Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Buffalo · Conference game
Closing spread
M-OH -2.5
✓ M-OH W
Total
38.5
▲ Over · 57 pts
Model before kickoff
M-OH 23–20 BUFF
✓ M-OH (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBUFF -2.5
CloseM-OH -2.5
Total39.5 → 38.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenBUFF -2.5
5 → M-OH
CloseM-OH -2.5
5 pts toward Miami (OH)
Total
Open39.5
▼ 1
Close38.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened BUFF -2.5 · closed M-OH -2.5 · moved 5 toward M-OHmodel M-OH -4.5
model M-OH -4.5
Opened 39.5 · closed 38.5 · moved 1 downmodel 44
model 44
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (223 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 44% (149 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenBUFF -2.5
CloseM-OH -2.5
Total39.5 → 38.5
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
M-OH as a 2.5-point road favorite at BUFF, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: M-OH won 37–20; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 57 points went over 38.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.5 against an average line of 3.6; 49.9 points a game (usually 52.8). Of the 4 overs, 3 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 5 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 33–16 | W | O42.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 17–21 | L | U45 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 51–54 | L | O48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 48–22 | W | O48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 19–0 | W | U42 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 31–20 | W | O43.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2.5 | 20–14 | W | U43 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest |
-3 | 14–17 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-4.5 | 25–14 | W | O38.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar team ratings & situation |
-2.5 | 24–39 | L | O42.75 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Miami (OH) ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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.
Miami (OH) 5-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Buffalo ATS struggles (3-7)
Buffalo have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Buffalo home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Miami (OH)
5 pts (BUFF -2.5 → M-OH -2.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 107 earlier overs in games with totals 34.5–42.5, 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
M-OH 17–9 BUFF
M-OH leads · 26 games since 1999 · M-OH has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 2023 | Buffalo 10 @ Miami (OH) 23 | M-OH -7.5 | 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−2.8 →−6.4▼ 3.6#92
BUFF−9.8 →−12.7▼ 2.9#116
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#95
Offense
Even#106
#48
Defense
BUFF better ▶#34
+0.4 #36
Turnovers
◀ M-OH better−0.6 #118
62 plays #123
Pace
BUFF faster ▶68 plays #46
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| M-OH off | BUFF def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.1 #102 | 21.4 #39 | BUFF |
| Yards / play | 5.59 #72 | 4.66 #16 | BUFF |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #99 | +0.06 #54 | BUFF |
| Success rate | 40% #106 | 38% #25 | BUFF |
| BUFF off | M-OH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.2 #90 | 21.9 #43 | M-OH |
| Yards / play | 5.30 #98 | 4.96 #30 | M-OH |
| PPA / play | 0.00 #122 | +0.05 #47 | M-OH |
| Success rate | 39% #113 | 42% #71 | M-OH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
M-OH scoring against the BUFF defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #117 | 5.9 #109 | 9.7 #116 | 7.4 #39 | 6.0 #84 | 13.4 #54 | |
2.4 #11 | 5.2 #21 | 7.6 #12 | 5.8 #85 | 7.4 #99 | 13.2 #91 |
BUFF scoring against the M-OH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #99 | 7.0 #93 | 11.6 #101 | 7.5 #37 | 4.4 #122 | 11.9 #81 | |
2.4 #11 | 7.2 #68 | 9.6 #24 | 4.8 #48 | 7.5 #102 | 12.3 #72 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
36° · 3 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
M-OH7d
BUFF7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
M-OH backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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