Sun, Oct 13, 2024, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 6 · at New York Giants
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1-4 · Power #14
17
▲ winner
Final
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2-3 · Power #31
7
final
Closing spread
CIN -4.5
✓ CIN W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
CIN 26–22 NYG
✓ CIN (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -3.5
CloseCIN -4.5
Total48.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Cincinnati Bengals
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -3.5 · closed CIN -4.5 · moved 1 toward CINmodel CIN -0.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 3 downmodel 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–6.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 51% (68 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -3.5
CloseCIN -4.5
Total48.5 → 45.5
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 4.5-point road favorite at NYG, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: CIN won 17–7; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 24 points stayed under 45.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 44%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.2 against an average line of 3.8; 48.2 points a game (usually 44). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form
-3.522–17 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & situation
-3.524–17 W U42.5
Close
MIA @ CHI
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-435–32 L O46
Loose
BAL @ NYG
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation
-5.520–24 L U45.5
Loose
GB @ CHI
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form
-428–19 W O45.5
Loose
BAL @ PIT
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form
-419–20 L U44
Loose
LAC @ IND
2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form
-4.520–3 W U44.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & total
-2.541–38 W O47.5
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-320–23 L U44
Loose
DET @ CAR
2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-323–37 L O43.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

New York Giants 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Market moved toward Cincinnati Bengals
1 pt (CIN -3.5 → CIN -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 3
48.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CIN−0.2 →−0.6▼ 0.4#21
NYG−2.2 →−1.8▲ 0.4#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

CIN
Longer bar = better
NYG
#6
Offense
◀ CIN better
#23
#28
Defense
NYG better ▶
#17
0.0 #14
Turnovers
◀ CIN better
−0.4 #24
59 plays #25
Pace
NYG faster ▶
65 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CIN has the ball
Advantage: CIN offense
CIN offNYG defEdge
Points / game 28.0 #6 20.8 #10 Even
Yards / play 6.06 #8 5.41 #16 CIN
EPA / play +0.15 #4 0.00 #17 CIN
Success rate 48% #7 46% #25 CIN
When NYG has the ball
Even matchup
NYG offCIN defEdge
Points / game 17.8 #28 29.0 #30 Even
Yards / play 4.96 #22 5.59 #21 Even
EPA / play −0.06 #23 +0.14 #29 NYG
Success rate 40% #20 51% #31 NYG

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CIN scoring against the NYG defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CIN scored
3.4
#22
10.0
#4
13.4
#11
7.4
#3
7.2
#9
14.6
#3
NYG allowed
6.2
#27
4.6
#9
10.8
#13
5.2
#20
4.8
#14
10.0
#13
NYG scoring against the CIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NYG scored
3.8
#20
7.2
#14
11.0
#17
3.2
#24
3.6
#27
6.8
#29
CIN allowed
3.4
#5
10.4
#29
13.8
#24
6.2
#25
8.4
#27
14.6
#29

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NYG +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 5 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CIN7d
NYG7d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
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