Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Cincinnati
Closing spread
CIN -14.5
✓ M-OH W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
M-OH 19–33 CIN
✗ CIN (84%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCIN -14.5
Total44.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
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CloseCIN -14.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close44.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCIN -14.5
Total44.5
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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 14.5-point home favorite against M-OH, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: M-OH won 31–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 44.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 967%
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 6.8 against an average line of 14.3; 47.2 points a game (usually 55.9). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2020 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 29–30 | L | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-11.75 | 24–27 | L | O48.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 16 · close · similar total & rest |
-14 | 27–24 | L | O44.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & total |
-14.5 | 6–14 | L | U44 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & total |
-16.5 | 27–20 | L | P47 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 35–13 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & spread |
-14 | 31–20 | L | O44.25 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & total |
-16 | 38–21 | W | O46 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-16 | 15–23 | L | U41 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-12.5 | 38–10 | W | U51.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Small sample warning
Miami (OH) have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 26 earlier overs in games with totals 40.5–48.5, 27% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% | 1-0 100% | |
| 2-0 100% | 2-0 100% | 2-0 100% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
M-OH−11.1 →−4.2▲ 6.9#90
CIN+1.0 →+3.0▲ 2.0#46
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#94
Offense
CIN better ▶#23
#107
Defense
CIN better ▶#33
0.0 #67
Turnovers
CIN better ▶+1.0 #27
53 plays #131
Pace
CIN faster ▶70 plays #47
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| M-OH off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.0 #107 | 17.0 #44 | CIN |
| Yards / play | 6.24 #50 | 4.78 #44 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #100 | −0.03 #38 | CIN |
| Success rate | 35% #120 | 29% #5 | CIN |
| CIN off | M-OH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 46.5 #11 | 33.0 #117 | CIN |
| Yards / play | 7.41 #13 | 6.34 #120 | CIN |
| PPA / play | +0.47 #10 | +0.10 #83 | CIN |
| Success rate | 45% #56 | 46% #109 | CIN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 80 FBS teams
M-OH scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.5 | 5.0 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | |
3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 |
CIN scoring against the M-OH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15.5 | 15.5 | 31.0 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 15.5 | |
5.0 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 21.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 2 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
M-OH7d
CIN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 134fast
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