Sat, Nov 22, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Virginia Tech · Conference game
Weather at kickoff63°F15 mphgusts 30Wet0.0 mmWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-2 · Power #6
34
▲ winner
Final
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3-7 · Power #73
17
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Miami
Total
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
Opened 49.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLEM @ BC
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-2131–3 W U48.75
Very close
PSU @ RUTG
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-18.555–10 W O45
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-2141–16 W O53
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-21.524–7 L U50
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.529–13 L U47
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-14.540–17 W O46.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-1742–7 W U52
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-14.527–24 L O48
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.552–10 W O46
Close
MINN @ NEB
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-14.520–13 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%)
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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 →+19.7▲ 1.7#10
VT+6.8 →−1.5▼ 8.3#72
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

MIA
Longer bar = better
VT
#28
Offense
◀ MIA better
#81
#8
Defense
◀ MIA better
#117
+0.8 #13
Turnovers
◀ MIA better
−0.5 #113
68 plays #57
Pace
◀ MIA faster
66 plays #77
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offVT defEdge
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
When VT has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
VT offMIA defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
6.6
#54
9.6
#50
16.2
#47
9.3
#11
8.2
#35
17.5
#15
VT allowed
4.9
#57
9.1
#98
14.0
#86
6.8
#108
8.6
#121
15.4
#125
VT scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
VT scored
4.8
#96
6.8
#98
11.6
#101
5.0
#85
5.2
#106
10.2
#106
MIA allowed
2.7
#15
2.0
#1
4.7
#4
2.3
#8
6.6
#69
8.9
#23

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
VT +2.5
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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