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?
170 games · 2023–2026 · Totals 34.5–40.5 · pick one to list those games
52% went over. Of the 88 overs, 6% had cashed by halftime and 28% by the end of the 3rd quarter. Covers were settled only in the 4th quarter or overtime in 20% of games.
All 170 games
2023–2026 · Totals 34.5–40.5 · newest first · showing 50
| Game | Line | Total | Points by quarter | Over | Cover settled | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 · Week 6 |
BAL -3 | 40.5 | 10101323 | U | CLE Q4 | 10–13 |
2026 · Week 6 |
CAR -3 | 39.5 | 3172039 | U | CAR Q3 | 25–14 |
2026 · Week 6 |
PIT -2.5 | 37.5 | 316193845 | Q4 | PIT OT Late cover flip Late over Lead lost |
26–19 |
2026 · Week 6 |
SEA -3 | 40.5 | 317172831 | U | DEN Q2 | 14–17 |
2026 · Week 5 |
HOU -6.5 | 37.5 | 6152229 | U | HOU Q2 | 26–3 |
2026 · Week 5 |
NYJ -2.5 | 38.5 | 10131329 | U | NYJ Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
12–17 |
2026 · Week 4 |
MIN -10 | 38.5 | 392225 | U | MIA Q1 | 10–15 |
2026 · Week 4 |
GB -2.5 | 38.5 | 0172431 | U | GB Q2 | 17–14 |
2026 · Week 4 |
PIT -2.5 | 38.5 | 7313151 | Q4 | CLE Q2 | 24–27 |
2026 · Week 3 |
NYG -2.5 | 37.5 | 391219 | U | NYG Q1 | 7–12 |
2026 · Week 3 |
SEA -8.5 | 40.5 | 7274164 | Q3 | WSH Q1 | 31–33 |
2026 · Week 2 |
SEA -3.5 | 40.5 | 7142438 | U | SEA Q3 | 31–7 |
2026 · Week 2 |
PHI -7 | 39.5 | 7243444 | Q4 | TEN Q1 Late over |
24–20 |
2026 · Week 1 |
LV -3 | 40.5 | 7234040 | U | LV Q1 | 13–27 |
2026 · Week 1 |
TEN -1.5 | 39.5 | 10132333 | U | NYJ Q1 | 23–10 |
2026 · Week 1 |
PIT -6.5 | 40.5 | 10202333 | U | PIT Q4 | 13–20 |
2026 · Week 1 |
JAX -8.5 | 40.5 | 14243744 | Q4 | JAX Q1 Late over |
10–34 |
2025 · Postseason |
NE -3 | 40.5 | 10313744 | Q4 | NE Q1 | 16–28 |
2025 · Postseason |
HOU -3 | 38.5 | 3131336 | U | HOU Q4 | 30–6 |
2025 · Week 18 |
BUF -13.5 | 39.5 | 7212943 | Q4 | BUF Q2 | 8–35 |
2025 · Week 18 |
DEN -15.5 | 37.5 | 10131622 | U | DEN Q4 Late cover flip |
3–19 |
2025 · Week 18 |
KC -3.5 | 35.5 | 391226 | U | LV Q1 | 12–14 |
2025 · Week 18 |
PHI -3 | 38.5 | 0172741 | Q4 | WSH Q4 Late over |
24–17 |
2025 · Week 18 |
MIN -13.5 | 37.5 | 3131319 | U | GB Q1 | 3–16 |
2025 · Week 18 |
HOU -9.5 | 37.5 | 16405368 | Q2 | IND Q1 | 30–38 |
2025 · Week 17 |
NYG -3 | 40.5 | 7203744 | Q4 | NYG Q1 Late over |
34–10 |
2025 · Week 17 |
PIT -3.5 | 34.5 | 10161619 | U | CLE Q1 | 6–13 |
2025 · Week 17 |
NO -1.5 | 38.5 | 6304360 | Q3 | NO Q4 Late cover flip |
34–26 |
2025 · Week 17 |
GB -2.5 | 37.5 | 14415165 | Q2 | BAL Q1 | 41–24 |
2025 · Week 17 |
LAC -1.5 | 40.5 | 14172736 | U | HOU Q1 | 20–16 |
2025 · Week 17 |
DEN -13.5 | 37.5 | 3132333 | U | KC Q1 | 20–13 |
2025 · Week 16 |
HOU -14.5 | 39.5 | 7203044 | Q4 | LV Q1 | 21–23 |
2025 · Week 16 |
KC -3.5 | 37.5 | 0152535 | U | TEN Q1 | 9–26 |
2025 · Week 16 |
NO -7 | 39.5 | 6152235 | U | NO Q3 | 6–29 |
2025 · Week 15 |
CHI -7.5 | 38.5 | 14143134 | U | CHI Q1 | 3–31 |
2025 · Week 15 |
PHI -12.5 | 36.5 | 7172431 | U | PHI Q2 | 0–31 |
2025 · Week 15 |
JAX -13.5 | 40.5 | 21415468 | Q2 | JAX Q2 | 20–48 |
2025 · Week 14 |
DEN -8.5 | 40.5 | 14212841 | Q4 | LV Q4 Late cover flip Late over |
24–17 |
2025 · Week 13 |
LAC -9.5 | 40.5 | 7142845 | Q4 | LAC Q3 Late over |
14–31 |
2025 · Week 13 |
SF -5.5 | 35.5 | 7182534 | U | SF Q3 | 26–8 |
2025 · Week 13 |
ATL -3 | 38.5 | 0143151 | Q4 | NYJ Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
24–27 |
2025 · Week 12 |
NO -1.5 | 40.5 | 3232334 | U | ATL Q1 | 24–10 |
2025 · Week 12 |
LV -3.5 | 36.5 | 14171734 | U | CLE Q1 | 24–10 |
2025 · Week 11 |
BAL -7.5 | 37.5 | 6262639 | Q4 | CLE Q1 Late over Lead lost |
23–16 |
2025 · Week 11 |
HOU -5.5 | 37.5 | 331629 | U | TEN Q1 Late cover flip |
16–13 |
2025 · Week 10 |
CLE -2.5 | 37.5 | 21343447 | Q4 | NYJ Q1 | 20–27 |
2025 · Week 10 |
CAR -5.5 | 38.5 | 10171724 | U | NO Q1 | 17–7 |
2025 · Week 10 |
HOU -2.5 | 38.5 | 10303965 | Q3 | HOU Q4 Late cover flip Lead lost |
29–36 |
2025 · Week 8 |
NE -6.5 | 40.5 | 10163745 | Q4 | NE Q3 | 13–32 |
2025 · Week 7 |
DEN -7.5 | 40.5 | 7131965 | Q4 | NYG Q1 Lead lost |
32–33 |
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CLE
CAR
PHI
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MIA
MIN
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WSH
ARI
LV
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SFWhen was the cover settled?
From the end of that quarter on, the side covering never changed
Q1 49% 84
Q2 19% 32
Q3 10% 17
Q4 18% 31
OT 1% 2
Push 2% 4
The team leading at halftime won 80% and covered 74% of 161 games
The team leading after 3 quarters won 85% and covered 79% of 160 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 | 25 | 100% 25 |
| 1–3 | 8 | 88% 7 |
| 4–7 | 24 | 88% 21 |
| 8–10 | 19 | 58% 11 |
| 11–14 | 27 | 59% 16 |
| 15–17 | 24 | 21% 5 |
| 18–21 | 19 | 11% 2 |
| 22+ | 24 | 4% 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.