Sun, Oct 27, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Cincinnati Bengals
Closing spread
CIN -2.5
✓ PHI W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
PHI 23–26 CIN
✗ CIN (58%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -2.5
CloseCIN -2.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCIN -2.5
no move
CloseCIN -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open46.5
▲ 1
Close47.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -2.5 · unchangedmodel PHI -0.5
model PHI -0.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 upmodel 49
model 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 54% (99 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -2.5
CloseCIN -2.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
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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 2.5-point home favorite against PHI, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: PHI won 37–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 54 points went over 47.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 45%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 5.3 against an average line of 2.8; 49.1 points a game (usually 43.9). Of the 3 overs, 2 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 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 14–34 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 24–22 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 36–30 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar season form & situation |
-2.5 | 10–31 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 42–29 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 18–28 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 14–42 | L | O48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 21–16 | W | U43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest |
-1.5 | 23–20 | W | U47.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Philadelphia Eagles ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) 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 (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 60 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–50.5, 23% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
PHI 2–3 CIN (2 tied)
CIN leads · 7 games since 2000 · PHI 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
PHI−0.1 →+1.3▲ 1.4#10
CIN−0.2 →−0.5▼ 0.3#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#13
Offense
CIN better ▶#9
#11
Defense
◀ PHI better#21
−1.0 #29
Turnovers
CIN better ▶+0.3 #10
65 plays #2
Pace
◀ PHI faster57 plays #29
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| PHI off | CIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.3 #17 | 23.7 #20 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.54 #15 | 5.17 #9 | CIN |
| EPA / play | +0.08 #7 | +0.05 #25 | PHI |
| Success rate | 45% #11 | 48% #30 | PHI |
| CIN off | PHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.4 #10 | 19.2 #6 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.79 #9 | 5.17 #10 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.09 #5 | 0.00 #19 | CIN |
| Success rate | 45% #10 | 40% #9 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
PHI scoring against the CIN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.0 #32 | 9.2 #7 | 9.2 #22 | 6.0 #9 | 7.2 #9 | 13.2 #9 | |
2.4 #3 | 8.3 #22 | 10.7 #14 | 5.4 #19 | 7.1 #21 | 12.6 #23 |
CIN scoring against the PHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #15 | 7.1 #14 | 11.6 #15 | 7.7 #4 | 6.1 #16 | 13.9 #7 | |
3.8 #10 | 7.0 #17 | 10.8 #16 | 3.7 #8 | 4.7 #10 | 8.3 #7 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PHI7d
CIN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 123fast
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