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?
12 games · 2023 · West Virginia · pick one to list those games
58% went over. Of the 7 overs, 0% had cashed by halftime and 43% by the end of the 3rd quarter. Covers were settled only in the 4th quarter or overtime in 17% of games.
All 12 games
2023 · West Virginia · newest first
| Game | Line | Total | Points by quarter | Over | Cover settled | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 · Postseason |
WVU -4.5 | 62 | 7273040 | U | WVU Q1 | 10–30 |
2023 · Week 13 |
WVU -12 | 54.5 | 7415565 | Q3 | BAY Q3 Lead lost |
34–31 |
2023 · Week 12 |
WVU -5 | 52.5 | 7354963 | Q4 | WVU Q1 | 21–42 |
2023 · Week 11 |
OU -13 | 60 | 21456579 | Q3 | OU Q2 | 20–59 |
2023 · Week 10 |
WVU -12.5 | 48.5 | 14273744 | U | WVU Q1 | 7–37 |
2023 · Week 9 |
UCF -6.5 | 59 | 17314569 | Q4 | WVU Q1 | 41–28 |
2023 · Week 8 |
WVU -3 | 48 | 10304482 | Q4 | OKST Q4 | 48–34 |
2023 · Week 7 |
WVU -3 | 49 | 17243880 | Q4 | HOU Q2 | 39–41 |
2023 · Week 5 |
TCU -14 | 52 | 14354245 | U | WVU Q1 | 24–21 |
2023 · Week 4 |
TTU -6 | 53 | 10161633 | U | WVU Q1 | 13–20 |
2023 · Week 3 |
WVU -2.5 | 48 | 3132323 | U | WVU Q3 | 6–17 |
 DUQ @  WVU2023 · Week 2 |
WVU -38.5 | 55.5 | 14455973 | Q3 | WVU Q4 Late cover flip |
17–56 |
UNC
BAY
CIN
OU
BYU
UCF
OKST
HOU
TCU
TTU
PITTWhen was the cover settled?
From the end of that quarter on, the side covering never changed
Q1 50% 6
Q2 17% 2
Q3 17% 2
Q4 17% 2
OT 0% 0
The team leading at halftime won 83% and covered 75% of 12 games
The team leading after 3 quarters won 82% and covered 91% of 11 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 | 3 | 100% 3 |
| 4–7 | 2 | 100% 2 |
| 11–14 | 3 | 33% 1 |
| 15–17 | 1 | 100% 1 |
| 22+ | 3 | 0% 0 |
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.