Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Cincinnati · Conference game
Closing spread
CIN -10.5
✓ UCF W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 31 pts
Model before kickoff
UCF 22–32 CIN
✓ CIN (75%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -10.5
CloseCIN -10.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCIN -10.5
no move
CloseCIN -10.5
No change since the open
Total
Open56.5
▼ 1
Close55.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -10.5 · unchangedmodel CIN -6
model CIN -6
Opened 56.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 42% (111 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -10.5
CloseCIN -10.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
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 10.5-point home favorite against UCF, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: CIN won 20–11; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 31 points stayed under 55.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
7 of 978%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 14.4 against an average line of 10.2; 48 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 38–27 | W | O54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 37–9 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-10 | 24–14 | P | U52.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 4 · very close · similar season form & total |
-12.5 | 41–10 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 29–27 | L | P56 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total |
-7.5 | 37–28 | W | O56 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-11 | 21–6 | W | U52 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-10.5 | 30–0 | W | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-12.5 | 38–6 | W | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & total |
-10.5 | 17–41 | L | O57.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Cincinnati ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.
Cincinnati ATS trend (3-1)
Cincinnati have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 36 in the 4th quarter and got 11. 51% of games with totals 51.5–59.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 3-6 33% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
UCF 1–1 CIN
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · CIN has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Cincinnati 19 @ UCF 13 | UCF -2.5 | CIN W |
| Nov 4 2023 | UCF 28 @ Cincinnati 26 | UCF -3.5 | CIN 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
UCF+6.8 →+4.2▼ 2.6#56
CIN+3.5 →+6.9▲ 3.4#41
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#61
Offense
CIN better ▶#9
#40
Defense
◀ UCF better#87
+0.4 #48
Turnovers
◀ UCF better−0.4 #103
65 plays #85
Pace
◀ UCF faster59 plays #132
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UCF off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.8 #54 | 20.8 #48 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.50 #36 | 5.57 #77 | UCF |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #48 | +0.18 #110 | UCF |
| Success rate | 40% #105 | 45% #113 | Even |
| CIN off | UCF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.2 #18 | 17.4 #28 | Even |
| Yards / play | 8.05 #2 | 4.82 #29 | CIN |
| PPA / play | +0.40 #5 | +0.04 #42 | CIN |
| Success rate | 53% #9 | 40% #59 | CIN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UCF scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.0 #23 | 8.4 #79 | 17.4 #50 | 6.8 #52 | 7.6 #59 | 14.4 #56 | |
1.4 #7 | 7.4 #75 | 8.8 #32 | 5.6 #84 | 6.4 #73 | 12.0 #80 |
CIN scoring against the UCF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.8 #3 | 12.4 #29 | 26.2 #5 | 6.8 #52 | 6.2 #81 | 13.0 #72 | |
0.0 #1 | 6.8 #59 | 6.8 #16 | 7.2 #110 | 3.4 #20 | 10.6 #55 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 2 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UCF7d
CIN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
UCF backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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