Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Massachusetts
Weather at kickoff77°F2 mphgusts 7DryWeather watch ›
0-1 · Power #78
41
▲ winner
Final
@
1-1 · Power #127
28
final
Closing spread
M-OH -7
✓ M-OH W
Total
45
▲ Over · 69 pts
Model before kickoff
M-OH 28–23 MASS
✓ M-OH (65%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseM-OH -7
Total45
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseM-OH -7
Total45
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 4 games most like M-OH as a 7-point road favorite at MASS, the favorite won 2, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: M-OH won 41–28; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 4 similar games. 69 points went over 45, as in 3 of 4.
Favorite won
2 of 450%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
2 of 450%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 475%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 4 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 13.5 against an average line of 6.8; 52 points a game (usually 54.1). When games like this go over ›

All 4 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
MEM @ NAVY
2022 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & total
-4.537–13 W O47.25
Loose
2023 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & total
-8.513–17 L U47.25
Loose
TLSA @ WYO
2022 · Week 1 · loose · similar spread & total
-6.537–40 L O46
Loose
HOU @ RICE
2021 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & rest
-7.544–7 W O50.5
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Miami (OH) has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
M-OH
Longer bar = better
MASS
#127
Offense
MASS better ▶
#63
#121
Defense
Even
#118
+1.0 #29
Turnovers
◀ M-OH better
+0.5 #54
49 plays #132
Pace
Even
53 plays #127
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When M-OH has the ball
Even matchup
M-OH offMASS defEdge
Points / game 3.0 #131 44.5 #121 Even
Yards / play 4.39 #114 7.18 #122 Even
PPA / play −0.25 #130 +0.24 #105 MASS
Success rate 21% #132 53% #122 Even
When MASS has the ball
Advantage: MASS offense
MASS offM-OH defEdge
Points / game 27.5 #74 38.0 #111 MASS
Yards / play 6.57 #42 8.08 #130 MASS
PPA / play +0.20 #54 +0.44 #124 MASS
Success rate 40% #82 52% #120 MASS

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MASS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
M-OH8d
MASS7d
M-OH +1 day
Tempo
Slow 102 plays
slowavg 135fast
Quarterback
MASS backup QB started
Not the usual starter