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?
55 games · 2024 · Week 12 · pick one to list those games
47% went over. Of the 26 overs, 4% had cashed by halftime and 19% by the end of the 3rd quarter. Covers were settled only in the 4th quarter or overtime in 20% of games.
All 55 games
2024 · Week 12 · newest first · showing 50
| Game | Line | Total | Points by quarter | Over | Cover settled | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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UNLV -19.5 | 54.5 | 7345161 | Q4 | UNLV Q2 | 20–41 |
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BYU -2.5 | 55.5 | 7202330 | U | KU Q4 | 17–13 |
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WSU -11.5 | 71.5 | 21425673 | Q4 | UNM Q3 Late over |
35–38 |
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UNC -10.5 | 64.5 | 3134155 | U | WAKE Q1 | 24–31 |
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ISU -7.5 | 52.5 | 14203051 | U | ISU Q3 Late cover flip |
17–34 |
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MEM -17.5 | 60.5 | 11263671 | Q4 | MEM Q4 Late over |
18–53 |
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TA&M -38.5 | 54.5 | 17243141 | U | NMSU Q1 | 3–38 |
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ORE -13.5 | 49.5 | 6161929 | U | WIS Q1 | 16–13 |
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UGA -7.5 | 46.5 | 10344148 | Q4 | UGA Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
17–31 |
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BOIS -14.5 | 61.5 | 7284963 | Q4 | BOIS Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
42–21 |
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KSU -7.5 | 51.5 | 7213038 | U | ASU Q1 | 24–14 |
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UL -6.5 | 60.5 | 7273046 | U | USA Q1 | 24–22 |
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TXST -27.5 | 55.5 | 21375461 | Q4 | TXST Q2 | 3–58 |
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MD -4.5 | 54.5 | 3243848 | U | RUTG Q1 | 31–17 |
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GAST -2.5 | 58.5 | 14143147 | U | ARST Q1 | 27–20 |
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SC -10.5 | 42.5 | 13273364 | Q4 | MIZ Q3 | 30–34 |
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USC -6.5 | 50.5 | 14284148 | U | USC Q4 Late cover flip |
20–28 |
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BAY -1.5 | 57.5 | 21636384 | Q2 | BAY Q1 | 49–35 |
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GASO -7.5 | 53.5 | 7173148 | U | TROY Q1 | 28–20 |
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JMU -1.5 | 50.5 | 14455267 | Q3 | JMU Q3 | 35–32 |
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PSU -30.5 | 51.5 | 14244559 | Q4 | PSU Q3 | 49–10 |
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ND -21.5 | 51.5 | 7284249 | U | UVA Q4 Late cover flip |
14–35 |
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SMU -19.5 | 53.5 | 10345266 | Q4 | BC Q1 | 28–38 |
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LOU -20.5 | 57.5 | 17344973 | Q4 | STAN Q1 Lead lost |
35–38 |
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LSU -2.5 | 55.5 | 7202643 | U | FLA Q1 | 16–27 |
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ORST -2.5 | 44.5 | 7141428 | U | AFA Q1 | 0–28 |
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CLT -1.5 | 53.5 | 14246283 | Q3 | USF Q1 | 59–24 |
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CAL -10.5 | 57.5 | 6344458 | Q4 | SYR Q1 Late over |
33–25 |
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SHSU -20.5 | 43.5 | 06203440 | U | KENN Q1 | 23–17 |
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HAW -2.5 | 61.5 | 17274865 | Q4 | USU Q1 | 10–55 |
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ILL -1.5 | 47.5 | 20304054 | Q4 | ILL Q1 Late over |
16–38 |
 MER @  ALA2024 · Week 12 |
ALA -42.5 | 58.5 | 14384559 | Q4 | ALA Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
7–52 |
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JXST -12.5 | 58.5 | 6374465 | Q4 | FIU Q1 | 31–34 |
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TEM -2.5 | 50.5 | 310133033 | U | TEM OT | 15–18 |
 MUR @  UK2024 · Week 12 |
UK -41.5 | 54.5 | 14243754 | U | UK Q4 Late cover flip |
6–48 |
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MRSH -7.5 | 56.5 | 10243150 | U | MRSH Q2 | 19–31 |
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AUB -25.5 | 45.5 | 10244562 | Q4 | AUB Q3 | 14–48 |
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OSU -29.5 | 44.5 | 0283838 | U | NU Q1 | 31–7 |
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TEX -13.5 | 56.5 | 7102030 | U | ARK Q1 | 20–10 |
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COLO -13.5 | 43.5 | 17304473 | Q3 | COLO Q4 Late cover flip |
24–49 |
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CLEM -12.5 | 50.5 | 14242444 | U | PITT Q1 | 24–20 |
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TULN -7.5 | 48.5 | 7142135 | U | TULN Q2 | 35–0 |
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LIB -16.5 | 52.5 | 727345669 | Q4 | MASS Q1 Late over Lead lost |
35–34 |
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WKU -11.5 | 52.5 | 3161619 | U | LT Q1 | 12–7 |
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ARIZ -1.5 | 46.5 | 7133030 | U | ARIZ Q1 | 3–27 |
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WASH -5.5 | 47.5 | 7243050 | Q4 | WASH Q4 Late over |
19–31 |
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CSU -7.5 | 46.5 | 14203434 | U | CSU Q1 | 10–24 |
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UTSA -1.5 | 71.5 | 14345075 | Q4 | UTSA Q1 Late over |
27–48 |
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ECU -16.5 | 63.5 | 10344869 | Q4 | TLSA Q1 Late over Lead lost |
38–31 |
2024 · Week 12 |
M-OH -30.5 | 45.5 | 17243841 | U | KENT Q1 | 7–34 |
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M-OHWhen was the cover settled?
From the end of that quarter on, the side covering never changed
Q1 56% 31
Q2 11% 6
Q3 13% 7
Q4 18% 10
OT 2% 1
The team leading at halftime won 83% and covered 65% of 46 games
The team leading after 3 quarters won 84% and covered 73% of 51 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 | 5 | 100% 5 |
| 1–3 | 3 | 100% 3 |
| 4–7 | 5 | 80% 4 |
| 8–10 | 6 | 50% 3 |
| 11–14 | 6 | 67% 4 |
| 15–17 | 6 | 50% 3 |
| 18–21 | 3 | 67% 2 |
| 22+ | 21 | 10% 2 |
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.