Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Missouri · Conference game
Closing spread
MIZ -4.5
✓ AUB W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 38 pts
Model before kickoff
AUB 23–28 MIZ
✓ MIZ (64%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -7
CloseMIZ -4.5
Total51.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIZ -7
2.5 → AUB
CloseMIZ -4.5
2.5 pts toward Auburn
Total
Open51.5
▼ 2
Close49.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -7 · closed MIZ -4.5 · moved 2.5 toward AUBmodel MIZ -7.5
model MIZ -7.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 downmodel 50.5
model 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 50% (94 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 46% (57 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -7
CloseMIZ -4.5
Total51.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
MIZ as a 4.5-point home favorite against AUB, the favorite won 4, covered 2, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MIZ won 21–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 38 points stayed under 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.3 against an average line of 3.6; 51.9 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4.5 | 27–25 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-2.25 | 14–19 | L | U46.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 36–39 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-7 | 22–26 | L | O45.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation |
-2 | 42–21 | W | O50.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 10–23 | L | U45.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 34–16 | W | U53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & season form |
-3 | 16–31 | L | U51.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-4 | 31–28 | L | O53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-2 | 21–38 | L | O50.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Auburn ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Auburn
2.5 pts (MIZ -7 → MIZ -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
51.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 15. 54% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 9-1 90% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
AUB+7.1 →+6.4▼ 0.7#38
MIZ+14.2 →+10.8▼ 3.4#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#47
Offense
Even#38
#46
Defense
MIZ better ▶#24
−1.8 #136
Turnovers
MIZ better ▶+0.8 #25
61 plays #124
Pace
MIZ faster ▶72 plays #14
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| AUB off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.0 #61 | 15.3 #12 | MIZ |
| Yards / play | 7.35 #9 | 4.94 #26 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #82 | +0.05 #47 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 47% #34 | 35% #11 | MIZ |
| MIZ off | AUB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.5 #37 | 20.8 #42 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #63 | 4.99 #31 | AUB |
| PPA / play | +0.26 #24 | +0.09 #66 | MIZ |
| Success rate | 48% #27 | 39% #45 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
AUB scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.7 #22 | 6.8 #96 | 15.5 #54 | 7.0 #57 | 7.5 #54 | 14.5 #50 | |
4.0 #42 | 5.0 #29 | 9.0 #30 | 2.8 #15 | 2.3 #3 | 5.2 #7 |
MIZ scoring against the AUB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.2 #20 | 9.2 #54 | 18.3 #34 | 10.3 #7 | 3.2 #131 | 13.5 #66 | |
5.2 #71 | 4.5 #22 | 9.7 #39 | 2.8 #15 | 8.3 #110 | 11.2 #52 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 4 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
AUB14d bye
MIZ7d
AUB +7 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
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