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PIT −2.5

spread

38.5

total

20.5 – 18

score implied by the line

The sportsbook's line, not our projection: (total ± spread) ÷ 2 gives each team's share of the points. The ladders below start from these lines; our own number comes next.

Our projected spread

CLE by 0.9

ours

PIT by 2.5

the line

How we got therePoints
Power ratings CLE −2.3, PIT −1.3: points vs an average team, from every play this season. Each rating point is worth 1.00 points of margin.PIT +1.1
Expected TDs CLE 2.2, PIT 2.2, from Boom TD!'s starters. Each extra expected TD is worth 1.9 points of margin.PIT +0.1
Home field home teams won by this much on average over the last five seasons.CLE +2.1
Our projected spreadCLE +0.9
Projected yards CLE 390, PIT 424 (Boom Yards). Shown for context, not in the formula: next to the ratings and TDs, yards added nothing in testing.—

We're 3.4 points more on CLE than the line. The biggest reason is home field. The market prices things our formula doesn't see: injuries, matchups, weather, last season, and the sharpest money in the world.

Is a gap this big an opportunity? When we've disagreed with the line by 3–6 points, our side covered 44% of the time (399 games, 2019–2026). You need 52.4% to break even at −110. The line has been the better bet.

For your bet: This number explains the game; it isn't a bet against the line. Tested on 319 games it never saw (2025–2026), the line was closer to the final margin 60% of the time, and betting our number against it won only 43%. The full record

Spread ladder

LineChanceFair odds
PIT wins (moneyline)56%−127
PIT by 3+the line50%−101
PIT by 4+lands on 3: 9%41%+141
PIT by 7+33%+207
PIT by 8+lands on 7: 5%28%+263
PIT by 10+24%+311
PIT by 14+18%+459
CLE +1.546%+116
CLE +2.5the line50%+101
CLE +3.559%−141
CLE wins (moneyline)44%+128

For your bet: Dog +3.5 wins 59%, +2.5 only 50% (9% land on 3). The hook is worth paying for up to −141.

Show the 1,302 games behind these numbers

Every NFL regular-season game 2006–2026 where the favorite laid 2 to 3 points (as close to 2.5 as gives at least 300 games), and how it finished. Each bar is how many games the favorite won by that margin; below zero, the underdog won.

-21 or less+35 or more
PIT would have covered −2.5CLE would have covered +2.5
  • Chance: the share of those games. “PIT by 7+” = games won by 7 or more ÷ all 1,302.
  • Fair odds: the price with no bookmaker cut, where you'd break even over time. 50% is +100; 25% is +300; 75% is −300. Pushes are set aside.
  • Key numbers (outlined): 3 and 7 are the most common margins, a field goal and a touchdown.
  • Checked: we re-test this on every update. See how close it's been.

Your line

50%

win

0%

push

50%

lose

Fair price +101 · at −110 it's overpriced: about −5¢ per $1

Pick the bet your book offers and type its price. Win, push and lose are the share of the same past games. Value is the chance of winning × what you'd win, minus the chance of losing × your stake; within 2¢ per $1 we call it fair.

Total ladder

OverChanceFair odds
Over 31.570%−238
Over 34.563%−168
Over 37.554%−115
Over 38.5the line51%−103
Over 39.548%+110
Over 42.538%+162
Over 45.530%+231

For your bet: Totals have no big key numbers: no single final total happens much more than 4% of the time. Don't pay extra juice to move a total by half a point.

Show the 2,690 games behind these numbers

Every NFL regular-season game 2006–2026 with a half-point total, and how far the final score landed from its posted total. Shown here as if the total had been 38.5. Totals move with the era, so the line itself sets the middle, and history sets the spread around it.

11 or less67 or more
over 38.5under 38.5

Touchdowns move this game

PIT20.5 pts

anytime TD chance

CLE18 pts

anytime TD chance

If he scores…

  • Jaylen Warren scores → PIT covers 60% (vs 42% when their RB doesn't)
  • Quinshon Judkins scores → CLE covers 60% (vs 42% when their RB doesn't)
  • Aaron Rodgers throws 2+ TDs → the over hits 68% (vs 34%)
  • Deshaun Watson throws 2+ TDs → the over hits 68% (vs 34%)

These are averages for every starting RB (3,277 games) and QB (3,631 games) 2019–2026, not numbers for these players. The players are this week's likeliest scorers on Boom TD!.

For your bet: These legs move together. An anytime TD plus his team covering hits about 19% more often than the two chances multiplied, so it's a natural same-game parlay. Check the parlay price against that.

Power rankings

PITCLE
Overall#19#26
Pass offense#26#29
Pass defense#10#9
Run offense#8#28
Run defense#21#13

Ranks explain the line; the line is the better predictor. How we rank · All 32 teams · This week's edges