Tue, Nov 12, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Toledo · Conference game
Closing spread
TOL -14.5
✓ TOL W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
CMU 19–34 TOL
✓ TOL (85%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTOL -15.5
CloseTOL -14.5
Total48.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTOL -15.5
1 → CMU
CloseTOL -14.5
1 pt toward Central Michigan
Total
Open48.5
▲ 3
Close51.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TOL -15.5 · closed TOL -14.5 · moved 1 toward CMUmodel TOL -14
model TOL -14
Opened 48.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 3 upmodel 53
model 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 88%, covered 54% (69 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 54% (100 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTOL -15.5
CloseTOL -14.5
Total48.5 → 51.5
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
TOL as a 14.5-point home favorite against CMU, the favorite won 10, covered 9, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: TOL won 37–10; the favorite covered, as in 9 of the 10 similar games. 47 points stayed under 51.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 28.2 against an average line of 13.7; 52.8 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 3 overs, 1 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 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-15 | 34–16 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-13.5 | 28–21 | L | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-12.5 | 52–21 | W | O53.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-14 | 30–0 | W | U50.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-10.5 | 46–7 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-17 | 34–7 | W | U52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-14.75 | 44–18 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-13.5 | 42–9 | W | O45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-15.5 | 37–3 | W | U52 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-10.5 | 58–21 | W | O52 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Toledo ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-19 (53%) in our 2024–26 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.
Central Michigan away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Both teams trending Over (13-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Total moved up 3
48.5 → 51.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 15 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 55% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 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% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CMU 0–1 TOL
TOL leads · 1 game since 2023 · TOL has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 2023 | Toledo 32 @ Central Michigan 17 | TOL -10 | TOL W |
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
CMU−12.0 →−15.2▼ 3.2#123
TOL−0.4 →−5.0▼ 4.6#93
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#83
Offense
Even#88
#101
Defense
TOL better ▶#41
−1.0 #126
Turnovers
TOL better ▶−0.2 #86
63 plays #111
Pace
TOL faster ▶68 plays #48
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CMU off | TOL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.4 #89 | 22.3 #48 | TOL |
| Yards / play | 5.76 #70 | 5.01 #31 | TOL |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #69 | +0.06 #45 | TOL |
| Success rate | 40% #104 | 39% #41 | TOL |
| TOL off | CMU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.1 #59 | 31.2 #106 | TOL |
| Yards / play | 5.56 #85 | 6.02 #101 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #105 | +0.24 #122 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #101 | 42% #76 | CMU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CMU scoring against the TOL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #111 | 9.6 #43 | 13.3 #77 | 6.6 #55 | 5.6 #104 | 12.1 #89 | |
4.6 #49 | 5.4 #29 | 10.0 #30 | 5.3 #62 | 7.0 #82 | 12.3 #69 |
TOL scoring against the CMU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #62 | 9.4 #45 | 15.7 #53 | 6.0 #69 | 7.4 #54 | 13.4 #63 | |
6.3 #94 | 10.4 #118 | 16.8 #111 | 5.0 #50 | 9.4 #120 | 14.4 #105 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
43° · 6 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CMU7d
TOL10d
TOL +3 days
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
CMU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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