Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Kansas State · Conference game
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5-5 · Power #45
15
final
Final
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7-3 · Power #20
41
▲ winner
Closing spread
KSU -7.5
✓ KSU W
Total
54.5
▲ Over · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
CIN 22–30 KSU
✓ KSU (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKSU -9
CloseKSU -7.5
Total52.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Cincinnati
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KSU -9 · closed KSU -7.5 · moved 1.5 toward CINmodel KSU -9
Opened 52.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 2 upmodel 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 55% (118 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 52% (124 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKSU -9
CloseKSU -7.5
Total52.5 → 54.5
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 KSU as a 7.5-point home favorite against CIN, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: KSU won 41–15; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 56 points went over 54.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.1 against an average line of 7.6; 57.1 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-734–17 W U52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-7.514–24 L U51.5
Very close
MIA vs VT
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-738–26 W O55.5
Very close
UCLA vs CAL
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-6.542–14 W U58.5
Very close
CLEM vs LOU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-731–16 W U52
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1029–27 L P56
Very close
WAKE vs SYR
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-9.545–35 W O58.5
Very close
AUB vs MSST
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-5.7534–43 L O51
Very close
2023 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & total
-5.549–23 W O52.5
Very close
PSU vs MD
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-10.530–0 W U56.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Cincinnati ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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.

Kansas State ATS struggles (3-7)
Kansas State have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Market moved toward Cincinnati
1.5 pts (KSU -9 → KSU -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
52.5 → 54.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
CIN−1.7 →+5.9▲ 7.6#40
KSU+11.5 →+11.1▼ 0.4#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

CIN
Longer bar = better
KSU
#45
Offense
Even
#34
#74
Defense
KSU better ▶
#37
−0.1 #81
Turnovers
Even
0.0 #70
68 plays #59
Pace
◀ CIN faster
65 plays #88
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CIN has the ball
Even matchup
CIN offKSU defEdge
Points / game 27.4 #75 21.9 #39 KSU
Yards / play 6.34 #35 5.32 #51 Even
PPA / play +0.19 #36 +0.04 #41 Even
Success rate 46% #35 37% #17 Even
When KSU has the ball
Advantage: KSU offense
KSU offCIN defEdge
Points / game 29.5 #56 23.4 #57 Even
Yards / play 6.49 #22 6.10 #106 KSU
PPA / play +0.22 #27 +0.09 #61 KSU
Success rate 46% #32 42% #72 KSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CIN scoring against the KSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CIN scored
10.0
#7
6.8
#102
16.8
#36
4.7
#100
5.9
#102
10.6
#110
KSU allowed
4.1
#46
8.1
#80
12.2
#65
4.0
#28
5.7
#49
9.7
#29
KSU scoring against the CIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KSU scored
5.4
#77
7.7
#82
13.1
#82
9.1
#16
7.3
#55
16.4
#26
CIN allowed
4.4
#52
6.7
#52
11.1
#46
6.5
#91
5.8
#51
12.3
#69

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 10 mph
gusts 18 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CIN7d
KSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast