Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Cincinnati
Weather at kickoff73°F2 mphgusts 8DryWeather watch ›
1-1 · Power #78
31
▲ winner
Final
@
2-0 · Power #76
24
final
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
PITT vs NCST
2020 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-1429–30 L O46
Close
TULN vs USM
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest
-11.7524–27 L O48.5
Close
CIN vs TLSA
2020 · Week 16 · close · similar total & rest
-1427–24 L O44.5
Loose
MINN vs ILL
2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread & total
-14.56–14 L U44
Loose
USA vs ODU
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & total
-16.527–20 L P47
Loose
ASU vs COLO
2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & spread
-1435–13 W O45.5
Loose
UNLV vs UNM
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & spread
-1431–20 L O44.25
Loose
USA vs TXST
2022 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & total
-1638–21 W O46
Loose
ILL vs MSU
2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & spread
-1615–23 L U41
Loose
CIN vs HOU
2020 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & spread
-12.538–10 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.
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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

M-OH
Longer bar = better
CIN
#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
When M-OH has the ball
Advantage: CIN defense
M-OH offCIN defEdge
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
When CIN has the ball
Advantage: CIN offense
CIN offM-OH defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
M-OH scored
10.5
5.0
15.5
1.5
5.0
6.5
CIN allowed
3.5
3.5
7.0
1.5
8.5
10.0
CIN scoring against the M-OH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CIN scored
15.5
15.5
31.0
8.5
7.0
15.5
M-OH allowed
5.0
6.5
11.5
11.0
10.5
21.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CIN +2.5
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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