Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Nebraska · Conference game
Weather at kickoff51°F14 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-4 · Power #27
13
▲ winner
Final
@
5-4 · Power #62
10
final
Closing spread
MD -2
✓ MD W
Total
42.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
MD 22–20 NEB
✓ MD (55%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMD -2
Total42.5
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Total
 
Line context
Road favorites of 1–3 since 2023: won 50%, covered 45% (40 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMD -2
Total42.5
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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 MD as a 2-point road favorite at NEB, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: MD won 13–10; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 23 points stayed under 42.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 47%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 4.3 against an average line of 2.6; 48.9 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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BSU @ SDSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-316–27 L U44.25
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AFA @ CSU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-335–21 W O45
Very close
WSU @ WASH
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-140–13 W O45
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total
-325–21 W O41
Very close
AFA @ SDSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-213–3 W U43.5
Very close
APP @ MRSH
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-221–28 L O47.5
Very close
CSU @ WYO
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-317–31 L O41.5
Very close
SJSU @ SDSU
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2.2527–43 L O41
Very close
PITT @ MIA
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-4.2542–16 W O44
Very close
FRES @ SDSU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-230–20 W O44.25
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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
MD+3.0 →+4.7▲ 1.7#39
NEB+0.1 →0.0▼ 0.1#63
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

MD
Longer bar = better
NEB
#50
Offense
◀ MD better
#114
#51
Defense
NEB better ▶
#23
+0.1 #60
Turnovers
◀ MD better
−1.3 #134
68 plays #59
Pace
◀ MD faster
62 plays #121
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MD has the ball
Advantage: NEB defense
MD offNEB defEdge
Points / game 30.7 #48 18.8 #23 NEB
Yards / play 5.86 #59 4.58 #12 NEB
PPA / play +0.19 #44 +0.01 #30 Even
Success rate 44% #48 37% #25 NEB
When NEB has the ball
Advantage: MD defense
NEB offMD defEdge
Points / game 19.9 #119 23.8 #53 MD
Yards / play 5.14 #106 5.14 #38 MD
PPA / play 0.00 #119 +0.07 #52 MD
Success rate 38% #113 41% #60 MD

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
MD scoring against the NEB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MD scored
9.3
#13
7.0
#87
16.3
#42
5.4
#84
8.9
#24
14.3
#47
NEB allowed
2.6
#12
6.0
#36
8.6
#17
2.2
#6
8.0
#93
10.2
#39
NEB scoring against the MD defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NEB scored
1.4
#133
6.6
#94
8.0
#126
4.2
#109
7.7
#45
11.9
#88
MD allowed
7.3
#108
4.4
#15
11.8
#54
3.9
#29
8.1
#97
12.0
#66

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NEB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 14 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MD7d
NEB7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
NEB backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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