When do games go over, and when is the cover settled?
Pick a season and week, then choose when the game went over to see those games. FBS games from the past four seasons with quarter scores and a closing line.
When did they go over?
519 games · 2026 · pick one to list those games
52% went over. Of the 272 overs, 3% had cashed by halftime and 28% by the end of the 3rd quarter. Covers were settled only in the 4th quarter or overtime in 19% of games.
Cover changed hands in the last 5 minutes: 56 games
2026 · newest first · showing 50
| Game | Line | Total | Points by quarter | Over | Cover settled | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 · Week 7 |
HOU -4 | 62.5 | 10174567 | Q4 | OKST Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
32–35 |
2026 · Week 7 |
ORST -18.5 | 52.5 | 17375078 | Q4 | WSU Q1 Late cover flip |
30–48 |
2026 · Week 7 |
WMU -7.5 | 42.5 | 7142135 | U | CMU Q4 Late cover flip |
21–14 |
2026 · Week 7 |
BUFF -6.5 | 43.5 | 1023303643 | U | BUFF OT Late cover flip |
18–25 |
2026 · Week 7 |
WVU -1.5 | 64.5 | 7354987 | Q4 | WVU Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
42–45 |
2026 · Week 7 |
ECU -5.5 | 49.5 | 717233447 | U | UAB Q3 Late cover flip Lead lost |
17–30 |
2026 · Week 7 |
JXST -3 | 44.5 | 21344851 | Q3 | Push Late cover flip |
24–27 |
2026 · Week 7 |
DEL -1.5 | 49.5 | 8284963 | Q4 | MTSU Q3 Late cover flip Lead lost |
30–33 |
2026 · Week 6 |
JMU -7 | 51.5 | 10163051 | U | GASO Q4 Late cover flip |
27–24 |
2026 · Week 6 |
ILL -2.5 | 48.5 | 1027406275 | Q4 | MSU Q4 Late cover flip |
38–37 |
2026 · Week 6 |
NAVY -3 | 47.5 | 21344660 | Q4 | NAVY Q4 Late cover flip |
26–34 |
2026 · Week 6 |
M-OH -6 | 44.5 | 21242739 | U | MASS Q4 Late cover flip |
20–19 |
2026 · Week 6 |
BYU -11.5 | 46.5 | 7172434 | U | BYU Q3 Late cover flip |
10–24 |
2026 · Week 5 |
BYU -5.5 | 48.5 | 0141727 | U | BYU Q4 Late cover flip |
17–10 |
2026 · Week 5 |
SC -2.5 | 52.5 | 1430445469 | Q4 | UK Q3 Late cover flip Late over Lead lost |
35–34 |
2026 · Week 5 |
TENN -6 | 54.5 | 0102438 | U | TENN Q3 Late cover flip |
14–24 |
2026 · Week 5 |
ISU -3 | 53.5 | 14355687 | Q3 | Push Late cover flip Lead lost |
42–45 |
2026 · Week 5 |
UNT -3 | 56.5 | 327557689 | Q4 | TLSA Q4 Late cover flip |
45–44 |
2026 · Week 4 |
AFA -4.5 | 50.5 | 1320305469 | Q4 | NEV Q1 Late cover flip Late over |
36–33 |
2026 · Week 4 |
MSST -3.5 | 58.5 | 14244155 | U | MSST Q4 Late cover flip |
24–31 |
2026 · Week 4 |
JXST -7 | 50.5 | 3173336 | U | JXST Q4 Late cover flip |
13–23 |
2026 · Week 4 |
PSU -9.5 | 43.5 | 3243044 | Q4 | WIS Q4 Late cover flip Late over Lead lost |
24–20 |
 NCCU @  ECU2026 · Week 4 |
ECU -37.5 | 58.5 | 10454551 | U | NCCU Q4 Late cover flip |
9–42 |
2026 · Week 4 |
MICH -4.5 | 39.5 | 14172039 | U | IOWA Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
20–19 |
2026 · Week 4 |
M-OH -2.5 | 52.5 | 14284245 | U | M-OH Q4 Late cover flip |
21–24 |
2026 · Week 4 |
TEX -5.5 | 54.5 | 10132337 | U | TENN Q3 Late cover flip |
20–17 |
2026 · Week 4 |
TTU -34.5 | 55.5 | 7354963 | Q4 | TTU Q4 Late cover flip |
14–49 |
2026 · Week 4 |
BAY -8.5 | 54.5 | 3131936 | U | BAY Q4 Late cover flip |
13–23 |
 BUCK @  PITT2026 · Week 4 |
PITT -54.5 | 63.5 | 14354259 | U | PITT Q4 Late cover flip |
0–59 |
2026 · Week 4 |
ARMY -4 | 48.5 | 14142838 | U | Push Late cover flip Lead lost |
21–17 |
2026 · Week 3 |
TCU -18.5 | 56.5 | 7212838 | U | TCU Q4 Late cover flip |
7–31 |
 ETAM @  TLSA2026 · Week 3 |
TLSA -41.5 | 55.5 | 7142842 | U | TLSA Q4 Late cover flip |
0–42 |
2026 · Week 3 |
TENN -35.5 | 60.5 | 18243851 | U | KENN Q1 Late cover flip |
9–42 |
2026 · Week 3 |
USA -7 | 49.5 | 21315277 | Q3 | OHIO Q4 Late cover flip |
36–41 |
2026 · Week 3 |
MICH -34.5 | 48.5 | 7315969 | Q3 | MICH Q4 Late cover flip |
17–52 |
 DUQ @  WSU2026 · Week 3 |
WSU -38.5 | 51.5 | 14214255 | Q4 | WSU Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
7–48 |
2026 · Week 3 |
VAN -3 | 50.5 | 14243866 | Q4 | VAN Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
31–35 |
2026 · Week 3 |
CLEM -3 | 44.5 | 17233248 | Q4 | CLEM Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
20–28 |
2026 · Week 3 |
TTU -7.5 | 52.5 | 10314154 | Q4 | HOU Q1 Late cover flip Late over |
26–28 |
2026 · Week 2 |
UCLA -13.5 | 53.5 | 00738 | U | UCLA Q4 Late cover flip |
10–28 |
 ILST @  NIU2026 · Week 2 |
ILST -2.5 | 47.5 | 14383852 | Q4 | ILST Q1 Late cover flip Late over Lead lost |
28–24 |
2026 · Week 2 |
OHIO -1.5 | 48.5 | 731384856 | OT | OHIO OT Late cover flip Late over Lead lost |
27–29 |
2026 · Week 2 |
PITT -7.5 | 55.5 | 3121219 | U | UCF Q4 Late cover flip |
7–12 |
2026 · Week 2 |
SYR -4 | 56.5 | 3193239 | U | CAL Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
21–18 |
2026 · Week 2 |
WAKE -2.5 | 51.5 | 1427334674 | OT | PUR Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
38–36 |
2026 · Week 2 |
ARMY -3 | 45.5 | 7212852 | Q4 | USF Q3 Late cover flip Late over Lead lost |
28–24 |
2026 · Week 1 |
SMU -3 | 52.5 | 14273451 | U | Push Late cover flip |
27–24 |
2026 · Week 1 |
ND -21 | 45.5 | 13234054 | Q4 | ND Q4 Late cover flip |
13–41 |
2026 · Week 1 |
MISS -6.5 | 54.5 | 3164879 | Q4 | LOU Q1 Late cover flip |
38–41 |
 SDST @  NU2026 · Week 1 |
NU -14 | 49.5 | 7162952 | Q4 | NU Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
18–34 |
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MISSWhen was the cover settled?
From the end of that quarter on, the side covering never changed
Q1 46% 239
Q2 15% 79
Q3 18% 95
Q4 19% 97
OT 0% 2
Push 1% 7
The team leading at halftime won 83% and covered 66% of 493 games
The team leading after 3 quarters won 89% and covered 72% of 496 games
Going into the 4th quarter
Points the game still needed after 3 quarters, and how often it got there
| Points needed | Games | Went over |
|---|---|---|
| Already over | 76 | 100% 76 |
| 1–3 | 40 | 95% 38 |
| 4–7 | 46 | 89% 41 |
| 8–10 | 46 | 78% 36 |
| 11–14 | 72 | 54% 39 |
| 15–17 | 39 | 38% 15 |
| 18–21 | 56 | 30% 17 |
| 22+ | 144 | 7% 10 |
Quarter scores from ESPN for the past four seasons; closing lines from the ESPN odds feed. Timing is to the quarter: an over that cashed with 10 seconds left in the 3rd counts as Q3. “Settled” means the team covering at the end of that quarter covered the closing spread at the end, with no change in between. Last 5 minutes (4th quarter, plus overtime) compares the score with 5:00 left, from ESPN scoring plays, with the final. History, not a prediction: none of this has shown an edge against the market.