book's number
RESULT Won · +$1.54
OUR NUMBER
50%
MARKET, VIG REMOVED
40%
DIFFERENCE
+10%
Both figures are for CLE. The market number strips the margin out first, so the two sides are measured the same way.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
Our model takes Cleveland Browns at 50% win probability, a Tier C pick. The margin models project JAX by 0.0. The market has CLE at +3.0.
Week 2 of the 2024 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Cleveland Browns, JAX 27, CLE 31 in Week 14 of 2023.
By net EPA per play over the 2024 season, Jacksonville Jaguars: CLE -0.201 against JAX -0.149.
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.