Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Missouri · Conference game
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5-1 · Power #23
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Auburn
Total
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
Opened 51.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CIN vs ECU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-4.527–25 L O51.5
Very close
AFA vs BOIS
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2.2514–19 L U46.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.536–39 L O49.5
Very close
TA&M vs MSST
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & season form
-722–26 L O45.5
Close
UK vs LSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation
-242–21 W O50.5
Close
SC vs MIZ
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.510–23 L U45.25
Close
MINN vs MD
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-434–16 W U53
Close
LIB vs ARMY
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar total & season form
-316–31 L U51.75
Close
ARK vs MSST
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-431–28 L O53.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation
-221–38 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%)
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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

AUB
Longer bar = better
MIZ
#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
When AUB has the ball
Advantage: MIZ defense
AUB offMIZ defEdge
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
When MIZ has the ball
Even matchup
MIZ offAUB defEdge
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
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AUB scored
8.7
#22
6.8
#96
15.5
#54
7.0
#57
7.5
#54
14.5
#50
MIZ allowed
4.0
#42
5.0
#29
9.0
#30
2.8
#15
2.3
#3
5.2
#7
MIZ scoring against the AUB defense
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MIZ scored
9.2
#20
9.2
#54
18.3
#34
10.3
#7
3.2
#131
13.5
#66
AUB allowed
5.2
#71
4.5
#22
9.7
#39
2.8
#15
8.3
#110
11.2
#52

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIZ +2.5
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
slowavg 133fast

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