Wed, Nov 13, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Ohio · Conference game
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5-4 · Power #120
10
final
Final
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6-3 · Power #65
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
OHIO -10.5
✓ OHIO W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
EMU 19–30 OHIO
✓ OHIO (77%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOHIO -8
CloseOHIO -10.5
Total48.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Ohio
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OHIO -8 · closed OHIO -10.5 · moved 2.5 toward OHIOmodel OHIO -9.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 3 upmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 77%, covered 41% (81 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (92 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOHIO -8
CloseOHIO -10.5
Total48.5 → 51.5
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 OHIO as a 10.5-point home favorite against EMU, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: OHIO won 35–10; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 51.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 967%
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 4.3 against an average line of 11.3; 53.1 points a game (usually 55.1). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TOL vs BALL
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-13.528–21 L U53.5
Very close
TOL vs EMU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form
-9.2549–52 L O54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-10.534–20 W O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-1127–30 L O51.5
Very close
WYO vs HAW
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1314–38 L O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar season form & total
-1344–7 W P51
Close
ARMY vs CONN
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-10.534–17 W O45
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-10.59–3 L U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-10.528–23 L O48
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total
-11.520–33 L U55
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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Eastern Michigan ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Eastern Michigan ATS trend (7-2)
Eastern Michigan have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Eastern Michigan 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Eastern Michigan 4-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Ohio 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Ohio
2.5 pts (OHIO -8 → OHIO -10.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 3
48.5 → 51.5. · 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
EMU−13.3 →−10.9▲ 2.4#110
OHIO−3.6 →−4.7▼ 1.1#89
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EMU
Longer bar = better
OHIO
#90
Offense
OHIO better ▶
#65
#89
Defense
OHIO better ▶
#42
+0.8 #24
Turnovers
◀ EMU better
−0.9 #124
78 plays #4
Pace
◀ EMU faster
64 plays #94
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When EMU has the ball
Advantage: OHIO defense
EMU offOHIO defEdge
Points / game 29.2 #58 20.7 #29 OHIO
Yards / play 5.03 #119 5.04 #34 OHIO
PPA / play +0.06 #107 +0.09 #64 OHIO
Success rate 43% #76 39% #39 OHIO
When OHIO has the ball
Advantage: OHIO offense
OHIO offEMU defEdge
Points / game 26.8 #82 26.3 #78 Even
Yards / play 5.97 #58 6.29 #115 OHIO
PPA / play +0.14 #64 +0.07 #51 Even
Success rate 44% #57 46% #113 OHIO

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
EMU scoring against the OHIO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
EMU scored
6.4
#53
6.3
#111
12.8
#87
7.7
#36
8.1
#39
15.8
#32
OHIO allowed
1.3
#2
8.2
#80
9.6
#26
6.6
#88
4.6
#21
11.1
#49
OHIO scoring against the EMU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OHIO scored
4.3
#99
9.2
#51
13.6
#72
5.8
#75
7.4
#54
13.2
#65
EMU allowed
3.2
#24
9.6
#106
12.8
#71
4.0
#29
9.2
#118
13.2
#82

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OHIO +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 7 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
EMU11d
OHIO7d
EMU +4 days
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 134fast