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. NFL games from the past four seasons with quarter scores and a closing line.
When did they go over?
13 games · 2023 · Denver Broncos · pick one to list those games
31% went over. Of the 4 overs, 0% had cashed by halftime and 0% by the end of the 3rd quarter. Covers were settled only in the 4th quarter or overtime in 8% of games.
All 13 games
2023 · Denver Broncos · newest first
| Game | Line | Total | Points by quarter | Over | Cover settled | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 · Week 18 |
LV -3 | 37.5 | 7242441 | Q4 | LV Q1 | 14–27 |
2023 · Week 17 |
DEN -3.5 | 39 | 3161925 | U | DEN Q2 | 9–16 |
2023 · Week 16 |
DEN -7 | 37.5 | 7103049 | Q4 | NE Q2 | 26–23 |
2023 · Week 15 |
DET -5.5 | 49 | 0213859 | Q4 | DET Q2 | 17–42 |
2023 · Week 14 |
LAC -3 | 45.5 | 7101731 | U | DEN Q1 | 24–7 |
2023 · Week 13 |
HOU -3 | 47 | 10162639 | U | HOU Q1 | 17–22 |
2023 · Week 12 |
DEN -2 | 37.5 | 7202941 | Q4 | DEN Q1 Late over |
12–29 |
2023 · Week 11 |
DEN -2.5 | 43 | 3192641 | U | MIN Q2 Lead lost |
20–21 |
2023 · Week 10 |
BUF -7.5 | 47 | 3233046 | U | DEN Q1 | 24–22 |
2023 · Week 8 |
KC -7 | 45.5 | 10232333 | U | DEN Q1 | 9–24 |
2023 · Week 7 |
DEN -2.5 | 43.5 | 392636 | U | GB Q4 Lead lost |
17–19 |
2023 · Week 6 |
KC -9.5 | 48.5 | 3131627 | U | KC Q2 Late cover flip |
8–19 |
2023 · Week 1 |
DEN -3.5 | 44.5 | 13232333 | U | LV Q1 | 17–16 |
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GBWhen was the cover settled?
From the end of that quarter on, the side covering never changed
Q1 54% 7
Q2 38% 5
Q3 0% 0
Q4 8% 1
OT 0% 0
The team leading at halftime won 77% and covered 77% of 13 games
The team leading after 3 quarters won 83% and covered 83% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8–10 | 2 | 100% 2 |
| 11–14 | 2 | 100% 2 |
| 18–21 | 4 | 0% 0 |
| 22+ | 5 | 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.