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Week 4

Pittsburgh SteelersatCleveland Browns

Final · Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Cleveland Browns 27

Opened
+2.5
First seen Jul 29
Closed
-2.5
-5 since open
Total
44.5
Prices archived
101
13 spread · 14 total
0.5 points short of 35 point gap between books right now

Where the best number is

CLE+2.5FanDuel
PIT+2.5DraftKings
Over40.5FanDuel
Under44.5DraftKings

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.

PIT
56.3%
CLE
43.7%

Teams the market priced at 55–60% won 493 of 879 games since 1999.Slightly worse than the price claimed, by 1.4 points.

6.0%the book's margin on this game

The two prices add up to 106.0%. Everything over 100% is the book's edge, taken whichever side you pick.

Head to head

Aaron Rodgers · PITQB Index componentsDeshaun Watson · CLE
49 · C
Index
48 · C
36.8
Attempts / gm
29.6
7.1%
Sacked
share of dropbacks
11.4%
59.8%
Completion
QB Index · vs CLE

Aaron Rodgers

PIT · 5 games, 184 attempts

49
index
C
Volumeweight 0.40
10th of 34

36.8 attempts per game · team runs 59 plays at 63% pass · sacked on 7.1% of dropbacks

Efficiencyweight 0.35
24th of 34

6.7 yards per attempt · 59.8% completions · -0.071 EPA per dropback

Matchupweight 0.25
21st of 32

CLE has allowed 6.9 yards per attempt across 5 games

≈ 232 yards

The life of this number

Following the DraftKings spread · one of 2 books archived · 4 prices on record

Open

Opened +2.5 on Wed, Jul 29, 65 days before kickoff.

Move

3 reprices since, 6 points of movement in all. It closed -2.5 — the favourite changed sides. It ranged from -2.5 to +3 along the way, retracing 1 point of that movement.

When it moved

Half of the movement was over by Thu, Oct 1, 9 PM ET.

8% 5+ days out8% 5–2 days out84% Gameday
Biggest move

5 points at once — +2.5 to -2.5 on Thu, Oct 1, 9 PM ET.

Held 3

It sat on 3 for 4 days, then left it on Sun, Sep 27, 8 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.

The life of this number

Following the DraftKings total · one of 2 books archived · 5 prices on record

Open

Opened 40.5 on Wed, Jul 29, 65 days before kickoff.

Move

4 reprices since, 10 points of movement in all. It closed 44.5 — 4 points higher than the open. It ranged from 37.5 to 44.5 along the way, retracing 6 points of that movement.

When it moved

Half of the movement was over by Thu, Oct 1, 9 PM ET.

20% 5+ days out20% 5–2 days out60% Gameday
Biggest move

6 points at once — 38.5 to 44.5 on Thu, Oct 1, 9 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 2.5 covered 244 of 504 games.

The range covers a coin flip.

They won outright in 269 of 504.

The total

Totals of 44.5 went over 129 of 294 times.

The range clears 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 · 60

Aaron Rodgers

Completions

24.5market 53% over

over

-132

DraftKings

under

-105

DraftKings

Aaron Rodgers

Interceptions

1.5market 42% over

over

+120

DraftKings

under

-167

DraftKings

Aaron Rodgers

Pass Attempts

40.5market 47% over
we project36.8/gm± 3.0 typical error

over

-105

DraftKings

under

-132

DraftKings

Aaron Rodgers

Passing TDs

1.5market 64% over28.3pp between books — shop it

over

+146

FanDuel

under

+160

DraftKings

Aaron Rodgers

Passing Yards

214.5market 50% over

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

Aaron Rodgers

Rushing Yards

0.5market 47% over3.7pp between books — shop it
we project3.6/gm± 4.9 typical error

over

+116

FanDuel

under

-135

DraftKings

Alex Highsmith

Sacks

0.5

over

-158

FanDuel

under

—

Andre Szmyt

Kicking Points

6.5market 46% over

over

+105

DraftKings

under

-135

DraftKings

Blake Whiteheart

Receiving Yards

0.5market 36% over2.5pp between books — shop it

over

+160

DraftKings

under

-194

FanDuel

Blake Whiteheart

Receptions

0.5market 39% over11.6pp between books — shop it

over

+140

DraftKings

under

-114

FanDuel

Cameron Heyward

Sacks

0.5

over

+350

FanDuel

under

—

Carson Schwesinger

Sacks

0.5

over

+320

FanDuel

under

—

Chris Boswell

Kicking Points

7.5market 51% over

over

-116

DraftKings

under

-111

DraftKings

Darnell Washington

Receiving Yards

19.5market 50% over
we project26.2/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-116

DraftKings

under

-110

FanDuel

Darnell Washington

Receptions

1.5market 60% over

over

-168

FanDuel

under

+136

DraftKings

Denzel Boston

Receiving Yards

37.5market 50% over
we project66.0/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

Denzel Boston

Receptions

2.5market 57% over

over

-152

DraftKings

under

+118

DraftKings

Derek Barnett

Sacks

0.5

over

+280

FanDuel

under

—

Derrick Harmon

Sacks

0.5

over

+172

FanDuel

under

—

Deshaun Watson

Carries

4.5market 50% over
we project7.4/gm± 0.7 typical error

over

-116

DraftKings

under

-120

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Completions

18.5market 50% over

over

-116

DraftKings

under

-116

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Interceptions

0.5market 41% over

over

+130

DraftKings

under

-175

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Pass Attempts

28.5market 51% over
we project29.6/gm± 3.0 typical error

over

-120

DraftKings

under

-111

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Passing TDs

0.5market 61% over3.9pp between books — shop it

over

-192

DraftKings

under

+172

FanDuel

Deshaun Watson

Passing Yards

185.5market 50% over

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

Deshaun Watson

Rushing Yards

18.5market 50% over
we project33.4/gm± 4.9 typical error

over

-118

FanDuel

under

-112

FanDuel

DK Metcalf

Receiving Yards

45.5market 50% over
we project45.0/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

DK Metcalf

Receptions

3.5market 55% over

over

-139

DraftKings

under

+108

DraftKings

Germie Bernard

Receiving Yards

9.5market 50% over1.6pp between books — shop it
we project35.0/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-104

FanDuel

under

-115

DraftKings

Germie Bernard

Receptions

1.5market 36% over

over

+172

FanDuel

under

-213

DraftKings

Harold Fannin Jr.

Receiving Yards

42.5market 49% over
we project31.4/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-110

DraftKings

under

-116

DraftKings

Harold Fannin Jr.

Receptions

4.5market 50% over

over

-106

FanDuel

under

-115

DraftKings

Isaiah McGuire

Sacks

0.5

over

+225

FanDuel

under

—

Jaylen Warren

Carries

19.5market 53% over
we project14.0/gm± 3.0 typical error

over

-135

DraftKings

under

+100

DraftKings

Jaylen Warren

Receiving Yards

25.5market 51% over

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-109

DraftKings

Jaylen Warren

Receptions

3.5market 49% over

over

-108

FanDuel

under

-118

DraftKings

Jaylen Warren

Rushing Yards

75.5market 50% over
we project82.0/gm± 15.2 typical error

over

-111

DraftKings

under

-113

FanDuel

Jerry Jeudy

Receiving Yards

14.5market 51% over
we project20.3/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-108

DraftKings

Jerry Jeudy

Receptions

1.5market 44% over

over

+114

FanDuel

under

-145

DraftKings

KC Concepcion

Carries

0.5

over

-167

DraftKings

under

—

KC Concepcion

Receiving Yards

36.5market 50% over
we project29.8/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-111

DraftKings

under

-113

FanDuel

KC Concepcion

Receptions

3.5market 53% over4.3pp between books — shop it

over

-132

DraftKings

under

+118

FanDuel

KC Concepcion

Rushing Yards

0.5market 38% over2.7pp between books — shop it

over

+150

DraftKings

under

-180

FanDuel

Maliek Collins

Sacks

0.5

over

+205

FanDuel

under

—

Mason Graham

Sacks

0.5

over

+144

FanDuel

under

—

Michael Pittman Jr.

Receiving Yards

32.5market 51% over
we project29.7/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-114

FanDuel

under

-110

DraftKings

Michael Pittman Jr.

Receptions

3.5market 49% over4.1pp between books — shop it

over

+106

FanDuel

under

-120

DraftKings

Pat Freiermuth

Receiving Yards

27.5market 50% over
we project33.8/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

Pat Freiermuth

Receptions

3.5market 45% over4.1pp between books — shop it

over

+124

FanDuel

under

-141

DraftKings

Quinshon Judkins

Carries

13.5market 55% over
we project14.6/gm± 3.0 typical error

over

-141

DraftKings

under

+105

DraftKings

Quinshon Judkins

Receiving Yards

17.5market 50% over

over

-114

FanDuel

under

-114

FanDuel

Quinshon Judkins

Receptions

2.5market 40% over4.4pp between books — shop it

over

+162

FanDuel

under

-182

DraftKings

Quinshon Judkins

Rushing Yards

55.5market 50% over
we project44.2/gm± 15.2 typical error

over

-111

DraftKings

under

-113

FanDuel

Raheim Sanders

Receiving Yards

12.5market 50% over

over

-111

DraftKings

under

-113

FanDuel

Raheim Sanders

Receptions

1.5market 43% over20.2pp between books — shop it

over

+115

DraftKings

under

+148

FanDuel

Raheim Sanders

Rushing Yards

3.5market 48% over
we project8.6/gm± 15.2 typical error

over

-105

DraftKings

under

-125

DraftKings

Roman Wilson

Receiving Yards

25.5market 50% over
we project37.6/gm± 12.5 typical error

over

-114

FanDuel

under

-114

FanDuel

Roman Wilson

Receptions

2.5market 51% over14.6pp between books — shop it

over

+144

FanDuel

under

-111

DraftKings

T.J. Watt

Sacks

0.5

over

-174

FanDuel

under

—

Travis Homer

Rushing Yards

6.5market 51% over

over

-113

FanDuel

under

-108

DraftKings

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%
6.7
Yards / att
6.8
315.0
Air yards / gm
211.8
-0.071
EPA / dropback
0.024
-2.3
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.

PIT skill corpswho they faceCLE skill corps
166.8
Receivers
yds/gm allowed · vs CLE / vs PIT
144.0
statements like this held next week 54.6%· CI 50.7–58.5
  • DK MetcalfDK Metcalf21.1% target share · 10.1 PPR last 4
  • Roman WilsonRoman Wilson14.3% target share · 9.8 PPR last 4
  • Germie BernardGermie Bernard11.4% target share · 6.8 PPR last 4
  • 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 PIT
90.8
RB statements like this held 48%· CI 38.5–57.7, no measured edge
  • Jaylen WarrenJaylen Warren73.7% of team carries · 20.7 PPR last 4
  • Rico DowdleRico Dowdle15.8% of team carries · 5.3 PPR last 2
  • Travis HomerTravis Homer5.3% of team carries · 0.5 PPR last 3
statements like this held next week 54.6%· CI 50.7–58.5
  • Quinshon JudkinsQuinshon Judkins62.4% of team carries · 12.3 PPR last 4
53.8
Tight ends
yds/gm allowed · vs CLE / vs PIT
49.6
statements like this held next week 54.6%· CI 50.7–58.5
  • Pat FreiermuthPat Freiermuth14.9% target share · 11.2 PPR last 4
  • Darnell WashingtonDarnell Washington9.1% target share · 6.6 PPR last 4
  • Harold Fannin Jr.Harold Fannin Jr.18.2% target share · 11.9 PPR last 4
Where this ranking comes from
35 attempts × 6.7 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
200.5 yards in 4 of 5225.5 yards in 3 of 5250.5 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.

QB Index · vs PIT

Deshaun Watson

CLE · 5 games, 148 attempts

48
index
C
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
11th of 32

PIT has allowed 7.4 yards per attempt across 5 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 23.5 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.

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