Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Miami · Conference game
Weather at kickoff76°F10 mphgusts 21Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-2 · Power #60
31
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Final
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8-0 · Power #9
53
▲ winner
Closing spread
MIA -19.5
✓ MIA W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 84 pts
Model before kickoff
DUKE 17–37 MIA
✓ MIA (92%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -21
CloseMIA -19.5
Total55.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Duke
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -21 · closed MIA -19.5 · moved 1.5 toward DUKEmodel MIA -22
Opened 55.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 18.5–20.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 51% (53 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 52% (83 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -21
CloseMIA -19.5
Total55.5 → 53.5
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 MIA as a 19.5-point home favorite against DUKE, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: MIA won 53–31; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 84 points went over 53.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 20.7 against an average line of 20; 58.7 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2127–25 L O50
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2048–31 L O57.5
Very close
TENN vs MIZ
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1966–24 W O57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-18.541–3 W U53
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-2131–13 L U50
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-2050–20 W O48.5
Close
CCU vs TROY
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & total
-1735–28 L O50
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-22.538–9 W U54
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-1830–27 L O52
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-22.531–10 L U53
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Duke ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.

Duke ATS trend (5-2)
Duke have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Duke 3-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Miami ATS trend (5-2)
Miami have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Market moved toward Duke
1.5 pts (MIA -21 → MIA -19.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
55.5 → 53.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
DUKE+4.0 →+2.8▼ 1.2#59
MIA+9.9 →+20.6▲ 10.7#7
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

DUKE
Longer bar = better
MIA
#108
Offense
MIA better ▶
#3
#14
Defense
◀ DUKE better
#31
+1.5 #3
Turnovers
◀ DUKE better
+0.5 #34
67 plays #69
Pace
MIA faster ▶
72 plays #15
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DUKE has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
DUKE offMIA defEdge
Points / game 26.0 #89 21.5 #42 MIA
Yards / play 5.01 #121 4.97 #31 MIA
PPA / play +0.04 #113 +0.05 #43 MIA
Success rate 39% #108 35% #9 MIA
When MIA has the ball
Even matchup
MIA offDUKE defEdge
Points / game 46.8 #1 18.6 #21 Even
Yards / play 7.76 #1 4.55 #10 Even
PPA / play +0.41 #6 −0.10 #5 Even
Success rate 53% #5 37% #20 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DUKE scored
7.4
#35
5.1
#122
12.5
#91
4.8
#95
6.4
#86
11.1
#100
MIA allowed
4.5
#56
8.0
#78
12.5
#72
4.3
#35
4.8
#32
9.0
#21
MIA scoring against the DUKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
10.5
#9
10.8
#26
21.3
#14
11.8
#5
13.8
#2
25.5
#1
DUKE allowed
4.1
#44
5.1
#23
9.3
#29
4.8
#46
2.9
#6
7.6
#11

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 10 mph
gusts 21 mph · 0.043 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
DUKE7d
MIA7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 133fast

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