Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Miami (OH)
Weather at kickoff79°F9 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
1-1 · Power #45
27
▲ winner
Final
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0-1 · Power #73
16
final
Closing spread
CIN -3.5
✓ CIN W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
CIN 26–23 M-OH
✓ CIN (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -2.5
CloseCIN -3.5
Total45.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Cincinnati
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CIN -2.5 · closed CIN -3.5 · moved 1 toward CINmodel CIN -0.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 2 upmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 50%, covered 39% (66 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCIN -2.5
CloseCIN -3.5
Total45.5 → 47.5
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 CIN as a 3.5-point road favorite at M-OH, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: CIN won 27–16; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
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: favorite by 2.4 against an average line of 3; 49.8 points a game (usually 53.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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MIA @ UVA
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total
-314–12 L U48.5
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LIB @ ODU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.538–24 W O47.5
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NEB @ RUTG
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread
-314–13 L U50.5
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NEB @ MINN
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-4.523–30 L O48.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-328–7 W U49
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OHIO @ M-OH
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & total
-2.537–21 W O52
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APP @ MRSH
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread
-221–28 L O47.5
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FAU @ UTEP
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form
-321–24 L U50.75
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ECU @ NAVY
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.538–35 L O46.5
Close
SJSU @ SDSU
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form
-2.2527–43 L O41
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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over trend Miss
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.

Total moved up 2
45.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Miami (OH) 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
CIN−1.7 →−1.5▲ 0.2#72
M-OH−4.7 →−4.2▲ 0.5#87
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

CIN
Longer bar = better
M-OH
#31
Offense
◀ CIN better
#122
#102
Defense
M-OH better ▶
#65
−1.0 #114
Turnovers
M-OH better ▶
0.0 #64
69 plays #41
Pace
◀ CIN faster
61 plays #104
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CIN has the ball
Advantage: CIN offense
CIN offM-OH defEdge
Points / game 32.5 #64 13.0 #35 M-OH
Yards / play 8.02 #10 5.38 #82 CIN
PPA / play +0.38 #20 −0.05 #45 CIN
Success rate 51% #29 43% #96 CIN
When M-OH has the ball
Even matchup
M-OH offCIN defEdge
Points / game 6.0 #137 24.0 #87 CIN
Yards / play 4.38 #126 6.59 #122 Even
PPA / play −0.08 #125 +0.11 #93 CIN
Success rate 39% #100 44% #104 Even

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
M-OH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
79° · 9 mph
gusts 19 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CIN7d
M-OH14d bye
M-OH +7 days
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 132fast

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