Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Virginia Tech · Conference game
Closing spread
MIA -17.5
✓ VT W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 32–14 VT
✓ MIA (90%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -16.5
CloseMIA -17.5
Total49.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIA -16.5
1 → MIA
CloseMIA -17.5
1 pt toward Miami
Total
Open49.5
▼ 1
Close48.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -16.5 · closed MIA -17.5 · moved 1 toward MIAmodel MIA -19.5
model MIA -19.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
model 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 16.5–18.5 since 2023: won 93%, covered 45% (40 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 49% (250 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -16.5
CloseMIA -17.5
Total49.5 → 48.5
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 17.5-point road favorite at VT, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 34–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 48.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 24.1 against an average line of 17.8; 48.1 points a game (usually 53). Of the 4 overs, 2 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 | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-21 | 31–3 | W | U48.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-18.5 | 55–10 | W | O45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-21 | 41–16 | W | O53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-21.5 | 24–7 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.5 | 29–13 | L | U47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 40–17 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest |
-17 | 42–7 | W | U52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-14.5 | 27–24 | L | O48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 52–10 | W | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-14.5 | 20–13 | L | U44.5 |
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 3 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.
Virginia Tech ATS struggles (2-7)
Virginia Tech have covered only 22% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Virginia Tech home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Virginia Tech 1-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 557 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 2-7 22% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MIA 27–15 VT
MIA leads · 42 games since 1953 · MIA has won the last 5 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 2024 | Virginia Tech 34 @ Miami 38 | MIA -17.5 | VT W |
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 →+19.7▲ 1.7#10
VT+6.8 →−1.5▼ 8.3#72
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#28
Offense
◀ MIA better#81
#8
Defense
◀ MIA better#117
+0.8 #13
Turnovers
◀ MIA better−0.5 #113
68 plays #57
Pace
◀ MIA faster66 plays #77
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIA off | VT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.7 #28 | 30.1 #110 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 6.33 #30 | 5.94 #107 | MIA |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #36 | +0.24 #129 | MIA |
| Success rate | 48% #18 | 46% #123 | MIA |
| VT off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.3 #102 | 14.2 #7 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 5.46 #82 | 4.34 #8 | MIA |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #68 | −0.11 #5 | MIA |
| Success rate | 43% #72 | 35% #10 | MIA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MIA scoring against the VT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #54 | 9.6 #50 | 16.2 #47 | 9.3 #11 | 8.2 #35 | 17.5 #15 | |
4.9 #57 | 9.1 #98 | 14.0 #86 | 6.8 #108 | 8.6 #121 | 15.4 #125 |
VT scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #96 | 6.8 #98 | 11.6 #101 | 5.0 #85 | 5.2 #106 | 10.2 #106 | |
2.7 #15 | 2.0 #1 | 4.7 #4 | 2.3 #8 | 6.6 #69 | 8.9 #23 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 15 mph
gusts 30 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MIA7d
VT7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
MIA +2,067 ft
moderate climb
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