Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Sunday Slate

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Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00pm CT · Huntington Bank Field · Cleveland, OH · FOX12:00pm CT
BAL
Baltimore Ravens · AFC North · 1-1 · Away
FPI 4.1 · rank 3.424 · No nflverse EPA
-6.5 (-110)
-250
CLE
Cleveland Browns · AFC North · 1-1 · Home
FPI -6.2 · rank -5.752 · No nflverse EPA
+6.5 (-110)
+205
Huntington Bank Field at kickoff: 46°F, wind 19 mph, gusts 25 mph, 16% chance of precip.Display only. The 2024–2025 check did not show wind moving the spread or the total past the closing number, so weather is not in the formula.

Market vs model

Spread
BAL -6.5
CLE +6.5 (-110)
BAL -6.5 (-110)
Model
BAL -8
Edge 1.5 pts BAL
Full ratings
Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
ML / total
BAL
CLE +205 · BAL -250
Total 44.5 — no O/U pick
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Number from DraftKings, via ESPN.

Why

nflverse enrichment is off. There is no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only. Run npm run nfl:refresh.

  • CLE rating -6.2, BAL rating 4.1.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
  • Home field adds 2.4 to CLE.
  • Predicted margin is BAL by 8.
  • Edge is 1.5 points toward BAL.
  • Edge 1.5 pts — inside the 5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -10.4; home field +2.4). Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.
  • Moneyline ticket is BAL, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
  • No totals ticket. On 2024–2025 closing totals the EPA number was less accurate than the market, so the total stays on the card and off the ticket.

Recent form

BAL

FPI 4.1 · rank 3.424 · No nflverse EPA

  1. Lvs NO 24-17 · Sun, Sep 20
  2. W@ IND 41-23 · Sun, Sep 13
  3. Wvs WSH 41-3 · Fri, Aug 28
  4. W@ MIN 13-3 · Sat, Aug 22
  5. Wvs PHI 24-7 · Sat, Aug 15

CLE

FPI -6.2 · rank -5.752 · No nflverse EPA

  1. W@ TB 23-19 · Sun, Sep 20
  2. L@ JAX 34-10 · Sun, Sep 13
  3. Wvs NE 37-13 · Thu, Aug 27
  4. Lvs BUF 31-7 · Sat, Aug 22
  5. L@ CHI 34-10 · Sat, Aug 15

Injuries

  • QuestionableTyson Campbell · Cleveland Browns
  • QuestionableQuincy Williams · Cleveland Browns
  • QuestionableTytus Howard · Cleveland Browns
  • QuestionableMason Graham · Cleveland Browns
  • QuestionableGrant Delpit · Cleveland Browns
  • QuestionableChris Moore · Baltimore Ravens
  • QuestionableRonnie Stanley · Baltimore Ravens
  • QuestionableZion Young · Baltimore Ravens
  • QuestionableJohn Simpson · Baltimore Ravens
  • QuestionableMalaki Starks · Baltimore Ravens

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV fills in after the game is final if the nflverse cache has a closing spread. Until then it stays blank.

Edge 1.5 pts — inside the 5-pt no-bet band. (Rating gap -10.4; home field +2.4). Fuel: ESPN FPI. nflverse enrichment is off.

Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.

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