Tue, Nov 18, 2025, 7:15 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Ohio · Conference game
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0-10 · Power #136
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Final
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6-4 · Power #78
42
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Ohio
Total
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
Opened 51.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & rest
-30.534–7 L U47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest
-27.558–3 W O56.5
Loose
2025 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & spread
-35.547–7 W O44.5
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest
-27.524–14 L U57.5
Loose
2025 · Week 2 · loose
-33.7568–0 W O47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & season form
-2724–7 L U61.5
Loose
2025 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & total
-2848–22 L O56.5
Loose
FRES vs HAW
2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation & rest
-27.555–13 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%)
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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
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

MASS
Longer bar = better
OHIO
#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
When MASS has the ball
Advantage: OHIO defense
MASS offOHIO defEdge
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
When OHIO has the ball
Advantage: OHIO offense
OHIO offMASS defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MASS scored
4.2
#111
4.4
#125
8.6
#124
1.3
#136
0.6
#136
1.9
#136
OHIO allowed
5.8
#80
5.5
#29
11.3
#47
3.9
#32
8.3
#115
12.2
#71
OHIO scoring against the MASS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OHIO scored
6.2
#60
7.9
#80
14.1
#74
6.1
#63
6.9
#62
13.0
#59
MASS allowed
10.3
#134
10.6
#122
20.9
#134
11.4
#136
5.3
#42
16.7
#129

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OHIO +2.5
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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