Sat, Nov 14, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTWeek 11 · at Miami · Conference game
4-2 · Power #43
16
projected
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6-0 · Power #3
38
projected
DUKE 6%
94% MIA
Spread
MIA -21
 
Total
55.5
model 54
Spread edge
MIA by 1
no lean
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CurrentMIA -21
Total55.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 20–22 since 2023: won 91%, covered 45% (98 games)ⓘ
ESPNupdated Sep 29, 12:24 AM ET
SourceESPN odds feed
Opennot available
CurrentMIA -21
Total55.5
Last updateSep 29, 12:24 AM ET
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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 MIA as a 21-point home favorite against DUKE, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.

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Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 16.8 against an average line of 20.3; 61.6 points a game (usually 53.6). Of the 7 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total
-2153–31 W O55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2127–25 L O50
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-19.538–24 L O60.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2048–31 L O57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & spread
-20.559–32 W O55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-22.538–9 W U54
Very close
2026 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-20.543–35 L O57.5
Close
2026 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-19.524–27 L O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-19.521–7 L U48.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-18.541–3 W U53
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Miami 94%
Projected DUKE 16 – MIA 38 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
MIA -22
Market MIA -21
Against the spread
No lean
Below the 3-point lean threshold.
Total
No lean
Model 54 · Below the 5-point lean threshold.
How the model gets there (points from MIA’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadMIA rating edge+19.7+Home field+2.5=Model marginMIA by 22.2
TotalScoring ratings54.2=Model total54.2

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves 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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
DUKE+3.8 →+6.4▲ 2.6#41
MIA+21.1 →+24.1▲ 3.0#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

DUKE
Longer bar = better
MIA
#52
Offense
MIA better ▶
#1
#45
Defense
MIA better ▶
#19
+0.3 #54
Turnovers
MIA better ▶
+0.8 #15
71 plays #28
Pace
Even
69 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DUKE has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
DUKE offMIA defEdge
Points / game 31.7 #54 14.0 #7 MIA
Yards / play 6.26 #49 4.65 #22 MIA
PPA / play +0.23 #32 −0.02 #21 Even
Success rate 43% #72 37% #25 MIA
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offDUKE defEdge
Points / game 48.5 #1 16.0 #18 Even
Yards / play 8.07 #1 4.97 #37 MIA
PPA / play +0.44 #1 +0.07 #61 MIA
Success rate 54% #1 41% #63 MIA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
DUKE scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DUKE scored
4.7
#93
12.0
#25
16.7
#55
7.0
#43
8.0
#49
15.0
#40
MIA allowed
2.7
#16
3.3
#14
6.0
#7
2.2
#13
4.7
#34
6.8
#12
MIA scoring against the DUKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
11.0
#12
16.8
#1
27.8
#1
10.5
#10
7.7
#55
18.2
#15
DUKE allowed
5.7
#89
5.8
#45
11.5
#64
1.7
#7
2.8
#6
4.5
#3

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
MIA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Not yet
Forecast 15 days before kickoff
Rest
DUKE7d
MIA6d
DUKE +1 day
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 133fast

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