Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Maryland · Conference game
Weather at kickoff61°F9 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-0 · Power #1
55
▲ winner
Final
@
4-3 · Power #72
10
final
Closing spread
IU -21.5
✓ IU W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 35–14 MD
✓ IU (93%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -21.5
CloseIU -21.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -21.5 · unchangedmodel IU -20
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 48.5
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -21.5
CloseIU -21.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
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 IU as a 21.5-point road favorite at MD, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: IU won 55–10; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 50.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 46%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 49%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 17.1 against an average line of 20.9; 45.3 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2335–40 L O53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1935–16 P O42.5
Close
UGA @ UK
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-22.516–6 L U47.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation
-1727–24 L P51
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-21.524–7 L U50
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation
-23.538–7 W U48.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total
-2141–16 W O53
Close
CLEM @ BC
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total
-2131–3 W U48.75
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread
-2213–12 L U45
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation
-18.552–10 W O46
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Maryland ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Maryland ATS trend (5-2)
Maryland have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Maryland 4-0 ATS as an underdog
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
IU+13.4 →+23.9▲ 10.5#2
MD+2.1 →+3.6▲ 1.5#56
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

IU
Longer bar = better
MD
#6
Offense
◀ IU better
#89
#8
Defense
Even
#17
+1.0 #11
Turnovers
Even
+1.6 #1
70 plays #34
Pace
Even
69 plays #45
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When IU has the ball
Even matchup
IU offMD defEdge
Points / game 45.4 #3 17.3 #18 Even
Yards / play 7.10 #9 4.90 #25 Even
PPA / play +0.30 #10 −0.09 #6 Even
Success rate 54% #3 37% #19 Even
When MD has the ball
Advantage: IU defense
MD offIU defEdge
Points / game 28.3 #74 10.9 #3 IU
Yards / play 5.10 #111 4.39 #11 IU
PPA / play +0.13 #70 −0.08 #10 IU
Success rate 41% #101 33% #8 IU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
IU scoring against the MD defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
11.8
#5
12.9
#6
24.6
#4
12.6
#2
8.1
#44
20.8
#4
MD allowed
2.0
#9
3.9
#9
5.9
#7
2.7
#19
8.7
#122
11.4
#64
MD scoring against the IU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MD scored
6.3
#71
12.3
#13
18.6
#30
6.3
#66
3.4
#128
9.7
#112
IU allowed
3.4
#30
3.6
#7
7.0
#10
1.1
#2
2.8
#5
3.9
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MD +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 9 mph
gusts 25 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IU7d
MD14d bye
MD +7 days
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast