Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Maryland · Conference game
Closing spread
MD -14.5
✓ MD W
Total
50
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 17–32 MD
✓ MD (86%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMD -14.5
Total50
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseMD -14.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close50
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMD -14.5
Total50
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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
MD as a 14.5-point home favorite against IU, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MD won 44–17; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 50, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.7 against an average line of 14.5; 55.5 points a game (usually 55.8). 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 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 56–28 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & season form |
-12.5 | 40–42 | L | O53.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-15.25 | 14–17 | L | U53 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-13.5 | 28–10 | W | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-17 | 38–14 | W | O48 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-14 | 47–10 | W | O50.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & season form |
-17 | 35–28 | L | O50 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-13 | 20–22 | L | U51 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 27–24 | L | U51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total |
-14.25 | 31–24 | L | O51 |
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 Indiana 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.
Indiana ATS trend (3-1)
Indiana have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 69 earlier overs in games with totals 46–54, 38% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 3-1 75% | 2-2 50% | |
| 4-0 100% | 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
IU−10.1 →−4.8▲ 5.3#87
MD+3.0 →+7.7▲ 4.7#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#107
Offense
MD better ▶#28
#73
Defense
MD better ▶#35
+0.5 #42
Turnovers
MD better ▶+2.0 #3
63 plays #104
Pace
MD faster ▶69 plays #44
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IU off | MD def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.8 #105 | 12.3 #11 | MD |
| Yards / play | 5.34 #95 | 5.02 #45 | MD |
| PPA / play | +0.02 #109 | −0.08 #17 | MD |
| Success rate | 37% #118 | 40% #65 | MD |
| MD off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.3 #27 | 19.5 #43 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.51 #33 | 5.35 #64 | MD |
| PPA / play | +0.32 #20 | +0.10 #79 | MD |
| Success rate | 48% #32 | 45% #106 | MD |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
IU scoring against the MD defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #76 | 3.3 #125 | 8.5 #124 | 7.0 #53 | 3.3 #123 | 10.3 #100 | |
7.0 #108 | 1.5 #1 | 8.5 #39 | 2.3 #16 | 1.5 #1 | 3.8 #7 |
MD scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.8 #30 | 9.3 #56 | 18.0 #40 | 5.5 #77 | 13.8 #3 | 19.3 #20 | |
3.5 #47 | 6.8 #64 | 10.3 #55 | 4.3 #51 | 2.5 #9 | 6.8 #17 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 9 mph
gusts 20 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IU7d
MD7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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