Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 2:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Eastern Michigan · Conference game
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1-4 · Power #73
38
▲ winner
Final
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4-1 · Power #120
14
final
Closing spread
M-OH -2.5
✓ M-OH W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 52 pts
Model before kickoff
M-OH 22–20 EMU
✓ M-OH (55%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenM-OH -3
CloseM-OH -2.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Eastern Michigan
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened M-OH -3 · closed M-OH -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward EMUmodel EMU -0.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 upmodel 42.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 52%, covered 43% (91 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenM-OH -3
CloseM-OH -2.5
Total45.5 → 46.5
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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 EMU, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: M-OH won 38–14; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 52 points went over 46.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 5 against an average line of 3.1; 43.8 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest
-314–0 W U44.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & spread
-3.56–34 L U47
Close
BALL @ EMU
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-138–31 W O55
Close
LT @ ODU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-420–23 L U52.25
Close
FAU @ UTEP
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-321–24 L U50.75
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & total
-3.520–23 L U50
Close
TROY @ UL
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.523–17 W U42.5
Close
USM @ TXST
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-2.520–14 W U43
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-455–14 W O42.5
Close
WYO @ UNM
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-327–14 W O37
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Eastern Michigan ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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) ATS struggles (1-4)
Miami (OH) have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Eastern Michigan ATS trend (5-0)
Eastern Michigan have covered 100% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Eastern Michigan 3-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Both teams trending Under (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
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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 →−6.8▼ 2.1#95
EMU−13.3 →−8.7▲ 4.6#102
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

M-OH
Longer bar = better
EMU
#122
Offense
EMU better ▶
#79
#87
Defense
Even
#76
−0.2 #84
Turnovers
EMU better ▶
+1.4 #8
63 plays #102
Pace
EMU faster ▶
74 plays #9
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When M-OH has the ball
Advantage: EMU defense
M-OH offEMU defEdge
Points / game 13.6 #136 22.2 #55 EMU
Yards / play 5.00 #118 5.73 #90 EMU
PPA / play −0.02 #123 +0.03 #38 EMU
Success rate 39% #109 48% #122 Even
When EMU has the ball
Even matchup
EMU offM-OH defEdge
Points / game 32.4 #47 23.6 #66 Even
Yards / play 5.00 #119 5.71 #89 M-OH
PPA / play +0.06 #99 +0.12 #85 Even
Success rate 45% #52 44% #107 EMU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
M-OH scoring against the EMU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
M-OH scored
2.6
#126
2.4
#132
5.0
#134
4.2
#109
3.8
#126
8.0
#124
EMU allowed
2.8
#21
8.2
#86
11.0
#56
4.6
#49
6.0
#65
10.6
#49
EMU scoring against the M-OH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
EMU scored
6.8
#63
9.6
#50
16.4
#56
7.8
#46
7.0
#62
14.8
#49
M-OH allowed
5.4
#76
6.0
#45
11.4
#61
4.8
#53
7.4
#95
12.2
#75

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
EMU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
M-OH7d
EMU14d bye
EMU +7 days
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 133fast