Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Temple
Weather at kickoff62°F17 mphgusts 32Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-0 · Power #25
41
▲ winner
Final
@
2-1 · Power #128
7
final
Closing spread
MIA -23
✓ MIA W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 36–14 TEM
✓ MIA (94%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIA -23
Total46.5
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Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMIA -23
Total46.5
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 9 games most like MIA as a 23-point road favorite at TEM, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: MIA won 41–7; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 9 similar games. 48 points went over 46.5, as in 6 of 9.
Favorite won
8 of 989%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 9 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 22.6 against an average line of 22.2; 54.6 points a game (usually 55.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 9 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest
-25.2531–29 L O47.75
Close
CLEM @ BC
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest
-2131–3 W U48.75
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MICH @ RUTG
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & rest
-26.552–17 W O45
Close
UGA @ UK
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total
-22.516–6 L U47.5
Loose
MICH @ IU
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & rest
-23.531–10 L U57.5
Loose
ND @ STAN
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest
-20.7545–14 W O53
Loose
PSU @ RUTG
2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar total & rest
-18.555–10 W O45
Loose
SYR @ CONN
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & rest
-23.548–14 W O49.5
Loose
ALA @ TA&M
2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest
-18.538–41 L O50.75
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Miami have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MIA+11.1 →+14.6▲ 3.5#9
TEM+1.0 →−4.2▼ 5.2#84
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

MIA
Longer bar = better
TEM
#8
Offense
◀ MIA better
#93
#23
Defense
◀ MIA better
#100
+1.0 #22
Turnovers
◀ MIA better
−1.0 #121
63 plays #106
Pace
TEM faster ▶
68 plays #57
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offTEM defEdge
Points / game 43.8 #8 26.8 #92 MIA
Yards / play 8.24 #5 5.87 #104 MIA
PPA / play +0.50 #6 +0.21 #116 MIA
Success rate 54% #11 42% #88 MIA
When TEM has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
TEM offMIA defEdge
Points / game 19.8 #115 12.5 #17 MIA
Yards / play 5.41 #88 4.63 #31 MIA
PPA / play +0.10 #78 −0.04 #32 MIA
Success rate 40% #89 32% #10 MIA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 131 FBS teams
MIA scoring against the TEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
10.3
#15
13.3
#20
23.7
#14
8.3
#38
12.7
#8
21.0
#12
TEM allowed
4.7
#74
9.0
#93
13.7
#90
0.0
#1
8.3
#99
8.3
#39
TEM scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEM scored
4.7
#80
8.0
#77
12.7
#92
5.3
#85
6.0
#76
11.3
#87
MIA allowed
3.3
#45
3.3
#17
6.7
#21
3.0
#33
4.7
#44
7.7
#27

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
62° · 17 mph
gusts 32 mph · 0.008 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MIA9d
TEM7d
MIA +2 days
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast

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