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?
13 games · 2025 · Rice · pick one to list those games
54% went over. Of the 7 overs, 0% had cashed by halftime and 29% by the end of the 3rd quarter. Covers were settled only in the 4th quarter or overtime in 8% of games.
All 13 games
2025 · Rice · newest first
| Game | Line | Total | Points by quarter | Over | Cover settled | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 · Postseason |
TXST -19.5 | 55.5 | 0173451 | U | TXST Q3 | 10–41 |
2025 · Week 14 |
USF -28.5 | 57.5 | 14314155 | U | USF Q3 | 3–52 |
2025 · Week 13 |
UNT -18.5 | 56.5 | 21426380 | Q3 | UNT Q3 | 56–24 |
2025 · Week 11 |
RICE -1.5 | 51.5 | 14314141 | U | RICE Q3 | 17–24 |
2025 · Week 10 |
MEM -13.5 | 48.5 | 14384552 | Q4 | MEM Q1 Late over |
38–14 |
2025 · Week 9 |
CONN -9.5 | 48.5 | 1038414871 | OT | RICE Q1 Late over |
34–37 |
2025 · Week 7 |
UTSA -9.5 | 48.5 | 24487174 | Q3 | UTSA Q1 | 13–61 |
2025 · Week 6 |
RICE -4.5 | 55.5 | 21243848 | U | FAU Q1 | 27–21 |
2025 · Week 5 |
NAVY -14.5 | 45.5 | 7141734 | U | RICE Q1 | 13–21 |
2025 · Week 4 |
RICE -1.5 | 41.5 | 10233045 | Q4 | RICE Q1 | 28–17 |
 PV @  RICE2025 · Week 3 |
RICE -29.5 | 48.5 | 14314155 | Q4 | PV Q1 Late over |
17–38 |
2025 · Week 2 |
HOU -13.5 | 38.5 | 0101744 | Q4 | HOU Q4 Late over |
35–9 |
2025 · Week 1 |
UL -9.5 | 48.5 | 3202626 | U | RICE Q1 | 14–12 |
TXST
USF
UNT
UAB
MEM
CONN
UTSA
FAU
NAVY
CLT
HOU
ULWhen was the cover settled?
From the end of that quarter on, the side covering never changed
Q1 62% 8
Q2 0% 0
Q3 31% 4
Q4 8% 1
OT 0% 0
The team leading at halftime won 85% and covered 69% of 13 games
The team leading after 3 quarters won 92% and covered 77% of 13 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 |
| 4–7 | 1 | 100% 1 |
| 8–10 | 2 | 100% 2 |
| 11–14 | 2 | 50% 1 |
| 15–17 | 1 | 0% 0 |
| 18–21 | 1 | 0% 0 |
| 22+ | 4 | 25% 1 |
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.