Tue, Nov 18, 2025, 7:15 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Ohio · Conference game
Closing spread
OHIO -34.5
✓ MASS W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
MASS 10–44 OHIO
✓ OHIO (99%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOHIO -31.5
CloseOHIO -34.5
Total51.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOHIO -31.5
3 → OHIO
CloseOHIO -34.5
3 pts toward Ohio
Total
Open51.5
▲ 2
Close53.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OHIO -31.5 · closed OHIO -34.5 · moved 3 toward OHIOmodel OHIO -31
model OHIO -31
Opened 51.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 upmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 33.5–35.5 since 2023: won 100%, covered 52% (51 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (233 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOHIO -31.5
CloseOHIO -34.5
Total51.5 → 53.5
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 8 games most like
OHIO as a 34.5-point home favorite against MASS, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: OHIO won 42–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 8 similar games. 56 points went over 53.5, as in 5 of 8.
Favorite won
8 of 8100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
4 of 850%
Normal range · usually 59%
Went over
5 of 863%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 8 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 35.6 against an average line of 29.7; 53.9 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 4 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 8 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & rest |
-30.5 | 34–7 | L | U47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-27.5 | 58–3 | W | O56.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-35.5 | 47–7 | W | O44.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest |
-27.5 | 24–14 | L | U57.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 2 · loose |
-33.75 | 68–0 | W | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-27 | 24–7 | L | U61.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & total |
-28 | 48–22 | L | O56.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-27.5 | 55–13 | W | O62 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Ohio ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.
Massachusetts ATS struggles (2-8)
Massachusetts have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Massachusetts away ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Massachusetts 2-7 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Ohio 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Ohio
3 pts (OHIO -31.5 → OHIO -34.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
51.5 → 53.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 563 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 0% | 2-8 20% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
The series
MASS 0–5 OHIO
OHIO leads · 5 games since 2012 · OHIO has won the last 5 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
MASS−14.6 →−28.7▼ 14.1#136
OHIO−3.2 →−3.0▲ 0.2#79
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#136
Offense
OHIO better ▶#54
#131
Defense
OHIO better ▶#82
−0.4 #102
Turnovers
Even−0.2 #89
64 plays #109
Pace
OHIO faster ▶67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MASS off | OHIO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 10.5 #137 | 23.5 #60 | OHIO |
| Yards / play | 3.87 #137 | 6.15 #116 | OHIO |
| PPA / play | −0.09 #135 | +0.09 #71 | OHIO |
| Success rate | 33% #135 | 42% #81 | OHIO |
| OHIO off | MASS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.1 #69 | 37.6 #135 | OHIO |
| Yards / play | 6.12 #39 | 6.28 #124 | OHIO |
| PPA / play | +0.16 #52 | +0.26 #133 | OHIO |
| Success rate | 44% #54 | 48% #132 | OHIO |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MASS scoring against the OHIO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 #111 | 4.4 #125 | 8.6 #124 | 1.3 #136 | 0.6 #136 | 1.9 #136 | |
5.8 #80 | 5.5 #29 | 11.3 #47 | 3.9 #32 | 8.3 #115 | 12.2 #71 |
OHIO scoring against the MASS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #60 | 7.9 #80 | 14.1 #74 | 6.1 #63 | 6.9 #62 | 13.0 #59 | |
10.3 #134 | 10.6 #122 | 20.9 #134 | 11.4 #136 | 5.3 #42 | 16.7 #129 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
41° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · 0.118 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
MASS6d
OHIO7d
OHIO +1 day
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
MASS backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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