2026 · Week 5

Scheduled

Bengals

Cincinnati

@

Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-4.9est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Bengalsedge mapDolphins
  • +0.001EPA / play-0.242
  • 47.6%Success rate34.5%
  • -0.030EPA / dropback-0.183
  • +0.050EPA / rush-0.399
  • 11.1%Explosive rate10.9%
  • +6.35CPOE-8.85
  • 57.1%Third-down rate20.0%
  • 40.0%Red-zone TD rate33.3%
  • 2.11Points / drive1.18
  • 1.6%Turnover rate3.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

All square 6–6 since 1999

CIN have won 2 straight. Meetings average 43.9 points. MIA are 7-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W16CIN @ MIA4521CIN
2022 · W4MIA @ CIN1527CIN
2020 · W13CIN @ MIA719MIA
2019 · W16CIN @ MIA3538MIA
2018 · W5MIA @ CIN1727CIN
2016 · W4MIA @ CIN722CIN
2013 · W9CIN @ MIA2022MIA
2012 · W5MIA @ CIN1713MIA

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-7.12
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-4.90