2026 · Week 13 · Division

Scheduled

Bengals

Cincinnati

@

Browns

Cleveland

Huntington Bank Field · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-10.5est.

CLE perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Bengalsedge mapBrowns
  • +0.001EPA / play-0.206
  • 47.6%Success rate43.1%
  • -0.030EPA / dropback-0.257
  • +0.050EPA / rush-0.119
  • 11.1%Explosive rate7.8%
  • +6.35CPOE+10.32
  • 57.1%Third-down rate12.5%
  • 40.0%Red-zone TD rate33.3%
  • 2.11Points / drive1.11
  • 1.6%Turnover rate3.9%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

CIN lead 32–22 since 1999

Meetings average 42.7 points. CLE are 24-29-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18CLE @ CIN2018CLE
2025 · W1CIN @ CLE1716CIN
2024 · W16CLE @ CIN624CIN
2024 · W7CIN @ CLE2114CIN
2023 · W18CLE @ CIN1431CIN
2023 · W1CIN @ CLE324CLE
2022 · W14CLE @ CIN1023CIN
2022 · W8CIN @ CLE1332CLE

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-12.74
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-10.52