Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 5:55 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Miami
Weather at kickoff78°F1 mphgusts 11Wet0.1 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-0 · Power #126
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2-0 · Power #9
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Model before kickoff
BALL 10–42 MIA
✓ MIA (99%) won
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Small sample warning
Ball State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
BALL−11.2 →−12.6▼ 1.4#119
MIA+9.9 →+17.0▲ 7.1#8
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

BALL
Longer bar = better
MIA
#76
Offense
MIA better ▶
#12
#97
Defense
MIA better ▶
#31
+1.0 #32
Turnovers
MIA better ▶
+2.0 #9
80 plays #6
Pace
◀ BALL faster
70 plays #35
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BALL has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
BALL offMIA defEdge
Points / game 42.0 #23 13.0 #34 Even
Yards / play 5.44 #88 4.21 #35 MIA
PPA / play +0.03 #100 −0.18 #19 MIA
Success rate 40% #93 33% #36 MIA
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offBALL defEdge
Points / game 48.5 #11 34.0 #121 MIA
Yards / play 7.70 #17 5.82 #96 MIA
PPA / play +0.52 #8 +0.05 #81 MIA
Success rate 57% #12 42% #91 MIA

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 1 mph
gusts 11 mph · 0.051 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
BALL7d
MIA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 150 plays
slowavg 132fast

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