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Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns: our pick

We called the Pittsburgh Steelers at 57%, locked Aug 31, 8:47 PM ET, 30 days before kickoff.

Final: Pittsburgh Steelers 24–27 Cleveland Browns. Wrong.

Why this pick?

Our 57% is the betting market's own price for the Pittsburgh Steelers: 2 sportsbooks' prices, averaged, with their margin taken out. It is not a secret model.

Since we locked it the market moved 0.2 points away from the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the spread went from -2.5 to +1.5.

Our last 4 graded calls on the Pittsburgh Steelers: 3 right.

At 57%, a pick like this still loses about 43 times in 100.

What we add is timing: we watch this game live and email members when the pick pulls well ahead, so they can check the cash-out at their own sportsbook.

Cash-out alert sent Oct 1, 8:54 PM ET at Q1 1:21: Pittsburgh Steelers 77% to win, called at 57%.

That was the moment to check the cash-out offer at your own sportsbook. Whether to take it was yours to decide; we never hold bets or money.

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