Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Maryland · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -21.5
no move
CloseIU -21.5
No change since the open
Total
Open51.5
▼ 1
Close50.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -21.5 · unchangedmodel IU -20
model IU -20
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 48.5
model 48.5
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -21.5
CloseIU -21.5
Total51.5 → 50.5
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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
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-23 | 35–40 | L | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-19 | 35–16 | P | O42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-22.5 | 16–6 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation |
-17 | 27–24 | L | P51 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation |
-21.5 | 24–7 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation |
-23.5 | 38–7 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & total |
-21 | 41–16 | W | O53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & total |
-21 | 31–3 | W | U48.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread |
-22 | 13–12 | L | U45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation |
-18.5 | 52–10 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 579 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 5-4 56% | 6-4 60% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
IU 1–1 MD
Series tied · 2 games since 2023 · IU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2024 | Maryland 28 @ Indiana 42 | IU -7.5 | IU W |
| Sep 30 2023 | Indiana 17 @ Maryland 44 | MD -14.5 | MD 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
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
Longer bar = better
#6
Offense
◀ IU better#89
#8
Defense
Even#17
+1.0 #11
Turnovers
Even+1.6 #1
70 plays #34
Pace
Even69 plays #45
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IU off | MD def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MD off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.8 #5 | 12.9 #6 | 24.6 #4 | 12.6 #2 | 8.1 #44 | 20.8 #4 | |
2.0 #9 | 3.9 #9 | 5.9 #7 | 2.7 #19 | 8.7 #122 | 11.4 #64 |
MD scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.3 #71 | 12.3 #13 | 18.6 #30 | 6.3 #66 | 3.4 #128 | 9.7 #112 | |
3.4 #30 | 3.6 #7 | 7.0 #10 | 1.1 #2 | 2.8 #5 | 3.9 #2 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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