Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Nebraska · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseMD -2
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close42.5
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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 16–27 | L | U44.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 35–21 | W | O45 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 40–13 | W | O45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3 | 25–21 | W | O41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2 | 13–3 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2 | 21–28 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 17–31 | L | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.25 | 27–43 | L | O41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-4.25 | 42–16 | W | O44 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2 | 30–20 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 6. 54% of games with totals 38.5–46.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-4 56% | 3-6 33% | 6-2 75% | |
| 5-4 56% | 4-5 44% | 4-3 57% |
Recent meetings
The series
MD 1–4 NEB
NEB leads · 5 games since 2016 · NEB has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#50
Offense
◀ MD better#114
#51
Defense
NEB better ▶#23
+0.1 #60
Turnovers
◀ MD better−1.3 #134
68 plays #59
Pace
◀ MD faster62 plays #121
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MD off | NEB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NEB off | MD def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.3 #13 | 7.0 #87 | 16.3 #42 | 5.4 #84 | 8.9 #24 | 14.3 #47 | |
2.6 #12 | 6.0 #36 | 8.6 #17 | 2.2 #6 | 8.0 #93 | 10.2 #39 |
NEB scoring against the MD defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.4 #133 | 6.6 #94 | 8.0 #126 | 4.2 #109 | 7.7 #45 | 11.9 #88 | |
7.3 #108 | 4.4 #15 | 11.8 #54 | 3.9 #29 | 8.1 #97 | 12.0 #66 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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