Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Miami (OH) · Conference game
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
OpenM-OH -11.5
no move
CloseM-OH -11.5
No change since the open
Total
Open47.5
no move
Close47.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened M-OH -11.5 · unchangedmodel M-OH -13
model M-OH -13
Opened 47.5 · unchangedmodel 49
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-13.5 | 42–9 | W | O45 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10.5 | 46–7 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10.5 | 9–3 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-9.5 | 17–20 | L | U43 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 42–0 | W | U43 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-15 | 34–16 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-9.5 | 35–24 | W | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-10 | 10–12 | L | U48.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-12.5 | 52–21 | W | O53.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-9.5 | 35–20 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 458 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
EMU 0–1 M-OH
M-OH leads · 1 game since 2023 · M-OH has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 2024 | Miami (OH) 38 @ Eastern Michigan 14 | M-OH -2.5 | M-OH 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
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
Longer bar = better
#83
Offense
Even#90
#124
Defense
M-OH better ▶#51
0.0 #72
Turnovers
Even+0.2 #61
68 plays #56
Pace
◀ EMU faster59 plays #133
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| EMU off | M-OH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| M-OH off | EMU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #107 | 8.7 #73 | 12.9 #91 | 2.0 #133 | 8.0 #47 | 10.0 #107 | |
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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #97 | 6.0 #108 | 10.7 #113 | 10.2 #10 | 2.2 #133 | 12.3 #78 | |
9.0 #124 | 8.3 #93 | 17.3 #118 | 6.4 #102 | 7.3 #88 | 13.7 #103 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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