Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Indiana · Conference game
Closing spread
IU -7.5
✓ IU W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 70 pts
Model before kickoff
MD 22–29 IU
✓ IU (70%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -7
CloseIU -7.5
Total55.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -7
0.5 → IU
CloseIU -7.5
0.5 pts toward Indiana
Total
Open55.5
▼ 7
Close48.5
Down 7 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -7 · closed IU -7.5 · moved 0.5 toward IUmodel IU -6
model IU -6
Opened 55.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 7 downmodel 51.5
model 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 54% (72 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -7
CloseIU -7.5
Total55.5 → 48.5
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 7.5-point home favorite against MD, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: IU won 42–28; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 70 points went over 48.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.4 against an average line of 7.6; 51 points a game (usually 53.6). Of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest |
-7 | 40–12 | W | U52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-7 | 41–17 | W | O48.75 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-9.5 | 6–31 | L | U41.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest |
-8.25 | 31–38 | L | O47.75 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest |
-10.5 | 35–20 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 44–31 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-9 | 10–20 | L | U53 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar total & situation |
-9.5 | 12–26 | L | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest |
-2.5 | 14–24 | L | U53.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 24–34 | L | O53.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Indiana ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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%)
Indiana 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 7
55.5 → 48.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Maryland have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 224 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-4 56% | 7-2 78% | |
| 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MD 1–0 IU
MD leads · 1 game since 2023 · MD has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
MD+6.6 →+7.4▲ 0.8#30
IU−3.2 →+10.2▲ 13.4#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#34
Offense
IU better ▶#4
#48
Defense
IU better ▶#15
+1.8 #5
Turnovers
Even+1.8 #4
73 plays #17
Pace
◀ MD faster66 plays #72
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MD off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.8 #40 | 9.3 #7 | IU |
| Yards / play | 6.36 #48 | 3.67 #7 | IU |
| PPA / play | +0.32 #22 | −0.07 #23 | Even |
| Success rate | 49% #26 | 34% #23 | Even |
| IU off | MD def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 50.5 #4 | 16.8 #34 | IU |
| Yards / play | 7.81 #8 | 5.28 #63 | IU |
| PPA / play | +0.54 #3 | −0.01 #35 | IU |
| Success rate | 62% #2 | 39% #59 | IU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MD scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.3 #18 | 5.8 #104 | 17.0 #55 | 8.3 #40 | 9.5 #23 | 17.8 #30 | |
0.0 #1 | 7.8 #82 | 7.8 #30 | 0.8 #4 | 0.8 #3 | 1.5 #2 |
IU scoring against the MD defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16.5 #4 | 12.3 #33 | 28.8 #5 | 9.5 #17 | 12.3 #11 | 21.8 #9 | |
2.5 #32 | 5.0 #36 | 7.5 #27 | 4.3 #45 | 5.0 #60 | 9.3 #47 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 11 mph
gusts 24 mph · 0.008 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MD7d
IU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 132fast
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