Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Cincinnati · Conference game
Closing spread
CIN -6.5
✓ ARIZ W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
ARIZ 24–30 CIN
✗ CIN (66%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -5.5
CloseCIN -6.5
Total56.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCIN -5.5
1 → CIN
CloseCIN -6.5
1 pt toward Cincinnati
Total
Open56.5
no move
Close56.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -5.5 · closed CIN -6.5 · moved 1 toward CINmodel CIN -3
model CIN -3
Opened 56.5 · unchangedmodel 54.5
model 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 55% (222 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (241 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -5.5
CloseCIN -6.5
Total56.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
CIN as a 6.5-point home favorite against ARIZ, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: ARIZ won 30–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 54 points stayed under 56.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
1 of 911%
Below normal · usually 50%
Overs below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 11.3 against an average line of 5.9; 45.5 points a game (usually 53.2). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 17–20 | L | U58.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 18–27 | L | U60.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 40–7 | W | U59 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & season form |
-3.5 | 45–28 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-7.5 | 14–24 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-5.5 | 41–3 | W | U60 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form |
-7.5 | 37–9 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & spread |
-6 | 34–23 | W | P57 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 15 · very close · similar season form & total |
-4 | 21–7 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-4 | 17–23 | L | U60.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 20 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 51% of games with totals 52.5–60.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-4 56% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
ARIZ 2–0 CIN
ARIZ leads · 2 games since 2025 · ARIZ has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARIZ−2.1 →+7.5▲ 9.6#40
CIN+3.5 →+6.9▲ 3.4#43
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Longer bar = better
#52
Offense
CIN better ▶#10
#26
Defense
◀ ARIZ better#76
+0.9 #15
Turnovers
◀ ARIZ better+0.2 #54
68 plays #53
Pace
◀ ARIZ faster60 plays #132
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARIZ off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.0 #33 | 21.9 #47 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #52 | 5.37 #59 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #44 | +0.15 #99 | ARIZ |
| Success rate | 42% #78 | 44% #99 | ARIZ |
| CIN off | ARIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.6 #20 | 19.9 #25 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.29 #5 | 4.48 #10 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #5 | +0.01 #31 | CIN |
| Success rate | 51% #8 | 39% #36 | CIN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
ARIZ scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.8 #7 | 9.4 #53 | 20.2 #16 | 7.7 #30 | 4.8 #117 | 12.4 #75 | |
2.7 #17 | 7.0 #63 | 9.7 #27 | 6.1 #92 | 6.1 #61 | 12.2 #76 |
CIN scoring against the ARIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.6 #4 | 11.4 #20 | 23.0 #5 | 4.9 #92 | 7.7 #48 | 12.6 #71 | |
5.0 #58 | 5.7 #31 | 10.7 #41 | 5.0 #56 | 3.2 #8 | 8.2 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 11 mph
gusts 26 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ARIZ7d
CIN14d bye
CIN +7 days
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
ARIZ 1,552 mi
2 time zones
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