Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 PM ET· Arizona Stadium· Arizona -7 · O/U 55.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 1,552 mi / 0 miForecast: 76°F · wind 18 mph · Clear
Market context
Arizona -7 · O/U 55.5
opened Arizona -7.5, now Arizona -7 · total opened 55, now 55.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Cincinnati as road underdog
2026 overall: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 3-0 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 5-12 ATS (17 games) · 9-7-1 O/U (17 games)
Arizona as home favorite
2026 overall: 0-4 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home favorite: 0-2 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 4-1 ATS (5 games) · 0-5 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 8-11 ATS (19 games) · 6-13 O/U (19 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalCincinnati · 5 of 9
477.8
Yards / game
433.8
3.21
Points / drive
2.82
5.5
TDs / game
4.0
50.0
3rd-down %
56.0
88.9
RZ TD %
78.6
1.0
Turnover margin
-0.8
2.0
Sacks / game
3.8
5.0
TFL / game
6.8
13.0
Havoc / game
14.8
38.1 / 61.9
Pass / Rush split
52.2 / 47.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Cincinnati has the ball
Cincinnati's early-down offense ranks 44th of 138. Arizona's early-down defense ranks 13th of 138.
Cincinnati's passing-down offense ranks 34th of 138. Arizona's passing-down defense ranks 105th of 138.
Cincinnati's third-down offense ranks 3rd of 138. Arizona's third-down defense ranks 116th of 138.
Cincinnati's red-zone offense ranks 9th of 138. Arizona's red-zone defense ranks 35th of 138.
When Arizona has the ball
Arizona's early-down offense ranks 37th of 138. Cincinnati's early-down defense ranks 71st of 138.
Arizona's passing-down offense ranks 17th of 138. Cincinnati's passing-down defense ranks 80th of 138.
Arizona's third-down offense ranks 14th of 138. Cincinnati's third-down defense ranks 101st of 138.
Arizona's red-zone offense ranks 29th of 138. Cincinnati's red-zone defense ranks 48th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.273 last 3 vs 0.227 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.055 last 3 vs 0.018 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.185 last 3 vs 0.175 season)
▼Defense form0.019 last 3 vs -0.049 season (+0.069)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJC French IV — 796 yd, 6 TD
RushingGi'Bran Payne — 368 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingJV Gibson — 267 yd, 3 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingNoah Fifita — 1131 yd, 11 TD
RushingKedrick Reescano — 161 yd, 2 TD
ReceivingTré Spivey — 278 yd, 4 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Cincinnati offense
44thof 1380.081186 plays
vs
Arizona defense · allowed
13thof 138-0.183Cincinnati defense · allowed
71stof 138-0.040vs
Arizona offense
37thof 1380.102180 plays
Passing downs
Cincinnati offense
34thof 1380.18285 plays
vs
Arizona defense · allowed
105thof 1380.111104 plays
Cincinnati defense · allowed
80thof 1380.01592 plays
vs
Arizona offense
17thof 1380.29589 plays
Third down
Cincinnati offense
3rdof 1380.66348 plays · small sample
vs
Arizona defense · allowed
116thof 1380.23856 plays · small sample
Cincinnati defense · allowed
101stof 1380.17854 plays · small sample
vs
Arizona offense
14thof 1380.42952 plays · small sample
Red zone
Cincinnati offense
9thof 1380.38748 plays · small sample
vs
Arizona defense · allowed
35thof 138-0.22623 plays · small sample
Cincinnati defense · allowed
48thof 138-0.17041 plays · small sample
vs
Arizona offense
29thof 1380.22437 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Cincinnati offense
28thof 13857.1%vs
Arizona defense · allowed
60thof 13840.2%Cincinnati defense · allowed
84thof 13844.1%vs
Arizona offense
61stof 13852.0%Away
Home
Cincinnati Offense vs Arizona DefenseArizona · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.11#40
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#350.13
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.212#17
235 plays
EPA/Play
#59-0.053
allowed · 201 plays
0.184#33
92 plays
EPA/Pass
#910.027
allowed · 115 plays
0.229#11
143 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#33-0.160
allowed · 86 plays
51.9%#21
235 plays
Success Rate
#1538.3%
allowed · 201 plays
48.9%#49
Pass Success Rate
#3938.3%
allowed
53.8%#24
Rush Success Rate
#1739.0%
allowed
57.1%#28
Available Yards %
#6040.2%
allowed
68.6#43
Net Field Position
#5472.5
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.081#44
186 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#13-0.183
allowed
7.1#81
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#48.8
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Cincinnati Defense vs Arizona OffenseArizona · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.02#80
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#440.10
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.015#90
allowed · 240 plays
EPA/Play
#250.163
224 plays
-0.148#35
allowed · 131 plays
EPA/Pass
#240.234
120 plays
0.212#131
allowed · 109 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#510.080
104 plays
47.1%#97
allowed · 240 plays
Success Rate
#2750.9%
224 plays
38.0%#37
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#3150.8%
56.0%#138
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#4651.0%
44.1%#84
allowed
Available Yards %
#6152.0%
75.5#14
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8571.2
-0.040#71
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#370.102
180 plays
7.9#35
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#286.2
2026 · Situational EPACincinnati · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.220
238 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.165
226 plays
0.004
249 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.057
216 plays
0.387
48 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.224
37 plays · small sample
-0.170
41 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.226
23 plays · small sample
0.663
48 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.429
52 plays · small sample
0.178
54 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.238
56 plays · small sample