Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Georgia Tech · Conference game
Weather at kickoff67°F11 mphgusts 22Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
9-0 · Power #9
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Final
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5-4 · Power #36
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▲ winner
Closing spread
MIA -9.5
✓ GT W
Total
64.5
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 35–25 GT
✗ MIA (76%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -13
CloseMIA -9.5
Total63.5 → 64.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3.5 pts toward Georgia Tech
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -13 · closed MIA -9.5 · moved 3.5 toward GTmodel MIA -12.5
Opened 63.5 · closed 64.5 · moved 1 upmodel 61
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 8.5–10.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 50% (49 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the underdog: that team covered 62% (26 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -13
CloseMIA -9.5
Total63.5 → 64.5
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 9.5-point road favorite at GT, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: GT won 28–23 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 51 points stayed under 64.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 8.9 against an average line of 8.8; 65.7 points a game (usually 54.8). Of the 4 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & total
-624–27 L U62.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-733–38 L O66.5
Close
ALA @ MISS
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-1130–24 L U65.5
Close
CIN @ TLSA
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar season form & spread
-1031–21 P U59
Close
OU @ NEB
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar total & spread
-10.549–14 W U65.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-1039–38 L O54
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-10.550–49 L O67.5
Close
FLA @ UK
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-7.513–20 L U56.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & situation
-649–39 W O63.5
Loose
TEX @ KU
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation
-955–14 W O63.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 Miami ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Miami ATS trend (6-2)
Miami have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Miami 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Miami 6-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Georgia Tech 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Georgia Tech
3.5 pts (MIA -13 → MIA -9.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (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+9.9 →+20.6▲ 10.7#7
GT+2.9 →+6.6▲ 3.7#39
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

MIA
Longer bar = better
GT
#3
Offense
◀ MIA better
#48
#35
Defense
◀ MIA better
#59
+0.7 #27
Turnovers
◀ MIA better
0.0 #73
72 plays #16
Pace
◀ MIA faster
68 plays #51
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offGT defEdge
Points / game 47.4 #1 22.4 #51 MIA
Yards / play 7.71 #2 5.38 #56 MIA
PPA / play +0.40 #4 +0.10 #69 MIA
Success rate 52% #4 41% #60 MIA
When GT has the ball
Even matchup
GT offMIA defEdge
Points / game 27.7 #73 22.6 #53 Even
Yards / play 6.19 #47 5.09 #38 Even
PPA / play +0.21 #36 +0.04 #37 Even
Success rate 46% #34 36% #13 MIA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MIA scoring against the GT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
10.9
#4
9.9
#39
20.8
#12
12.1
#3
14.6
#1
26.7
#1
GT allowed
3.2
#21
8.3
#81
11.6
#61
5.6
#64
5.3
#45
10.9
#48
GT scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GT scored
7.7
#33
7.6
#87
15.2
#54
4.2
#107
8.2
#40
12.4
#83
MIA allowed
4.8
#59
8.7
#90
13.4
#82
4.6
#39
4.6
#23
9.1
#20

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 11 mph
gusts 22 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MIA7d
GT14d bye
GT +7 days
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
GT backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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