Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Miami (OH) · Conference game
Weather at kickoff72°F10 mphgusts 20DryWeather watch ›
2-5 · Power #123
30
final
Final
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3-3 · Power #91
44
▲ winner
Closing spread
M-OH -11.5
✓ M-OH W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 74 pts
Model before kickoff
EMU 19–30 M-OH
✓ M-OH (80%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenM-OH -11.5
CloseM-OH -11.5
Total47.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened M-OH -11.5 · unchangedmodel M-OH -13
Opened 47.5 · unchangedmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 38% (93 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenM-OH -11.5
CloseM-OH -11.5
Total47.5
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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 M-OH as an 11.5-point home favorite against EMU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: M-OH won 44–30; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 74 points went over 47.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 76%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 19 against an average line of 11; 45.4 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-13.542–9 W O45
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest
-10.546–7 W O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-10.59–3 L U45.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & rest
-9.517–20 L U43
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation
-9.542–0 W U43
Very close
TROY vs ULM
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-1534–16 W O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-9.535–24 W O51
Very close
CMU vs WMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1010–12 L U48.75
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-12.552–21 W O53.25
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & situation
-9.535–20 W O51.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Miami (OH) ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Miami (OH) 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
EMU−11.0 →−15.6▼ 4.6#124
M-OH−2.8 →−6.2▼ 3.4#87
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

EMU
Longer bar = better
M-OH
#83
Offense
Even
#90
#124
Defense
M-OH better ▶
#51
0.0 #72
Turnovers
Even
+0.2 #61
68 plays #56
Pace
◀ EMU faster
59 plays #133
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When EMU has the ball
Advantage: M-OH defense
EMU offM-OH defEdge
Points / game 23.7 #96 20.7 #46 M-OH
Yards / play 5.41 #90 4.74 #27 M-OH
PPA / play +0.13 #72 +0.05 #44 M-OH
Success rate 43% #75 43% #86 Even
When M-OH has the ball
Advantage: M-OH offense
M-OH offEMU defEdge
Points / game 23.0 #100 32.0 #124 M-OH
Yards / play 5.86 #63 6.73 #132 M-OH
PPA / play +0.09 #95 +0.28 #133 M-OH
Success rate 40% #102 44% #105 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
EMU scoring against the M-OH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
EMU scored
4.1
#107
8.7
#73
12.9
#91
2.0
#133
8.0
#47
10.0
#107
M-OH allowed
4.0
#46
4.5
#17
8.5
#27
4.7
#57
7.5
#92
12.2
#82
M-OH scoring against the EMU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
M-OH scored
4.7
#97
6.0
#108
10.7
#113
10.2
#10
2.2
#133
12.3
#78
EMU allowed
9.0
#124
8.3
#93
17.3
#118
6.4
#102
7.3
#88
13.7
#103

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
M-OH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
72° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
EMU7d
M-OH7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast