Wed, Nov 8, 2023, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Toledo · Conference game
Closing spread
TOL -20
✓ TOL W
Total
45
▲ Over · 72 pts
Model before kickoff
EMU 13–33 TOL
✓ TOL (93%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseTOL -20
Total45
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Total
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Close45
Line context
Home favorites of 18–22 since 2023: won 93%, covered 48% (40 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseTOL -20
Total45
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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
TOL as a 20-point home favorite against EMU, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: TOL won 49–23; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 72 points went over 45, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 48%
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; 44.9 points a game (usually 55.6). Of the 2 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 9 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-19.5 | 30–27 | L | O48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & total |
-21.5 | 24–12 | L | U43 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & season form |
-18.5 | 20–10 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-18.5 | 48–14 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total |
-19.5 | 31–7 | W | U42.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread |
-21.5 | 21–26 | L | P47 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & spread |
-21 | 21–16 | L | U46.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total |
-21 | 34–6 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-18.5 | 55–3 | W | O51 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & season form |
-20 | 44–0 | W | O42 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 Eastern Michigan ATS trend Miss
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.
Eastern Michigan 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 88 earlier overs in games with totals 41–49, 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% | 4-4 50% | |
| 8-1 89% | 4-5 44% | 3-4 43% |
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−3.1 →−15.0▼ 11.9#127
TOL+0.7 →+2.3▲ 1.6#49
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Longer bar = better
#127
Offense
TOL better ▶#27
#52
Defense
TOL better ▶#26
0.0 #66
Turnovers
Even0.0 #71
58 plays #131
Pace
TOL faster ▶67 plays #65
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| EMU off | TOL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.6 #122 | 19.3 #25 | TOL |
| Yards / play | 4.46 #132 | 4.94 #26 | TOL |
| PPA / play | −0.01 #126 | −0.02 #18 | TOL |
| Success rate | 37% #126 | 38% #34 | TOL |
| TOL off | EMU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.4 #24 | 22.3 #43 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.42 #31 | 5.39 #56 | TOL |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #34 | +0.05 #41 | Even |
| Success rate | 48% #18 | 42% #66 | TOL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
EMU scoring against the TOL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #93 | 6.8 #92 | 11.6 #98 | 4.0 #111 | 3.0 #131 | 7.0 #128 | |
3.9 #31 | 5.6 #23 | 9.4 #26 | 5.9 #70 | 4.0 #15 | 9.9 #33 |
TOL scoring against the EMU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.9 #15 | 9.1 #46 | 18.0 #24 | 9.3 #14 | 7.1 #57 | 16.4 #26 | |
4.2 #41 | 5.9 #33 | 10.1 #33 | 6.0 #72 | 6.2 #63 | 12.2 #70 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
50° · 6 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
EMU11d
TOL8d
EMU +3 days
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
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