Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Cincinnati · Conference game
Closing spread
CIN -4.5
✓ CIN W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
ASU 26–30 CIN
✓ CIN (63%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -2.5
CloseCIN -4.5
Total53.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCIN -2.5
2 → CIN
CloseCIN -4.5
2 pts toward Cincinnati
Total
Open53.5
▼ 3
Close50.5
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -2.5 · closed CIN -4.5 · moved 2 toward CINmodel CIN -4.5 matches the line
model CIN -4.5 = line ✓
Opened 53.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 3 downmodel 56.5
model 56.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 50% (94 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 48% (23 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -2.5
CloseCIN -4.5
Total53.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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 4.5-point home favorite against ASU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: CIN won 24–14; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 50.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.8 against an average line of 4.1; 45.8 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 31–23 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 38–31 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 28–9 | W | U52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 37–30 | W | O47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 24–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 17–15 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread |
-5.5 | 24–27 | L | U52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 12–36 | L | U49 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-6.5 | 28–10 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 19–9 | W | U47.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Cincinnati ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Arizona State ATS trend (5-1)
Arizona State have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Cincinnati ATS trend (4-1)
Cincinnati have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Market moved toward Cincinnati
2 pts (CIN -2.5 → CIN -4.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
53.5 → 50.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 55% of games with totals 46.5–54.5 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% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-3 67% | 4-5 44% |
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
ASU−3.3 →+5.7▲ 9.0#46
CIN−1.7 →+5.7▲ 7.4#45
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#40
Offense
Even#29
#48
Defense
◀ ASU better#76
+0.8 #26
Turnovers
◀ ASU better+0.2 #64
69 plays #42
Pace
Even69 plays #52
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ASU off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.2 #45 | 20.2 #34 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.93 #66 | 6.29 #118 | ASU |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #33 | +0.09 #68 | ASU |
| Success rate | 49% #15 | 42% #84 | ASU |
| CIN off | ASU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.0 #50 | 23.0 #64 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.72 #22 | 4.77 #19 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #22 | +0.06 #54 | CIN |
| Success rate | 48% #21 | 39% #53 | CIN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ASU scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #39 | 10.8 #29 | 18.7 #32 | 7.3 #53 | 6.2 #82 | 13.5 #66 | |
2.7 #15 | 6.2 #50 | 8.8 #29 | 5.7 #71 | 5.7 #55 | 11.3 #55 |
CIN scoring against the ASU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.5 #8 | 7.3 #89 | 18.8 #31 | 6.7 #65 | 5.5 #100 | 12.2 #89 | |
5.7 #78 | 5.0 #29 | 10.7 #53 | 5.2 #62 | 7.2 #89 | 12.3 #74 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 1 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ASU8d
CIN7d
ASU +1 day
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
ASU 1,571 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
ASU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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