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Browns at Jaguars

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 · 17:00 UTC
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Jacksonville Jaguars to win 73% win probability · projected 18–26 · Strong

Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

CLE 27%
JAX 73%
Projected score
18–26
CLE at JAX
Projected margin
+8.1
home perspective
Projected total
44.4
combined points
Confidence
Strong
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

We agree with the market on the winner. The margins may still differ.

8th Day Engine
Jacksonville Jaguars
by 8.1 points · total 44.4
Closing line
Jacksonville Jaguars
by 8.5 points · total 40.5

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
EverBank Stadium
Roof
Outdoors
Surface
Grass
Rest · CLE
7 days
Rest · JAX
7 days
QB · CLE
Deshaun Watson
QB · JAX
Trevor Lawrence

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Jacksonville Jaguars as the stronger side by 167 rating points, which on its own is worth about 6.7 points on the scoreboard (CLE 1,419, JAX 1,586).

Home field adds 1.4 points to JAX — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be.

That lands on a projected margin of +8.1, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Jacksonville Jaguars at 73%.

The closing line agrees on the winner, making Jacksonville Jaguars favourite by 8.5 against our 8.1.

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