Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Florida State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff78°F11 mphgusts 19DryWeather watch ›
4-0 · Power #6
28
▲ winner
Final
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3-1 · Power #23
22
final
Closing spread
MIA -2.5
✓ MIA W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 28–25 FSU
✓ MIA (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -6.5
CloseMIA -2.5
Total54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Florida State
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -6.5 · closed MIA -2.5 · moved 4 toward FSUmodel MIA -4.5
Opened 54.5 · unchangedmodel 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 46% (187 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 45% (83 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -6.5
CloseMIA -2.5
Total54.5
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 10 games most like MIA as a 2.5-point road favorite at FSU, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: MIA won 28–22; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 54.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 2.7 against an average line of 5; 54.3 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & total
-3.544–41 L O50.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & total
-5.521–14 W U52.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total
-317–14 P U55.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total
-324–27 L U57.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-620–33 L U54
Loose
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & total
-333–48 L O50.5
Loose
2025 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & season form
-9.524–6 W U52.5
Loose
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar total
-731–14 W U53
Loose
2025 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form
-1.530–27 W O47.5
Loose
2025 · Week 5 · loose · similar situation & season form
-7.541–34 L O63.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Florida State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
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.

Miami ATS trend (3-1)
Miami have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Florida State ATS trend (3-1)
Florida State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Florida State 3-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Florida State
4 pts (MIA -6.5 → MIA -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (6-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
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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
MIA+18.0 →+19.8▲ 1.8#8
FSU0.0 →+13.3▲ 13.3#19
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

MIA
Longer bar = better
FSU
#28
Offense
FSU better ▶
#6
#12
Defense
◀ MIA better
#40
+0.8 #31
Turnovers
◀ MIA better
0.0 #78
70 plays #38
Pace
FSU faster ▶
73 plays #16
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIA has the ball
Even matchup
MIA offFSU defEdge
Points / game 36.8 #32 19.0 #42 Even
Yards / play 6.48 #37 4.55 #26 Even
PPA / play +0.27 #28 0.00 #34 Even
Success rate 53% #13 40% #58 MIA
When FSU has the ball
Even matchup
FSU offMIA defEdge
Points / game 53.0 #1 11.5 #9 Even
Yards / play 8.19 #2 4.27 #19 Even
PPA / play +0.41 #5 −0.12 #11 Even
Success rate 52% #16 33% #10 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MIA scoring against the FSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
8.8
#30
12.0
#30
20.8
#26
5.3
#88
10.8
#14
16.0
#37
FSU allowed
5.3
#78
3.5
#15
8.8
#35
2.5
#24
5.0
#45
7.5
#22
FSU scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FSU scored
15.8
#3
17.3
#1
33.0
#1
12.3
#3
7.0
#64
19.3
#17
MIA allowed
0.8
#6
3.3
#13
4.0
#6
1.8
#10
5.8
#60
7.5
#22

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 11 mph
gusts 19 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MIA14d bye
FSU8d
MIA +6 days
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast

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