Week 1 predictions

Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars

Final, recorded 4 h ago · this page re-reads every 15 min while open

Week 1, 2026 · Sunday, Sep 13, 5:00 PM · outdoors

Cleveland Browns
0–1 · Elo 1423 · Deshaun Watson (+38)
Elo: JAX 67%Spread: JAX 74%
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Jacksonville Jaguars
1–0 · Elo 1571 · Trevor Lawrence · Home
Final: CLE 10, JAX 34. Elo moved JAX 15511571 and CLE 14441423.

What the forecasters say

ForecasterFavorsJAXCLEPoints earnedNote
EloJAX 67%67%33%+14.1JAX 1551 vs CLE 1444, implied spread JAX −4.8
Closing spreadJAX 74%74%26%+18.2JAX -8.5
The blendJAX 72%72%28%+17.2

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The spot: Clear favorite, mild disagreement

Both favor the same team by 60% or more, but they differ by 4 to 10 points. Replays: favorites won about as often as the average of the two forecasts said (no surplus either way). The blend without a bump. Nothing to exploit; take the average.

Jacksonville Jaguars over the Browns: Elo 67%, market 74%. Clear favorite, take the average. Watson is worth 38 Elo.

Details

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