Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Michigan · Conference game
Closing spread
MICH -32.5
✓ MICH W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 59 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 7–39 MICH
✓ MICH (99%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
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CloseMICH -32.5
Total45.5
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Spread
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CloseMICH -32.5
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Total
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Close45.5
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseMICH -32.5
Total45.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 8 games most like
MICH as a 32.5-point home favorite against IU, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MICH won 52–7; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 8 similar games. 59 points went over 45.5, as in 5 of 8.
Favorite won
8 of 8100%
Normal range · usually 96%
Favorite covered
4 of 850%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
5 of 863%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 8 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 30.9 against an average line of 32.1; 52.9 points a game (usually 56.6). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 8 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & spread |
-30.5 | 34–3 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close |
-34.75 | 41–17 | L | O51.25 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form |
-30 | 52–3 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 14 · loose · similar spread |
-34 | 45–21 | L | O51 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-29.75 | 54–10 | W | O50 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread |
-30.5 | 41–10 | W | U52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar season form |
-36.5 | 37–14 | L | O49 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & total |
-31 | 31–10 | L | U48.5 |
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.
Michigan home ATS weakness (0-3-1)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 61 earlier overs in games with totals 41.5–49.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 40% | 3-2 60% | 3-2 60% | |
| 6-0 100% | 2-3-1 40% | 1-4 20% |
Recent meetings
The series
IU 11–62 MICH
MICH leads · 73 games since 1900 · IU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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 →−6.1▲ 4.0#95
MICH+8.4 →+20.4▲ 12.0#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#120
Offense
MICH better ▶#11
#92
Defense
MICH better ▶#4
+0.2 #55
Turnovers
MICH better ▶+0.5 #40
66 plays #79
Pace
◀ IU faster60 plays #126
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IU off | MICH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.8 #114 | 6.7 #1 | MICH |
| Yards / play | 5.05 #116 | 4.46 #12 | MICH |
| PPA / play | −0.02 #123 | −0.22 #1 | MICH |
| Success rate | 36% #127 | 26% #1 | MICH |
| MICH off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.3 #17 | 24.4 #66 | MICH |
| Yards / play | 6.95 #17 | 5.88 #91 | MICH |
| PPA / play | +0.44 #5 | +0.16 #102 | MICH |
| Success rate | 57% #3 | 45% #109 | MICH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
IU scoring against the MICH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #94 | 2.6 #132 | 7.4 #130 | 5.6 #83 | 5.4 #97 | 11.0 #99 | |
1.7 #9 | 2.2 #1 | 3.8 #1 | 0.0 #1 | 2.8 #9 | 2.8 #1 |
MICH scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.7 #27 | 12.0 #19 | 20.7 #11 | 12.7 #4 | 4.0 #116 | 16.7 #29 | |
7.0 #106 | 6.6 #57 | 13.6 #83 | 5.4 #64 | 3.4 #16 | 8.8 #27 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
48° · 15 mph
gusts 28 mph · 0.059 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
IU14d bye
MICH7d
IU +7 days
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
IU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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