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 · Tulsa · pick one to list those games
67% went over. Of the 8 overs, 0% had cashed by halftime and 50% by the end of the 3rd quarter. Covers were settled only in the 4th quarter or overtime in 8% of games.
All 12 games
2024 · Tulsa · newest first
| Game | Line | Total | Points by quarter | Over | Cover settled | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 · Week 14 |
FAU -2.5 | 57.5 | 9517279 | Q3 | FAU Q1 | 63–16 |
2024 · Week 13 |
USF -13.5 | 60.5 | 28495693 | Q4 | USF Q1 | 30–63 |
2024 · Week 12 |
ECU -16.5 | 63.5 | 10344869 | Q4 | TLSA Q1 Late over Lead lost |
38–31 |
2024 · Week 10 |
UAB -2.5 | 57.5 | 21527380 | Q3 | UAB Q1 | 21–59 |
2024 · Week 9 |
UTSA -9.5 | 52.5 | 14426691 | Q3 | TLSA Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
45–46 |
2024 · Week 8 |
TEM -2.5 | 51.5 | 3172730 | U | TEM Q1 | 10–20 |
2024 · Week 6 |
ARMY -13.5 | 50.5 | 14284956 | Q4 | ARMY Q2 | 49–7 |
2024 · Week 5 |
UNT -7.5 | 65.5 | 0274872 | Q4 | UNT Q2 Late over |
20–52 |
2024 · Week 4 |
LT -1.5 | 55.5 | 717244043 | U | TLSA Q1 | 23–20 |
2024 · Week 3 |
OKST -17.5 | 62.5 | 7283855 | U | OKST Q2 | 45–10 |
2024 · Week 2 |
ARST -9.5 | 65.5 | 10245252 | U | TLSA Q1 | 24–28 |
 NWST @  TLSA2024 · Week 1 |
TLSA -37.5 | 55.5 | 28556290 | Q3 | NWST Q1 | 28–62 |
FAU
USF
ECU
UAB
UTSA
TEM
ARMY
UNT
LT
OKST
ARSTWhen was the cover settled?
From the end of that quarter on, the side covering never changed
Q1 67% 8
Q2 25% 3
Q3 0% 0
Q4 8% 1
OT 0% 0
The team leading at halftime won 82% and covered 82% of 11 games
The team leading after 3 quarters won 91% and covered 73% 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 | 4 | 100% 4 |
| 1–3 | 1 | 100% 1 |
| 4–7 | 1 | 100% 1 |
| 11–14 | 1 | 0% 0 |
| 15–17 | 1 | 100% 1 |
| 18–21 | 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.