Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Bowling Green · Conference game
Closing spread
BGSU -3
✓ M-OH W
Total
37.5
▲ Over · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
M-OH 18–21 BGSU
✗ BGSU (59%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBGSU -2.5
CloseBGSU -3
Total43.5 → 37.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBGSU -2.5
0.5 → BGSU
CloseBGSU -3
0.5 pts toward Bowling Green
Total
Open43.5
▼ 6
Close37.5
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BGSU -2.5 · closed BGSU -3 · moved 0.5 toward BGSUmodel BGSU -4.5
model BGSU -4.5
Opened 43.5 · closed 37.5 · moved 6 downmodel 39.5
model 39.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 56%, covered 47% (171 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBGSU -2.5
CloseBGSU -3
Total43.5 → 37.5
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
BGSU as a 3-point home favorite against M-OH, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: M-OH won 28–12 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 40 points went over 37.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 0.4 against an average line of 3.7; 37.4 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-2.5 | 28–35 | L | O41 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3 | 6–13 | L | U42.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & spread |
-5 | 10–30 | L | U42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form |
-4 | 25–10 | W | U43 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3.5 | 28–22 | W | O43.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 14–20 | L | U39 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form |
-1 | 17–21 | L | U40 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form |
-6.5 | 27–13 | W | P40 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 20–14 | W | U38.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-6.25 | 14–7 | W | U40 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Bowling Green ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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 (OH) 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 6
43.5 → 37.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 70 earlier overs in games with totals 33.5–41.5, 37% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 3-6 33% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
M-OH 1–0 BGSU
M-OH leads · 1 game since 2023 · M-OH has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 2023 | Bowling Green 0 @ Miami (OH) 27 | M-OH -11.5 | M-OH 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
M-OH−4.7 →−2.5▲ 2.2#74
BGSU−5.6 →−0.7▲ 4.9#70
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#80
Offense
BGSU better ▶#58
#36
Defense
Even#31
+0.5 #37
Turnovers
◀ M-OH better+0.2 #54
59 plays #132
Pace
BGSU faster ▶64 plays #100
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| M-OH off | BGSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.9 #100 | 19.5 #21 | BGSU |
| Yards / play | 6.12 #45 | 5.19 #43 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #79 | +0.05 #42 | BGSU |
| Success rate | 41% #94 | 37% #18 | BGSU |
| BGSU off | M-OH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.1 #66 | 17.8 #13 | M-OH |
| Yards / play | 5.92 #59 | 4.66 #9 | M-OH |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #50 | +0.05 #45 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #57 | 42% #77 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
M-OH scoring against the BGSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #95 | 7.5 #82 | 12.1 #95 | 5.4 #81 | 6.2 #94 | 11.5 #99 | |
4.6 #53 | 5.9 #29 | 10.5 #34 | 3.0 #7 | 6.0 #56 | 9.0 #20 |
BGSU scoring against the M-OH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #25 | 8.0 #74 | 16.0 #43 | 6.4 #57 | 5.7 #104 | 12.1 #85 | |
5.0 #64 | 3.5 #6 | 8.5 #13 | 4.1 #30 | 5.2 #36 | 9.3 #23 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
30° · 17 mph
gusts 34 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
M-OH10d
BGSU6d
M-OH +4 days
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 134fast
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