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 · 2024 · Central Michigan · pick one to list those games
50% went over. Of the 6 overs, 0% had cashed by halftime and 33% by the end of the 3rd quarter. Covers were settled only in the 4th quarter or overtime in 17% of games.
All 12 games
2024 · Central Michigan · newest first
| Game | Line | Total | Points by quarter | Over | Cover settled | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 · Week 14 |
NIU -16.5 | 41.5 | 19374040 | U | CMU Q2 | 16–24 |
2024 · Week 13 |
WMU -5.5 | 54.5 | 7132030 | U | CMU Q1 | 14–16 |
2024 · Week 12 |
TOL -14.5 | 51.5 | 10303747 | U | TOL Q2 | 10–37 |
2024 · Week 11 |
BGSU -14.5 | 47.5 | 3162336 | U | CMU Q1 Late cover flip |
23–13 |
2024 · Week 9 |
M-OH -9.5 | 48.5 | 10233353 | Q4 | M-OH Q3 | 7–46 |
2024 · Week 8 |
EMU -3.5 | 52.5 | 10304372 | Q4 | EMU Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
34–38 |
2024 · Week 7 |
OHIO -2.5 | 49.5 | 3243252 | Q4 | CMU Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
27–25 |
2024 · Week 5 |
CMU -2.5 | 48.5 | 17344043 | U | SDSU Q2 Lead lost |
21–22 |
2024 · Week 4 |
CMU -5.5 | 49.5 | 10404771 | Q4 | BALL Q3 | 34–37 |
2024 · Week 3 |
ILL -21.5 | 49.5 | 10192939 | U | CMU Q1 | 9–30 |
2024 · Week 2 |
CMU -3.5 | 51.5 | 7365268 | Q3 | FIU Q1 | 16–52 |
 CCSU @  CMU2024 · Week 1 |
CMU -33.5 | 54.5 | 21497676 | Q3 | CMU Q2 | 10–66 |
NIU
WMU
TOL
BGSU
M-OH
EMU
OHIO
SDSU
BALL
ILL
FIUWhen was the cover settled?
From the end of that quarter on, the side covering never changed
Q1 33% 4
Q2 33% 4
Q3 17% 2
Q4 17% 2
OT 0% 0
The team leading at halftime won 92% and covered 58% of 12 games
The team leading after 3 quarters won 75% and covered 58% of 12 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 | 2 | 100% 2 |
| 1–3 | 2 | 50% 1 |
| 8–10 | 2 | 50% 1 |
| 15–17 | 2 | 50% 1 |
| 18–21 | 2 | 50% 1 |
| 22+ | 2 | 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.