The pickThe locked winner and its win probability. A priced game's number is built on the market's no-vig price; the model's own margin and total sit beside the market's below, as context.
backtest · not locked
Win chance
75%Cincinnati BengalsStrong
No moneyline was priced into this call, so it is the model's own number.
Model marginThe model's own predicted margin beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no spread pick.
CIN by 9.1market CIN by 9.5
Model totalThe model's own predicted total points beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no over/under pick.
44.9 pointsmarket 47.5
Backtest, not locked: this game finished before the model ran on it; the calls were reconstructed from pre-game information.
Why the model calls itThe reasons behind the winner call, in plain sentences drawn from this page's numbers.
The model has Cincinnati Bengals at 75% to win, with the market at CIN by 9.5.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Shedeur Sanders starting for Cleveland Browns, and the model prices that in.
CIN has the advantage in third downs and the red zone: CIN red-zone touchdown rate ranks #3, CLE defends it at #17; the other way CLE #25 into CIN's #25.
Counterpoint: passing favours CLE. CLE passing ranks #32, CIN defends it at #28; the other way CIN #25 into CLE's #3. The pick still lands on CIN because it rests on the whole season's results and the market's price, not one area.
Form: CIN has the better last five games by 8.0 points a game (CIN +3.2, CLE -4.8).
Home field is with CIN, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it CIN by 9.1 against a market CIN by 9.5: essentially the same number, so there is little difference to read. The model's total is 44.9 against a line of 47.5: 2.6 points below it.The model makes no spread or over/under pick: neither has shown an edge over the market in our backtests.
Matchup context: who has the advantageWhich team has the advantage in each area, and how clearly. Context for reading the game, not model inputs.
Model CIN by 9.1 · market CIN by 9.5
ⓘContext, not inputs. These areas show how the two sides match up so you can read the game. The model's call comes from the teams' overall ratings, the quarterback, rest, home field and weather, not from these tiles.
Passing game
CLE
Clear advantage
CLE passing ranks #32, CIN defends it at #28; the other way CIN #25 into CLE's #3.
Rushing game
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Even
CIN rushing ranks #5, CLE defends it at #15; the other way CLE #25 into CIN's #31.
Third down & red zone
CIN
Slight advantage
CIN red-zone touchdown rate ranks #3, CLE defends it at #17; the other way CLE #25 into CIN's #25.
Big plays
CLE
Slight advantage
CLE explosive pass rate ranks #30, CIN defends it at #29; the other way CIN #27 into CLE's #14.
Pass protection & rush
CLE
Slight advantage
CLE sack rate ranks #25, CIN defends it at #23; the other way CIN #10 into CLE's #2.
Ball security
CIN
Slight advantage
CIN turnovers / game ranks #30, CLE defends it at #23; the other way CLE #29 into CIN's #12.
Form (last 5)
CIN
Clear advantage
CIN +3.2 per game over the last five, CLE −4.8.
Market
CIN
Clear advantage
Consensus has CIN by 9.5; the model says CIN by 9.1.
the market, for comparison
Where the lines sitWhere the market's number and the model's sit among every final margin and total in the league's history; the highlighted bars are the games that landed between the two.
3,893 NFL games since 2012
Marginmarket CIN by 9.5 · model CIN by 9.1
Mkt CIN 9.5
Model CIN 9.1
← CLE by 28tieCIN by 28 →
The two numbers sit together; the disagreement is under half a point. Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 47.5 · model 44.9
Mkt 47.5
Model 44.9
20 pts4672 pts
8.1% of NFL games finish between 47.5 and 44.9. The league’s median total since 2012 is 45.
The model alone was backtested walk-forward (each game priced only from what came before it). Since the winner call started following the market, the calibration that counts is the record of locked picks on the results page. Margin and total are context, not picks. Model reads, not personalized advice. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
