Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 PM ET· MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium· Iowa State -2.5 · O/U 61
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 518 mi / 0 miForecast: 43°F · wind 7 mph · Clear
Market context
Iowa State -2.5 · O/U 61
total opened 60.5, now 61
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Cincinnati as road underdog
2026 overall: 5-4 ATS (9 games) · 6-3 O/U (9 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 1-2 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 3-0 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 6-14 ATS (20 games) · 10-9-1 O/U (20 games)
Iowa State as home favorite
2026 overall: 3-5-1 ATS (9 games) · 5-4 O/U (9 games)
2026 as home favorite: 1-1-1 ATS (3 games) · 2-1 O/U (3 games)
Last season (2025): 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
Since 2020: 19-16-1 ATS (36 games) · 14-21 O/U (35 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalCincinnati · 9 of 9
446.9
Yards / game
381.3
2.75
Points / drive
2.36
4.3
TDs / game
3.3
47.0
3rd-down %
35.0
80.0
RZ TD %
64.0
0.6
Turnover margin
0.2
2.0
Sacks / game
1.3
5.4
TFL / game
4.6
12.7
Havoc / game
10.2
42.0 / 58.0
Pass / Rush split
42.2 / 57.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Cincinnati has the ball
Cincinnati's early-down offense ranks 31st of 138. Iowa State's early-down defense ranks 133rd of 138.
Cincinnati's passing-down offense ranks 23rd of 138. Iowa State's passing-down defense ranks 108th of 138.
Cincinnati's third-down offense ranks 9th of 138. Iowa State's third-down defense ranks 96th of 138.
Cincinnati's red-zone offense ranks 4th of 138. Iowa State's red-zone defense ranks 137th of 138.
When Iowa State has the ball
Iowa State's early-down offense ranks 28th of 138. Cincinnati's early-down defense ranks 117th of 138.
Iowa State's passing-down offense ranks 63rd of 138. Cincinnati's passing-down defense ranks 112th of 138.
Iowa State's third-down offense ranks 93rd of 138. Cincinnati's third-down defense ranks 133rd of 138.
Iowa State's red-zone offense ranks 16th of 138. Cincinnati's red-zone defense ranks 19th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form0.021 last 3 vs 0.117 season (-0.097)
▼Defense form0.302 last 3 vs 0.156 season (+0.147)
Offense formabout the same(0.049 last 3 vs 0.038 season)
▼Defense form0.275 last 3 vs 0.087 season (+0.187)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJC French IV — 1990 yd, 15 TD
RushingCole Tabb — 812 yd, 10 TD
ReceivingJV Gibson — 515 yd, 4 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJaylen Raynor — 1672 yd, 12 TD
RushingAiden Flora — 1119 yd, 9 TD
ReceivingJamal Polite Jr. — 321 yd, 2 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
31stof 1380.083401 plays
vs
Iowa State defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.143Cincinnati defense · allowed
117thof 1380.079vs
Iowa State offense
28thof 1380.093409 plays
Passing downs
Cincinnati offense
23rdof 1380.201197 plays
vs
Iowa State defense · allowed
108thof 1380.098179 plays
Cincinnati defense · allowed
112thof 1380.120199 plays
vs
Iowa State offense
63rdof 1380.007217 plays
Third down
Cincinnati offense
9thof 1380.407115 plays
vs
Iowa State defense · allowed
96thof 1380.124115 plays
Cincinnati defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.322115 plays
vs
Iowa State offense
93rdof 138-0.027117 plays
Red zone
Cincinnati offense
4thof 1380.36290 plays
vs
Iowa State defense · allowed
137thof 1380.36067 plays
Cincinnati defense · allowed
19thof 138-0.242114 plays
vs
Iowa State offense
16thof 1380.23957 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Cincinnati offense
27thof 13853.8%vs
Iowa State defense · allowed
89thof 13846.3%Cincinnati defense · allowed
131stof 13854.5%vs
Iowa State offense
85thof 13844.6%Away
Home
Cincinnati Offense vs Iowa State DefenseCincinnati · 11 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)
0.15#37
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#89-0.09
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.149#20
517 plays
EPA/Play
#1260.127
allowed · 520 plays
0.172#22
219 plays
EPA/Pass
#1140.109
allowed · 246 plays
0.132#23
298 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1280.143
allowed · 274 plays
50.5%#26
517 plays
Success Rate
#10848.1%
allowed · 520 plays
51.6%#17
Pass Success Rate
#9344.8%
allowed
49.7%#49
Rush Success Rate
#12851.8%
allowed
53.8%#27
Available Yards %
#8946.3%
allowed
71.2#87
Net Field Position
#10170.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.083#31
401 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1330.143
allowed
6.6#43
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#697.1
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Cincinnati Defense vs Iowa State OffenseIowa State · 9 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)
-0.22#113
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#73-0.00
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.133#127
allowed · 548 plays
EPA/Play
#440.061
525 plays
0.100#112
allowed · 270 plays
EPA/Pass
#600.024
233 plays
0.165#131
allowed · 278 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#380.090
292 plays
50.4%#132
allowed · 548 plays
Success Rate
#10344.4%
525 plays
46.8%#112
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#8243.3%
51.7%#126
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10245.2%
54.5%#131
allowed
Available Yards %
#8544.6%
75.0#2
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#12372.8
0.079#117
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#280.093
409 plays
7.2#59
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1187.6
2026 · Situational EPACincinnati · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.137
528 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.053
518 plays
0.126
557 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.127
520 plays
0.362
90 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.239
57 plays · small sample
-0.242
114 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.360
67 plays
0.407
115 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.027
117 plays
0.322
115 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.124
115 plays