Sun, Oct 13, 2024, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 6 · at New York Giants
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCIN -3.5
1 → CIN
CloseCIN -4.5
1 pt toward Cincinnati Bengals
Total
Open48.5
▼ 3
Close45.5
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
model CIN -0.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 3 downmodel 47.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form |
-3.5 | 22–17 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 24–17 | W | U42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 35–32 | L | O46 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 20–24 | L | U45.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 28–19 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 19–20 | L | U44 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-4.5 | 20–3 | W | U44.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 41–38 | W | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-3 | 20–23 | L | U44 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-3 | 23–37 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 49% of games with totals 42.5–48.5 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% | 4-5-1 44% | 8-2 80% | |
| 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
The series
CIN 3–3 NYG
Series tied · 6 games since 2004 · CIN has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| CIN off | NYG def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NYG off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #22 | 10.0 #4 | 13.4 #11 | 7.4 #3 | 7.2 #9 | 14.6 #3 | |
6.2 #27 | 4.6 #9 | 10.8 #13 | 5.2 #20 | 4.8 #14 | 10.0 #13 |
NYG scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #20 | 7.2 #14 | 11.0 #17 | 3.2 #24 | 3.6 #27 | 6.8 #29 | |
3.4 #5 | 10.4 #29 | 13.8 #24 | 6.2 #25 | 8.4 #27 | 14.6 #29 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 5 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CIN7d
NYG7d
Even
Tempo
Average 124 plays
slowavg 123fast
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