Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Miami (OH)
Closing spread
CIN -3.5
✓ CIN W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
CIN 26–23 M-OH
✓ CIN (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -2.5
CloseCIN -3.5
Total45.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCIN -2.5
1 → CIN
CloseCIN -3.5
1 pt toward Cincinnati
Total
Open45.5
▲ 2
Close47.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -2.5 · closed CIN -3.5 · moved 1 toward CINmodel CIN -0.5
model CIN -0.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 2 upmodel 49
model 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 50%, covered 39% (66 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -2.5
CloseCIN -3.5
Total45.5 → 47.5
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 3.5-point road favorite at M-OH, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: CIN won 27–16; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 2.4 against an average line of 3; 49.8 points a game (usually 53.1). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 14–12 | L | U48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 38–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread |
-3 | 14–13 | L | U50.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-4.5 | 23–30 | L | O48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form |
-3 | 28–7 | W | U49 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 37–21 | W | O52 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread |
-2 | 21–28 | L | O47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 21–24 | L | U50.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 38–35 | L | O46.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form |
-2.25 | 27–43 | L | O41 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over trend Miss
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.
Total moved up 2
45.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Miami (OH) has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 21 in the 4th quarter and got 16. 53% of games with totals 43.5–51.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% | 2-7 22% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CIN 0–1 M-OH
M-OH leads · 1 game since 2023 · M-OH has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 2023 | Miami (OH) 31 @ Cincinnati 24 | CIN -14.5 | M-OH W |
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 →−1.5▲ 0.2#72
M-OH−4.7 →−4.2▲ 0.5#87
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
◀ CIN better#122
#102
Defense
M-OH better ▶#65
−1.0 #114
Turnovers
M-OH better ▶0.0 #64
69 plays #41
Pace
◀ CIN faster61 plays #104
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CIN off | M-OH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.5 #64 | 13.0 #35 | M-OH |
| Yards / play | 8.02 #10 | 5.38 #82 | CIN |
| PPA / play | +0.38 #20 | −0.05 #45 | CIN |
| Success rate | 51% #29 | 43% #96 | CIN |
| M-OH off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 6.0 #137 | 24.0 #87 | CIN |
| Yards / play | 4.38 #126 | 6.59 #122 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.08 #125 | +0.11 #93 | CIN |
| Success rate | 39% #100 | 44% #104 | Even |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 9 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CIN7d
M-OH14d bye
M-OH +7 days
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 132fast
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