Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 10:15 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Utah · Conference game
Closing spread
UTAH -9.5
✓ UTAH W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
CIN 22–33 UTAH
✓ UTAH (79%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTAH -7.5
CloseUTAH -9.5
Total57.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUTAH -7.5
2 → UTAH
CloseUTAH -9.5
2 pts toward Utah
Total
Open57.5
▲ 1
Close58.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UTAH -7.5 · closed UTAH -9.5 · moved 2 toward UTAHmodel UTAH -18
model UTAH -18
Opened 57.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 1 upmodel 55.5
model 55.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 77%, covered 43% (132 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (212 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTAH -7.5
CloseUTAH -9.5
Total57.5 → 58.5
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
UTAH as a 9.5-point home favorite against CIN, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: UTAH won 45–14; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 59 points went over 58.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.8 against an average line of 11.2; 61.2 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 2 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 |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-10.5 | 31–34 | L | O57 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-10 | 29–27 | L | P56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-13 | 59–20 | W | O59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-10.5 | 42–16 | W | O54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-10.5 | 27–14 | W | U55.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-13 | 27–20 | L | U62 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-10 | 45–38 | L | O58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 38–27 | W | O55.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-12.5 | 30–14 | W | U64.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-12 | 47–27 | W | O62 |
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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Utah ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.
Cincinnati ATS trend (5-2)
Cincinnati have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Utah ATS trend (6-2)
Utah have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Utah 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Utah 6-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Utah
2 pts (UTAH -7.5 → UTAH -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Utah at altitude (+1.2 km)
Cincinnati climb about 3,872 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 396 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-4 56% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% |
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 →+7.9▲ 4.4#38
UTAH+4.1 →+18.8▲ 14.7#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#7
Offense
Even#16
#68
Defense
UTAH better ▶#10
+0.4 #43
Turnovers
◀ CIN better0.0 #71
60 plays #133
Pace
UTAH faster ▶74 plays #11
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CIN off | UTAH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.3 #11 | 14.3 #8 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.36 #5 | 4.48 #12 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.36 #3 | −0.08 #8 | Even |
| Success rate | 52% #7 | 35% #10 | Even |
| UTAH off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.9 #10 | 19.0 #24 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.48 #26 | 5.32 #58 | UTAH |
| PPA / play | +0.29 #15 | +0.13 #90 | UTAH |
| Success rate | 50% #11 | 44% #100 | UTAH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
CIN scoring against the UTAH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12.1 #3 | 12.9 #7 | 25.0 #3 | 4.6 #97 | 8.6 #33 | 13.3 #63 | |
1.6 #4 | 2.9 #4 | 4.5 #3 | 2.1 #9 | 7.6 #102 | 9.8 #36 |
UTAH scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.5 #21 | 11.9 #18 | 20.4 #13 | 8.6 #23 | 9.9 #17 | 18.5 #11 | |
1.3 #2 | 6.6 #59 | 7.9 #13 | 5.1 #61 | 6.0 #55 | 11.1 #56 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 2 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CIN7d
UTAH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
CIN +3,872 ft
thin air for the visitors
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