Sun, Nov 3, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 9 · at Cincinnati Bengals
Closing spread
CIN -7.5
✓ CIN W
Total
44.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 20–27 CIN
✓ CIN (74%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -7.5
CloseCIN -7.5
Total45.5 → 44.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCIN -7.5
no move
CloseCIN -7.5
No change since the open
Total
Open45.5
▼ 1
Close44.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -7.5 · unchangedmodel CIN -4.5
model CIN -4.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 44.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46.5
model 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 67%, covered 42% (45 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -7.5
CloseCIN -7.5
Total45.5 → 44.5
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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 7.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CIN won 41–24; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 44.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.6 against an average line of 6.9; 46.4 points a game (usually 46.4). Of the 5 overs, 1 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 |
2024 · Week 3 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-7.5 | 33–38 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-8.5 | 20–16 | L | U42.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & total |
-8.5 | 23–26 | L | O42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation |
-7.5 | 20–29 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total |
-7.5 | 20–15 | L | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & total |
-5.5 | 21–22 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form |
-5.5 | 30–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 15–21 | L | U37.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-5.5 | 24–20 | L | U46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-6.5 | 34–13 | W | O46.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Las Vegas Raiders ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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 Bengals home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Las Vegas Raiders on a cross-country trip
Las Vegas Raiders cross 3 time zones (1,684 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 87 earlier overs in games with totals 41.5–47.5, 21% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
LV 3–7 CIN
CIN leads · 10 games since 2003 · CIN has won the last 3 meetings
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
LV−0.8 →−3.7▼ 2.9#29
CIN−0.2 →−1.3▼ 1.1#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#27
Offense
CIN better ▶#11
#19
Defense
◀ LV better#24
−1.6 #31
Turnovers
CIN better ▶0.0 #16
61 plays #22
Pace
◀ LV faster57 plays #31
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.0 #26 | 25.4 #23 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.71 #28 | 5.34 #15 | CIN |
| EPA / play | −0.20 #32 | +0.08 #28 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #23 | 48% #30 | LV |
| CIN off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.4 #11 | 26.3 #27 | CIN |
| Yards / play | 5.67 #13 | 5.27 #10 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.08 #8 | +0.02 #20 | CIN |
| Success rate | 45% #13 | 45% #19 | CIN |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #15 | 3.1 #30 | 7.9 #29 | 2.9 #28 | 7.3 #9 | 10.1 #21 | |
2.1 #3 | 8.5 #24 | 10.6 #15 | 6.5 #27 | 7.9 #25 | 14.4 #29 |
CIN scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #15 | 6.6 #18 | 11.4 #15 | 7.6 #4 | 5.4 #21 | 13.0 #8 | |
4.1 #12 | 8.6 #25 | 12.8 #23 | 4.9 #14 | 8.6 #29 | 13.5 #27 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LV7d
CIN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 119 plays
slowavg 123fast
Travel
LV 1,684 mi
3 time zones
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