Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at UConn
Closing spread
MD -11.5
✓ MD W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
MD 33–23 CONN
✓ MD (77%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMD -12.5
CloseMD -11.5
Total53.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMD -12.5
1 → CONN
CloseMD -11.5
1 pt toward UConn
Total
Open53.5
▼ 1
Close52.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MD -12.5 · closed MD -11.5 · moved 1 toward CONNmodel MD -6.5
model MD -6.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 1 downmodel 55.5
model 55.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 79%, covered 48% (63 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 49% (336 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMD -12.5
CloseMD -11.5
Total53.5 → 52.5
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 1 games most like
MD as an 11.5-point road favorite at CONN, the favorite won 1, covered 0, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: MD won 38–14; the favorite covered, as in 0 of the 1 similar games. 52 points stayed under 52.5, as in 0 of 1.
Favorite won
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 78%
Favorite covered
0 of 10%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 51%
Only 1 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 11 against an average line of 12.5; 101 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 1 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2024 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-12.5 | 56–45 | L | O57.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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
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.
Small sample warning
Maryland has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 8 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MD 1–0 CONN
MD leads · 1 game since 2023 · MD has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 2024 | UConn 7 @ Maryland 50 | MD -18.5 | MD W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MD+0.7 →+4.4▲ 3.7#48
CONN−4.3 →−3.6▲ 0.7#79
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#36
Offense
Even#29
#5
Defense
Even#19
+3.0 #8
Turnovers
◀ MD better−2.0 #117
78 plays #24
Pace
◀ MD faster73 plays #40
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MD off | CONN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 62.0 #11 | 7.0 #26 | Even |
| Yards / play | 8.28 #23 | 2.90 #15 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.35 #47 | −0.29 #25 | CONN |
| Success rate | 49% #61 | 14% #8 | CONN |
| CONN off | MD def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 56.0 #20 | 0.0 #4 | Even |
| Yards / play | 9.19 #9 | 1.70 #3 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.46 #28 | −0.60 #3 | MD |
| Success rate | 49% #59 | 15% #11 | MD |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 10 mph
gusts 13 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MD7d
CONN7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 151 plays
slowavg 135fast
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