2007 · Week 8

Final

Browns

Cleveland

QB Derek Anderson

27·20

Rams

St. Louis

QB Marc Bulger

Edward Jones Dome · dome · fieldturf

Closing spread

CLE -3

Total

46

Model margin

+1.7est.

STL perspective

Push chance

7.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Rams
  • Browns

How each play moved the game.

Rams winsBrowns wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

The rivalry

STL lead 6–1 since 1999

RAMS have won 4 straight. Meetings average 39 points. STL are 6-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W13CLE @ LA1936RAMS
2019 · W3LA @ CLE2013RAMS
2015 · W7CLE @ STL624RAMS
2011 · W10STL @ CLE1312RAMS
2003 · W14STL @ CLE2620RAMS
1999 · W7CLE @ STL334RAMS

Box score

Individual performances

Browns

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Derek Anderson18/2524830

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jamal Lewis17613.60
Jerome Harrison5326.40
Jason Wright4194.80
Josh Cribbs11818.00
Derek Anderson1-1-1.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -34.1%2.8%7.1%7.5%3.1%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Rams; negative favour Browns.

Half-point at risk

7.13%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

53.5%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.35
  • Home-field advantage+2.56
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.56
  • Expected margin+1.66

One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.