Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Bowling Green · Conference game
Weather at kickoff30°F17 mphgusts 34DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
7-4 · Power #73
28
▲ winner
Final
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7-4 · Power #75
12
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Bowling Green
Total
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
Opened 43.5 · closed 37.5 · moved 6 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar season form & spread
-2.528–35 L O41
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-36–13 L U42.5
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & spread
-510–30 L U42.5
Close
LOU vs NCST
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form
-425–10 W U43
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-3.528–22 W O43.5
Close
AFA vs SDSU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-314–20 L U39
Close
MIZ vs UK
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-117–21 L U40
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form
-6.527–13 W P40
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.520–14 W U38.5
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-6.2514–7 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%)
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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
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

M-OH
Longer bar = better
BGSU
#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
When M-OH has the ball
Advantage: BGSU defense
M-OH offBGSU defEdge
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
When BGSU has the ball
Advantage: M-OH defense
BGSU offM-OH defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
M-OH scored
4.5
#95
7.5
#82
12.1
#95
5.4
#81
6.2
#94
11.5
#99
BGSU allowed
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
BGSU scored
8.0
#25
8.0
#74
16.0
#43
6.4
#57
5.7
#104
12.1
#85
M-OH allowed
5.0
#64
3.5
#6
8.5
#13
4.1
#30
5.2
#36
9.3
#23

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BGSU +2.5
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