Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Oklahoma State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff72°F16 mphgusts 23DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-1 · Power #58
49
▲ winner
Final
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1-5 · Power #111
17
final
Closing spread
CIN -23.5
✓ CIN W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
CIN 38–15 OKST
✓ CIN (95%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -20.5
CloseCIN -23.5
Total57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Cincinnati
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -20.5 · closed CIN -23.5 · moved 3 toward CINmodel CIN -21.5
Opened 57.5 · unchangedmodel 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 53% (196 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -20.5
CloseCIN -23.5
Total57.5
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 23.5-point road favorite at OKST, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CIN won 49–17; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 57.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 18.9 against an average line of 23.4; 55.3 points a game (usually 54.4). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2435–14 L U54
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-2455–0 W O53
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-2145–27 L O58.5
Close
UCLA @ COLO
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-2245–17 W O57
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-2124–16 L U55.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar total & season form
-2135–38 L O57.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-28.528–10 L U60.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-24.531–24 L U58.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-2217–13 L U54
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest
-2656–23 W O50
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Cincinnati ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Oklahoma State ATS struggles (1-4)
Oklahoma State have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Oklahoma State 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Cincinnati
3 pts (CIN -20.5 → CIN -23.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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+3.5 →+6.6▲ 3.1#43
OKST−2.7 →−15.6▼ 12.9#125
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

CIN
Longer bar = better
OKST
#12
Offense
◀ CIN better
#133
#71
Defense
◀ CIN better
#126
−0.2 #90
Turnovers
OKST better ▶
+0.2 #60
58 plays #136
Pace
OKST faster ▶
66 plays #79
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CIN has the ball
Advantage: CIN offense
CIN offOKST defEdge
Points / game 36.0 #30 36.7 #132 CIN
Yards / play 7.82 #2 6.72 #133 CIN
PPA / play +0.36 #6 +0.26 #130 CIN
Success rate 51% #10 45% #109 CIN
When OKST has the ball
Advantage: CIN defense
OKST offCIN defEdge
Points / game 16.5 #133 19.2 #29 CIN
Yards / play 4.56 #133 5.37 #59 CIN
PPA / play −0.04 #129 +0.15 #99 CIN
Success rate 33% #135 44% #97 CIN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
CIN scoring against the OKST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CIN scored
12.7
#3
12.0
#20
24.7
#5
5.7
#78
5.7
#89
11.3
#91
OKST allowed
11.3
#135
12.0
#131
23.3
#135
10.7
#131
2.7
#6
13.3
#95
OKST scoring against the CIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OKST scored
5.7
#76
4.2
#127
9.8
#118
1.7
#134
5.0
#106
6.7
#134
CIN allowed
1.2
#5
6.7
#58
7.8
#16
4.7
#57
6.7
#69
11.3
#62

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OKST +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 16 mph
gusts 23 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CIN7d
OKST7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
OKST backup QB started
Not the usual starter