The “Line” on a football game is for gambling purposes, and has no bearing on the final game score. It does give people an idea about which team is favored, and by how much.
When people talk about the line, they mean by how many points a team is favored, and if they place a bet the favored team will need to win by more than that margin of points.
The line on the Cincinnati Bengals – Cleveland Browns game was Cleveland by 6 ½. There are no half points in football, therefore Cleveland would have to win by at least 7 points in order for someone betting on Cleveland to win the game. If the margin of Cleveland’s victory was less than 7, Cincinnati would be considered the winner. The final score was Cincinnati Bengals 27, Cleveland Browns 17. Since Cincinnati won by 10 points, and they were not favored to win, the line on this game didn’t make a difference in paying out on a bet; anyone who bet on Cincinnati to win won their wager.
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