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Closing number

Spread
KSU -6
CIN +6
Open –
Total
Over 55.5
Under 55.5

Source: DraftKings.

KSU 26, CIN 31. CIN covered by 11, over by 1.5.

Our crowd

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Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Cincinnati
K-State 01 Cincinnati
Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 8 common opponents
Opponent K-State Cincinnati
Arizona
L 17-23 away
-6 · -1.5 Didn't cover
L 24-30 home
-6 · -6.5 Didn't cover
Baylor
L 34-35 away
-1 · +4.5 Covered
W 41-20 home
+21 · -3.5 Covered
Iowa St
L 21-24 neutral
-3 · -2.5 Didn't cover
W 38-30 home
+8 · -1.5 Covered
Kansas
W 42-17 away
+25 · +3.5 Covered
W 37-34 away
+3 · +4.5 Covered
Oklahoma St
W 14-6 away
+8 · -19.5 Didn't cover
W 49-17 away
+32 · -23.5 Covered
TCU
W 41-28 home
+13 · +2.5 Covered
L 23-45 away
-22 · +3 Didn't cover
UCF
W 34-20 home
+14 · -5.5 Covered
W 20-11 home
+9 · -10.5 Didn't cover
Utah
L 47-51 away
-4 · +18.5 Covered
L 14-45 away
-31 · +9.5 Didn't cover

Against 8 common opponents: K-State won by 5.8 on average, 5-3 against the spread. Cincinnati won by 1.8 on average, 4-4 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 K-State1 Cincinnati
Cincinnati +6.51
Josh Pate *Line +6.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 26 3:21 AM ET · Flat record 34-31, -0.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
1 Over0 Under
Over 55.51
Big Cat *Line 55.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 24 3:28 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Kansas State WWLLL

ATSTotals
All games2-3 40%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Road0-1 0%Small sample1-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite2-3 40%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Cincinnati WWLWL

ATSTotals
All games3-2 60%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Home3-1 75%Small sample3-1 75% overSmall sample
As underdog1-1 50%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 26, 2026KSU 26, CIN 31KSU -6CIN covered55.5Over
Nov 23, 2024CIN 15, KSU 41KSU -7.5KSU covered54.5Over

Kansas State 1-1 ATS in these meetings. 2 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2024-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

KSUCIN
3-2Record4-1
2-3Against the spread3-2
3-2Over-under3-2
-1.2Avg cover margin+1.6
35.6Points per game33.8
19.2Points allowed23.2
6.32Yards per play6.42
444.0Yards per game427.6
6.00Rush yards per carry5.90
64.5Completion %71.8
61.6Third down %48.4
+0Turnover margin+8
2Sacks allowed8
37.6Penalty yards per game66.4

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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