Sat, Sep 2, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Liberty
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0-0 · Power #80
24
final
Final
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0-0 · Power #32
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
LIB -12
✓ BGSU W
Total
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Model before kickoff
BGSU 22–32 LIB
✓ LIB (77%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLIB -12
Total—
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseLIB -12
Total—
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like LIB as a 12-point home favorite against BGSU, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.

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This game: LIB won 34–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 78%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.7 against an average line of 10.7; 52.1 points a game (usually 56.4).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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DUKE vs CLT
2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation
-10.7553–19 W O55
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BOIS vs FRES
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-10.540–20 W O45
Very close
NCST vs FSU
2020 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread
-11.538–22 W U61
Very close
JMU vs MRSH
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings
-9.512–26 L U48.5
Very close
NU vs DUKE
2022 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1023–31 L U56
Very close
UVA vs ILL
2021 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & spread
-10.542–14 W U57
Very close
NW vs MD
2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread
-1343–3 W U52.5
Very close
FLA vs MIZ
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread
-10.7524–17 L U53.5
Close
BC vs RUTG
2022 · Week 1 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-921–22 L U47
Close
OKST vs TLSA
2021 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & situation
-11.528–23 L P51
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 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
Bowling Green have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
LIB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 4 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BGSU1st game
LIB1st game
Even

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