Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at SMU · Conference game
Closing spread
MIA -6.5
✓ SMU W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 30–22 SMU
✗ MIA (70%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -10.5
CloseMIA -6.5
Total50.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIA -10.5
4 → SMU
CloseMIA -6.5
4 pts toward SMU
Total
Open50.5
▼ 4
Close46.5
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -10.5 · closed MIA -6.5 · moved 4 toward SMUmodel MIA -11.5
model MIA -11.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 4 downmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 52% (150 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 57% (70 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -10.5
CloseMIA -6.5
Total50.5 → 46.5
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 6.5-point road favorite at SMU, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: SMU won 26–20 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 46 points stayed under 46.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.3 against an average line of 6.6; 51.3 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 6 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 24–15 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 26–20 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total |
-6 | 20–28 | L | O45 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-8.5 | 51–15 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest |
-7.5 | 26–16 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form |
-4.5 | 20–10 | W | U46.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 52–40 | W | O51 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 17–24 | L | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest |
-9.5 | 36–23 | W | O47 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form |
-4.5 | 21–29 | L | O42.5 |
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 Miami ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under 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.
Miami ATS trend (5-2)
Miami have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
SMU ATS struggles (2-6)
SMU have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
SMU home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward SMU
4 pts (MIA -10.5 → MIA -6.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 4
50.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 12. 54% of games with totals 42.5–50.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 5-5 50% | 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
The series
MIA 0–2 SMU
SMU leads · 2 games since 1965 · SMU has won the last 2 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
MIA+18.0 →+19.9▲ 1.9#8
SMU+12.5 →+6.5▼ 6.0#44
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#31
Offense
◀ MIA better#69
#9
Defense
◀ MIA better#33
+0.7 #22
Turnovers
Even+0.9 #15
67 plays #61
Pace
◀ MIA faster65 plays #92
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIA off | SMU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.0 #37 | 21.4 #44 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.12 #43 | 5.23 #51 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #30 | −0.08 #11 | Even |
| Success rate | 50% #14 | 38% #27 | Even |
| SMU off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.4 #50 | 14.1 #8 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 5.97 #55 | 4.37 #9 | MIA |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #66 | −0.11 #5 | MIA |
| Success rate | 40% #104 | 35% #12 | MIA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MIA scoring against the SMU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #55 | 9.3 #58 | 16.3 #56 | 8.4 #26 | 9.3 #25 | 17.7 #17 | |
2.5 #18 | 6.9 #67 | 9.4 #28 | 2.9 #22 | 7.9 #102 | 10.8 #49 |
SMU scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #78 | 11.0 #32 | 16.5 #51 | 5.1 #84 | 8.9 #32 | 14.0 #54 | |
3.9 #39 | 1.9 #3 | 5.7 #7 | 1.4 #6 | 7.0 #81 | 8.4 #20 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
59° · 4 mph
gusts 13 mph · 0.012 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
MIA7d
SMU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
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