CAR at CLE, Week 3: line, weather, start/sit and props

The line

Every book on the game lines

Spread

CAR −2.5

Total 42.5

Implied points

CAR: 22.5
CLE: 20.0

Half the total, plus half the points each side gives.

Weather

Wind 10 mph, 0% chance of rain, 66°F at kickoff: under the start/sit thresholds, so the calls below carry no weather adjustment.

CLE: opened +3 · now +2.5 across 4 pulls

The median spread across the books at each pull we hold, on CLE. The first pull is where our history starts, not the book’s own opener.

The Sharp Model’s side

On the picks page

A lean: the side the numbers point to, under three stars and counted nowhere

CAR at CLE

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CLE +2.5

Market CAR −2.5 over CLE. The market’s own numbers make this line 1.4 points too kind to CLE. Results add 1.0 toward CLE. Our number CLE +2.9, an edge of −0.4 before the signals.

Ratings · CAR +0.4
Public · CLE +1.0

The market's own numbers make this line 1.4 points too kind to CLE; results add 1 toward CLE.
79% of the spread money is on CAR. That is a point to CLE.

Line history4 pulls

CLE: opened +3 · taken at +2.5 · now +2.5

The median spread across the books at each pull we hold, on our side. The first pull is where our history starts, not the book’s own opener.

Start/sit, week 3

FFPC scoring. Other scoring on the weekly rankings

Carolina Panthers

Player	Sharp	Call
QB
Bryce Young	18.4	Flex
Haynes King	0.0	Avoid
Kenny Pickett	0.0	Avoid
RB
Chuba Hubbard	14.2	Start
AJ Dillon	4.4	Bench
Ahmani Marshall	0.0	Avoid
Anthony Tyus	0.0	Avoid
Jonathon Brooks	0.0	Out
Trevor Etienne	0.0	Out
WR
Tetairoa McMillan	14.0	Must start
Jalen Coker	13.1	Start
Xavier Legette	4.2	Bench
Brycen Tremayne	1.0	Avoid
John Metchie	0.1	Avoid
Casey Washington	0.0	Avoid
Chris Brazzell	0.0	Out
David Moore	0.0	Avoid
Ihmir Smith-Marsette	0.0	Avoid
Ja'seem Reed	0.0	Avoid
Micah Simon	0.0	Avoid
TE
Darren Waller	9.2	Flex
Tommy Tremble	3.5	Bench
Mitchell Evans	1.9	Avoid
Ja'Tavion Sanders	0.3	Avoid
Feleipe Franks	0.1	Avoid
Wyatt Houston	0.0	Avoid
K
Ryan Fitzgerald	7.3	Avoid
Alex Kessman	0.0	Avoid

Cleveland Browns

Player	Sharp	Call
QB
Deshaun Watson	15.6	Avoid
Dillon Gabriel	0.0	Out
Shedeur Sanders	0.0	Avoid
Taylen Green	0.0	Avoid
RB
Quinshon Judkins	13.6	Start
Raheim Sanders	6.5	Flex
Jaleel McLaughlin	2.0	Bench
Benny LeMay	0.0	Avoid
Dylan Sampson	0.0	Out
Eric Gray	0.0	Avoid
WR
Denzel Boston	9.7	Start
KC Concepcion	9.2	Flex
Jerry Jeudy	5.9	Bench
Isaiah Bond	1.9	Bench
Tylan Wallace	0.7	Avoid
Malachi Corley	0.2	Avoid
Bub Means	0.0	Avoid
Jimmy Horn	0.0	Avoid
TE
Harold Fannin	10.9	Start
Blake Whiteheart	2.6	Avoid
Carsen Ryan	0.3	Avoid
Joe Royer	0.0	Out
Messiah Swinson	0.0	Avoid
K
Andre Szmyt	6.4	Avoid

Player props

This game on the props board

No prop lines for this game yet. The Thursday game is pulled on Thursday at 20:10 UTC and every other game on Saturday at 22:10 UTC, with an extra Saturday pull at 16:00 UTC for the Saturday games of weeks 15 to 18, and a pull skips itself when the month’s request budget is low.

Takes

All the news

Sep 25ProFootballTalk
Browns list CB Tyson Campbell, S Grant Delpit as questionable for Week 3No action
ProFootballTalk reports the Browns listed cornerback Tyson Campbell and safety Grant Delpit as questionable for Week 3 against Carolina. Both are defensive starters for Cleveland's home opener.
Sep 25ProFootballTalk
Devin Lloyd out, Jalen Coker questionable for PanthersHold
ProFootballTalk reports Panthers linebacker Devin Lloyd is out and receiver Jalen Coker is questionable ahead of Carolina's trip to Cleveland. Coker carries the only fantasy relevance here.
Sep 25Yahoo Sports
Bryce Young, Jalen Coker Advertise the Best DFS Lineup Stacks of Week 3 Fantasy Football - Yahoo SportsNo action
Yahoo pitches a Bryce Young-Jalen Coker DFS stack for Week 3 as Carolina heads to Cleveland as slim favorites in a 42.5-point game.
Sep 25RotoBaller
Who Should I Trade For in Week 3? Rashee Rice, David Montgomery, Josh Downs, Kyren Williams, Luther Burden III, Chuba Hubbard - RotoBallerHold
RotoBaller runs a Week 3 trade-target column touching Rashee Rice, David Montgomery, Josh Downs, Kyren Williams, Luther Burden and Chuba Hubbard, with no new team or injury news attached to any of them.
Sep 25Yahoo Sports
Fantasy Football Start or Sit Week 3: Bryce Young, Chuba Hubbard, Darren Waller - Yahoo SportsStart
Yahoo's Week 3 start/sit column covers Bryce Young, Chuba Hubbard and Darren Waller ahead of Carolina's trip to Cleveland.
Sep 25RotoBaller
Who Should I Start for Fantasy Football Week 3? Aaron Jones, Quinshon Judkins, Jaylen Warren, Tee Higgins, D'Andre Swift, Bucky Irving, Blake Corum, Tyjae Spears, Devin Singletary - RotoBallerStart
RotoBaller's Week 3 start/sit column runs through a slate of RBs and WRs including Aaron Jones, Judkins, Warren, Higgins, Swift, Irving and Corum.