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Exchange buyers before kickoff: which side buyers took (Kalshi, Polymarket (international), Novig, ProphetX)
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
How to read these numbers
Kalshi, Polymarket (international) and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of the trades we read since we began reading the market and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
Kalshi
Moneyline$2.8M traded · 17k trades
Cleveland BrownsJacksonville Jaguars
Trades
Money
Spread$178k traded · 2.2k trades
Cleveland Browns +9.5Jacksonville Jaguars -9.5
Trades
Money
Total 40.5$61k traded · 755 trades
Over 40.5Under 40.5
Trades
Money
Polymarket (international)
Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Moneyline$43k traded · 219 trades
Cleveland BrownsJacksonville Jaguars
Trades
Money
Total 40.5$9.2k traded · 58 trades
Over 40.5Under 40.5
Trades
Money
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Jacksonville Jaguars win price on Kalshi and Polymarket (international) as kickoff neared
Jacksonville Jaguars to win, from 168 hours before the start to the start: Polymarket (international) 78% to 80%; Kalshi 78% to 81%. These are exchange prices, read as the chance the market gave Jacksonville Jaguars, not sportsbook odds. Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Polymarket (international)KalshiScale 70% to 90%
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Cleveland Browns vs Jacksonville Jaguars: odds, trends and the matchup
📊 Best prices from the US sportsbooks and exchanges we track (exchange prices are marked) Prices when this preview was published
| Market | Cleveland Browns | Jacksonville Jaguars |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +380Pregame price at ProphetX →Best partner price: FanDuel +360 exchange price | -385Pregame price at ProphetX → exchange price |
| Spread | +8.5 -108Pregame price at DraftKings → | -8.5 -110Pregame price at theScore Bet → |
| Total 40.5 | O +103Pregame price at ProphetX →Best partner price: FanDuel -102 exchange price | U -107Pregame price at ProphetX →Best partner price: BetRivers -114 exchange price |
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📘 New to betting? Two-minute translation. A moneyline bet is picking who wins, nothing else. In this game, +380 means a $100 bet profits $380 if it wins. The spread is a head start: -7.5 must win by 8+, while +7.5 cashes by losing by 7 or fewer (or winning). The total is combined points by both teams, over or under the books' number. +EV means the price pays better than the market-implied fair odds (vig removed); consistently taking better prices raises your expected return over time. Learn free: Sports Betting 101 · Odds converter · No-vig calculator
One Price on This Board Pays More Than It Should
Strip the sportsbook's cut out of this game and the market says Jacksonville wins 78.6 percent of the time and Cleveland wins 21.4 percent. Now look at the Browns' price: +380. That number needs Cleveland to win just 20.8 percent of the time to break even. The market itself says 21.4. That gap is small, it is real, and it is the entire story of Browns vs Jaguars before a snap is played.
The Matchup
This is Week 1 of the 2026 regular season, kicking off Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET at EverBank Stadium. Both clubs sit at 0-0 as we publish, because nobody has played yet. There is no season series, no standings, no form line. Jaguars vs Browns opens with Jacksonville laid as a heavy home favorite and a total of 40.5, a low number that says oddsmakers expect a grinding, low-scoring afternoon.
Players to Watch
The only individual names the data hands us are on the injury sheet, and they are the ones that move this game. Cleveland is without linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and offensive lineman Teven Jenkins, with quarterback Dillon Gabriel on injured reserve. That is a defensive signal-caller, a blocker and a passer removed from the same roster. Jacksonville lists running back LeQuint Allen Jr. as questionable, with Sam Mustipher and Patrick Mekari both on injured reserve, meaning the Jaguars are also patching interior offensive line spots. Trench bodies missing on both sides fits a 40.5 total.
The Numbers
Moneyline means a straight bet on who wins, margin irrelevant. Cleveland is +380 (best at ProphetX): risk $100, profit $380.00 if the Browns win, lose the $100 if they do not. Jacksonville is -385 (also best at ProphetX): risk $100, profit $25.97 if the Jaguars win. The spread is a handicap. Cleveland +8.5 at -108 (best at DraftKings) wins if the Browns win outright or lose by 8 or fewer, and it loses on a 9-point defeat.
There is no push at a half point, so no refunds. Jacksonville -8.5 at -110 (best at theScore Bet) wins only by 9 or more; an 8-point win loses. The total is combined points by both teams: Over 40.5 at +103 and Under 40.5 at -107, both best at ProphetX. Always take the best of these prices. Shopping books costs nothing extra and compounds over time.
Injuries
Six names total, three per side. Cleveland: Jenkins out, Owusu-Koramoah out, Gabriel on injured reserve. Jacksonville: Allen questionable (uncertain, with no probability attached to that word), Mustipher and Mekari on injured reserve.
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Injury Report
JAXLeQuint Allen Jr. (Questionable), Sam Mustipher (Injured Reserve), Patrick Mekari (Injured Reserve)
CLETeven Jenkins (Out), Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (Out), Dillon Gabriel (Injured Reserve)
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Browns vs Jaguars FAQ
Who was favored in Browns vs Jaguars?
Jaguars is the market favorite at -385 (best price at ProphetX) on the moneyline, with Browns at +380. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
What was the pregame read on Jaguars vs Browns?
A Week 1 opener in Jacksonville with a nine-point gap between favorite and underdog and one of the lowest totals on the board at 40.5. Wise Guy Team has an official play on this game. Members see it on their board.
What is the total (over/under) for Browns vs Jaguars?
The total is 40.5, with the over priced at +103 at ProphetX and the under at -107 at ProphetX. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
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