Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Temple
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
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CloseMIA -23
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close46.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest |
-25.25 | 31–29 | L | O47.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest |
-21 | 31–3 | W | U48.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & rest |
-26.5 | 52–17 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & total |
-22.5 | 16–6 | L | U47.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-23.5 | 31–10 | L | U57.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest |
-20.75 | 45–14 | W | O53 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar total & rest |
-18.5 | 55–10 | W | O45 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-23.5 | 48–14 | W | O49.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest |
-18.5 | 38–41 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 39 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 26% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-0 100% | 2-1 67% | 1-1 50% | |
| 2-1 67% | 1-2 33% | 0-2 0% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| MIA off | TEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TEM off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.3 #15 | 13.3 #20 | 23.7 #14 | 8.3 #38 | 12.7 #8 | 21.0 #12 | |
4.7 #74 | 9.0 #93 | 13.7 #90 | 0.0 #1 | 8.3 #99 | 8.3 #39 |
TEM scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #80 | 8.0 #77 | 12.7 #92 | 5.3 #85 | 6.0 #76 | 11.3 #87 | |
3.3 #45 | 3.3 #17 | 6.7 #21 | 3.0 #33 | 4.7 #44 | 7.7 #27 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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