Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at SMU · Conference game
Weather at kickoff59°F4 mphgusts 13Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
6-1 · Power #6
20
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Final
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5-3 · Power #27
26
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward SMU
Total
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
Opened 50.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 4 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.524–15 W U48.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-2.526–20 W O45.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & total
-620–28 L O45
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-8.551–15 W O50.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-7.526–16 W U44.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & season form
-4.520–10 W U46.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-7.552–40 W O51
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & season form
-8.517–24 L U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest
-9.536–23 W O47
Loose
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar season form
-4.521–29 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%)
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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 →+19.9▲ 1.9#8
SMU+12.5 →+6.5▼ 6.0#44
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

MIA
Longer bar = better
SMU
#31
Offense
◀ MIA better
#69
#9
Defense
◀ MIA better
#33
+0.7 #22
Turnovers
Even
+0.9 #15
67 plays #61
Pace
◀ MIA faster
65 plays #92
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIA has the ball
Even matchup
MIA offSMU defEdge
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
When SMU has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
SMU offMIA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
7.0
#55
9.3
#58
16.3
#56
8.4
#26
9.3
#25
17.7
#17
SMU allowed
2.5
#18
6.9
#67
9.4
#28
2.9
#22
7.9
#102
10.8
#49
SMU scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SMU scored
5.5
#78
11.0
#32
16.5
#51
5.1
#84
8.9
#32
14.0
#54
MIA allowed
3.9
#39
1.9
#3
5.7
#7
1.4
#6
7.0
#81
8.4
#20

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SMU +2.5
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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