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Week 3

Carolina PanthersatCleveland Browns

Final · Carolina Panthers 18, Cleveland Browns 21

Opened
+1.5
First seen Jul 29
Closed
+4.5
+3 since open
Total
37.5
Prices archived
156
23 spread · 21 total
Crossed 3 since opening2 point gap between books right now

Where the best number is

CLE+4.5DraftKings
CAR-2.5FanDuel
Over31.5DraftKings
Under37.5FanDuel

Across the 2 books we archive — which is a real limit on this, and we would rather say so than imply a survey of the market. Lines only: two books on the same number with different juice read as equal here.

What the market says

Both prices with the bookmaker's margin removed. This is the market's number, not ours — we don't forecast NFL games, and we publish why.

CAR
61.1%
CLE
38.9%

Teams the market priced at 60–65% won 553 of 931 games since 1999.Slightly worse than the price claimed, by 3.1 points.

6.1%the book's margin on this game

The two prices add up to 106.1%. Everything over 100% is the book's edge, taken whichever side you pick. This one is heavier than a typical NFL moneyline.

Head to head

Bryce Young · CARQB Index componentsDeshaun Watson · CLE
76 · A
Index
39 · D
40.5
Attempts / gm
29.6
5.8%
Sacked
share of dropbacks
11.4%
62.3%
Completion
QB Index · vs CLE

Bryce Young

CAR · 4 games, 162 attempts

76
index
A
Volumeweight 0.40
3rd of 34

40.5 attempts per game · team runs 65 plays at 63% pass · sacked on 5.8% of dropbacks

Efficiencyweight 0.35
6th of 34

7.8 yards per attempt · 62.3% completions · 0.240 EPA per dropback

Matchupweight 0.25
21st of 32

CLE has allowed 6.9 yards per attempt across 5 games

≈ 300 yards

The life of this number

Following the DraftKings spread · one of 2 books archived · 9 prices on record

Open

Opened +1.5 on Wed, Jul 29, 60 days before kickoff.

Move

8 reprices since, 19 points of movement in all. It closed +4.5 — the favourite is 3 points bigger than at the open. It ranged from -4.5 to +4.5 along the way, retracing 16 points of that movement.

When it moved

Half of the movement was over by Sun, Sep 27, 2 PM ET.

5% 5–2 days out95% Gameday
Biggest move

7 points at once — -2.5 to +4.5 on Sun, Sep 27, 4 PM ET.

Crossed 3

-2.5 to -4.5 on Sun, Sep 27, 2 PM ET — through 3 and away from it.

Crossed 3

-4.5 to -2.5 on Sun, Sep 27, 3 PM ET — back through 3.

Crossed 3

The life of this number

Following the FanDuel total · one of 2 books archived · 6 prices on record

Open

Opened 42.5 on Thu, Sep 24, 3 days before kickoff.

Move

5 reprices since, 25 points of movement in all. It closed 37.5 — 5 points lower than the open. It ranged from 27.5 to 42.5 along the way, retracing 20 points of that movement.

When it moved

Half of the movement was over by Sun, Sep 27, 2 PM ET.

100% Gameday
Biggest move

11 points at once — 38.5 to 27.5 on Sun, Sep 27, 2 PM ET.

Every sentence above is arithmetic on prices we recorded and the times we recorded them. Nothing here says where this number goes next.

What happened at this number

Counts from 6,967 regular-season games since 1999. No model, no forecast — this is the history of the number itself, not a claim about this game.

The spread

Favourites of 4.5 covered 127 of 254 games.

The range covers a coin flip.

They won outright in 169 of 254.

The total

Totals of 37.5 went over 101 of 189 times.

The range covers a coin flip.

How often a game ends on each margin
3
1,046 of 6,967
7
634 of 6,967
6
415 of 6,967

The spread, hour by hour

Home handicap. Dashed rules are the key numbers.

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The total

Over line.

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Player props · 58

AJ Dillon

Rushing Yards

4.5market 51% over2.7pp between books — shop it

over

-112

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

Andre Szmyt

Kicking Points

6.5market 48% over

over

-105

DraftKings

under

-122

DraftKings

Blake Whiteheart

Receiving Yards

0.5market 37% over

over

+164

FanDuel

under

-213

DraftKings

Blake Whiteheart

Receptions

0.5market 41% over19.8pp between books — shop it

over

+130

DraftKings

under

+128

FanDuel

Bryce Young

Carries

2.5market 40% over
we project1.5/gm± 0.7 typical error

over

+130

DraftKings

under

-182

DraftKings

Bryce Young

Completions

18.5market 54% over

over

-141

DraftKings

under

+100

DraftKings

Bryce Young

Interceptions

0.5market 40% over

over

+135

DraftKings

under

-182

DraftKings

Bryce Young

Pass Attempts

31.5market 47% over
we project40.5/gm± 3.0 typical error

over

-105

DraftKings

under

-132

DraftKings

Bryce Young

Passing TDs

1.5market 27% over22.6pp between books — shop it

over

+330

DraftKings

under

-158

FanDuel

Bryce Young

Passing Yards

214.5market 50% over

over

-114

FanDuel

under

-114

FanDuel

Bryce Young

Rushing Yards

14.5market 41% over16.2pp between books — shop it
we project4.8/gm± 4.9 typical error

over

+170

DraftKings

under

-111

DraftKings

Carson Schwesinger

Sacks

0.5

over

+320

FanDuel

under

—

Chuba Hubbard

Carries

17.5market 51% over
we project15.3/gm± 3.0 typical error

over

-120

DraftKings

under

-111

DraftKings

Chuba Hubbard

Receiving Yards

8.5market 49% over

over

-108

FanDuel

under

-122

FanDuel

Chuba Hubbard

Receptions

2.5market 47% over3.5pp between books — shop it

over

+101

DraftKings

under

-114

FanDuel

Chuba Hubbard

Rushing Yards

45.5market 50% over
we project76.5/gm± 15.2 typical error

over

-116

DraftKings

under

-112

FanDuel

Darren Waller

Receiving Yards

10.5market 50% over
we project37.0/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-120

DraftKings

under

-110

FanDuel

Darren Waller

Receptions

2.5market 43% over1.7pp between books — shop it

over

+118

DraftKings

under

-146

FanDuel

Denzel Boston

Receiving Yards

47.5market 50% over
we project66.0/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

Denzel Boston

Receptions

3.5market 11% over46.1pp between books — shop it

over

+1300

DraftKings

under

-114

FanDuel

Derrick Brown

Sacks

0.5

over

+134

FanDuel

under

—

Deshaun Watson

Carries

7.5market 58% over
we project7.4/gm± 0.7 typical error

over

-161

DraftKings

under

+120

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Completions

16.5market 55% over

over

-141

DraftKings

under

+105

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Interceptions

0.5market 38% over

over

+150

DraftKings

under

-200

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Pass Attempts

31.5market 53% over
we project29.6/gm± 3.0 typical error

over

-135

DraftKings

under

+100

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Passing TDs

1.5market 14% over26.8pp between books — shop it

over

+800

DraftKings

under

-208

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Passing Yards

187.5market 50% over

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Rushing Yards

24.5market 51% over
we project33.4/gm± 4.9 typical error

over

-118

DraftKings

under

-109

DraftKings

Harold Fannin Jr.

Receiving Yards

37.5market 50% over
we project31.4/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-110

FanDuel

under

-112

DraftKings

Harold Fannin Jr.

Receptions

3.5market 62% over12.1pp between books — shop it

over

-118

FanDuel

under

+145

DraftKings

Isaiah McGuire

Sacks

0.5

over

+154

FanDuel

under

—

Jaelan Phillips

Sacks

0.5

over

-158

FanDuel

under

—

Jalen Coker

Receiving Yards

53.5market 50% over
we project74.0/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-114

FanDuel

under

-114

FanDuel

Jalen Coker

Receptions

5.5market 41% over

over

+130

FanDuel

under

-172

DraftKings

Jared Verse

Sacks

0.5

over

+154

FanDuel

under

—

Jerry Jeudy

Receiving Yards

20.5market 50% over
we project20.3/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-112

DraftKings

under

-112

DraftKings

Jerry Jeudy

Receptions

1.5market 56% over2.9pp between books — shop it

over

-132

FanDuel

under

+117

DraftKings

KC Concepcion

Receiving Yards

33.5market 51% over
we project29.8/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-114

FanDuel

under

-110

DraftKings

KC Concepcion

Receptions

3.5market 11% over49.2pp between books — shop it

over

+1200

DraftKings

under

+100

FanDuel

KC Concepcion

Rushing Yards

5.5market 51% over

over

-114

FanDuel

under

-110

DraftKings

Mason Graham

Sacks

0.5

over

+290

FanDuel

under

—

Mitchell Evans

Receiving Yards

11.5market 38% over

over

+146

FanDuel

under

-198

FanDuel

Patrick Jones II

Sacks

0.5

over

-112

FanDuel

under

—

Princely Umanmielen

Sacks

0.5

over

+182

FanDuel

under

—

Quinshon Judkins

Carries

17.5market 53% over
we project14.6/gm± 3.0 typical error

over

-132

DraftKings

under

-105

DraftKings

Quinshon Judkins

Receiving Yards

13.5market 49% over2.6pp between books — shop it

over

-110

DraftKings

under

-108

FanDuel

Quinshon Judkins

Receptions

2.5market 37% over10.5pp between books — shop it

over

+150

DraftKings

under

-130

FanDuel

Quinshon Judkins

Rushing Yards

60.5market 50% over
we project44.2/gm± 15.2 typical error

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-113

FanDuel

Raheim Sanders

Receiving Yards

2.5market 51% over2.2pp between books — shop it

over

-110

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

Raheim Sanders

Receptions

0.5market 60% over3.0pp between books — shop it

over

-160

FanDuel

under

+130

DraftKings

Raheim Sanders

Rushing Yards

5.5market 51% over
we project8.6/gm± 15.2 typical error

over

-120

DraftKings

under

-106

FanDuel

Ryan Fitzgerald

Kicking Points

6.5market 52% over

over

-125

DraftKings

under

-103

DraftKings

Tetairoa McMillan

Receiving Yards

43.5market 50% over
we project96.3/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-114

FanDuel

under

-114

FanDuel

Tetairoa McMillan

Receptions

4.5market 43% over11.5pp between books — shop it

over

+115

DraftKings

under

+104

FanDuel

Tommy Tremble

Receiving Yards

10.5market 48% over1.8pp between books — shop it
we project20.5/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-105

DraftKings

under

-113

FanDuel

Tommy Tremble

Receptions

1.5market 51% over3.6pp between books — shop it

over

-119

DraftKings

under

+104

FanDuel

Xavier Legette

Receiving Yards

12.5market 49% over

over

-109

DraftKings

under

-116

DraftKings

Xavier Legette

Receptions

1.5market 43% over3.6pp between books — shop it

over

+120

DraftKings

under

-138

FanDuel

Every number here is a price we observed or arithmetic on prices we observed. “Market %” is the book's own two-sided price with the vig removed — not a forecast. We publish no prop projection: the model failed its pre-registered calibration gate on 2026-07-31, and a number that failed its own test doesn't go on the site.

Every point above is a price we observed and stored, with the time we saw it. Nothing on this page is a prediction, a rating, or a recommended bet.

64.2%
7.8
Yards / att
6.8
364.8
Air yards / gm
211.8
0.240
EPA / dropback
0.024
+6.1
CPOE
completion % over expected
-1.7

Every row is a rate measured over games already played, never a probability — the same components behind each quarterback's Index below. Our passing model failed its calibration test; we publish that on the accuracy page.

CAR skill corpswho they faceCLE skill corps
166.8
Receivers
yds/gm allowed · vs CLE / vs CAR
154.0
statements like this held next week 54.6%· CI 50.7–58.5
  • Tetairoa McMillanTetairoa McMillan26.5% target share · 18.6 PPR last 4
  • Jalen CokerJalen Coker15.0% target share · 17.4 PPR last 3
  • John Metchie IIIJohn Metchie III6.8% target share · 5.5 PPR last 3
  • Denzel BostonDenzel Boston20.3% target share · 13.8 PPR last 4
  • KC ConcepcionKC Concepcion19.6% target share · 6 PPR last 4
  • Jerry JeudyJerry Jeudy10.1% target share · 4 PPR last 4
106.8
Backs
yds/gm allowed · vs CLE / vs CAR
120.0
RB statements like this held 48%· CI 38.5–57.7, no measured edge
  • Chuba HubbardChuba Hubbard70.5% of team carries · 19.8 PPR last 4
  • AJ DillonAJ Dillon19.3% of team carries · 1.7 PPR last 4
  • Jonathon BrooksJonathon Brooks10.2% of team carries · 4.7 PPR last 2
  • Quinshon JudkinsQuinshon Judkins62.4% of team carries · 12.3 PPR last 4
53.8
Tight ends
yds/gm allowed · vs CLE / vs CAR
53.3
statements like this held next week 54.6%· CI 50.7–58.5
  • Darren WallerDarren Waller12.9% target share · 10 PPR last 4
  • Tommy TrembleTommy Tremble10.2% target share · 4.8 PPR last 4
  • Mitchell EvansMitchell Evans4.8% target share · 3.1 PPR last 4
  • Harold Fannin Jr.Harold Fannin Jr.18.2% target share · 11.9 PPR last 4
Where this ranking comes from
38 attempts × 7.8 yards per attempt

Expected volume from the inputs above. Unvalidated — it is arithmetic on what has already happened, not a forecast that has been scored against outcomes.

The market has his team at 21.0 points implied.

What he has actually cleared
300.5 yards in 2 of 4325.5 yards in 2 of 4350.5 yards in 1 of 4

The index ranks this quarterback and this matchup against every qualifying passer, over games already played. It is not a probability and not a bet — our passing-yards model failed its calibration test, and we publish that on the accuracy page.

QB Index · vs CAR

Deshaun Watson

CLE · 5 games, 148 attempts

39
index
D
Volumeweight 0.40
21st of 34

29.6 attempts per game · team runs 55 plays at 54% pass · sacked on 11.4% of dropbacks

Efficiencyweight 0.35
20th of 34

6.8 yards per attempt · 64.2% completions · 0.024 EPA per dropback

Matchupweight 0.25
22nd of 32

CAR has allowed 6.7 yards per attempt across 4 games

≈ 180 yards26 attempts × 6.8 yards per attempt

Expected volume from the inputs above. Unvalidated — it is arithmetic on what has already happened, not a forecast that has been scored against outcomes.

The market has his team at 16.5 points implied.

What he has actually cleared
175.5 yards in 3 of 5200.5 yards in 3 of 5225.5 yards in 2 of 5

The index ranks this quarterback and this matchup against every qualifying passer, over games already played. It is not a probability and not a bet — our passing-yards model failed its calibration test, and we publish that on the accuracy page.

-2.5 to +4.5 on Sun, Sep 27, 4 PM ET — through 3 and away from it.

Every sentence above is arithmetic on prices we recorded and the times we recorded them. Nothing here says where this number goes next.

10
390 of 6,967
4
341 of 6,967
14
334 of 6,967

Across 6,967 regular-season games since 1999, 24 of 28 spread rungs with a usable sample had a 95% interval containing 50%. In other words the number itself has never been an edge, at any rung, in twenty-seven seasons. What it is good for is knowing which numbers are expensive to cross — and a rung holding fewer than 30 games is shown greyed rather than dropped.

Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders
7.7% of team carries · 4.3 PPR last 4