Tue, Oct 31, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Toledo · Conference game
Weather at kickoff34°F9 mphgusts 17DryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-5 · Power #119
13
final
Final
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7-1 · Power #58
31
▲ winner
Closing spread
TOL -15.5
✓ TOL W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
BUFF 18–34 TOL
✓ TOL (87%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTOL -15.5
Total49.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 13.5–17.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 48% (54 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTOL -15.5
Total49.5
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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 TOL as a 15.5-point home favorite against BUFF, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: TOL won 31–13; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 84%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 9.8 against an average line of 15.2; 54.6 points a game (usually 55.5). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
USA vs ODU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-16.527–20 L P47
Very close
APP vs ODU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1627–14 L U50.5
Very close
APP vs TROY
2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation
-1447–10 W O50.5
Very close
UAB vs LT
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-13.7552–38 W O49
Very close
BOIS vs USU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-16.542–23 W O52
Very close
TOL vs BGSU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-14.535–42 L O46.5
Very close
TOL vs NIU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar season form & total
-1320–22 L U51
Very close
USA vs TXST
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1638–21 W O46
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-16.520–17 L U52
Very close
UCF vs NAVY
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-15.2514–17 L U53
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Buffalo ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Buffalo 4-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Buffalo 4-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Toledo home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
BUFF−8.2 →−9.8▼ 1.6#112
TOL+0.7 →+2.4▲ 1.7#48
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

BUFF
Longer bar = better
TOL
#103
Offense
TOL better ▶
#23
#72
Defense
TOL better ▶
#36
+0.4 #40
Turnovers
Even
+0.3 #52
70 plays #41
Pace
Even
69 plays #52
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When BUFF has the ball
Advantage: TOL defense
BUFF offTOL defEdge
Points / game 25.9 #79 20.1 #29 TOL
Yards / play 4.62 #128 5.13 #35 TOL
PPA / play 0.00 #120 +0.03 #38 TOL
Success rate 41% #85 39% #40 TOL
When TOL has the ball
Advantage: TOL offense
TOL offBUFF defEdge
Points / game 34.9 #23 28.9 #97 TOL
Yards / play 6.39 #33 5.88 #95 TOL
PPA / play +0.25 #21 +0.05 #49 TOL
Success rate 49% #16 39% #47 TOL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
BUFF scoring against the TOL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BUFF scored
5.6
#74
6.4
#99
12.0
#94
8.0
#30
5.5
#100
13.5
#59
TOL allowed
3.5
#33
6.3
#42
9.8
#30
5.9
#72
4.5
#24
10.4
#43
TOL scoring against the BUFF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TOL scored
8.3
#22
9.0
#52
17.3
#38
9.6
#12
8.0
#39
17.6
#17
BUFF allowed
6.3
#90
8.1
#87
14.4
#89
7.3
#103
7.3
#87
14.5
#97

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TOL +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
34° · 9 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BUFF10d
TOL10d
Even
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast

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