Tue, Nov 4, 2025, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Ohio · Conference game
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5-3 · Power #91
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5-3 · Power #78
24
▲ winner
Closing spread
OHIO -2.5
✓ OHIO W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
M-OH 23–26 OHIO
✓ OHIO (59%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOHIO -3.5
CloseOHIO -2.5
Total50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Miami (OH)
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OHIO -3.5 · closed OHIO -2.5 · moved 1 toward M-OHmodel OHIO -6.5
Opened 50.5 · unchangedmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 51% (283 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (97 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOHIO -3.5
CloseOHIO -2.5
Total50.5
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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 OHIO as a 2.5-point home favorite against M-OH, the favorite won 3, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: OHIO won 24–20; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 50.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 2.6 against an average line of 2.7; 50.4 points a game (usually 53). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-226–41 L O48
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1.57–24 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar season form & spread
-37–17 L U46.5
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-335–42 L O51.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & total
-3.533–35 L O52
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & season form
-4.532–7 W U48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & spread
-230–35 L O54.5
Very close
WSU vs CAL
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & spread
-428–9 W U52.5
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total
-1.527–24 W O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1.514–31 L U55
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Miami (OH) ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) 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) ATS trend (6-2)
Miami (OH) have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Miami (OH) 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Ohio 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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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−2.8 →−6.0▼ 3.2#89
OHIO−3.2 →−2.2▲ 1.0#75
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

M-OH
Longer bar = better
OHIO
#68
Offense
OHIO better ▶
#48
#44
Defense
◀ M-OH better
#87
+0.4 #41
Turnovers
◀ M-OH better
0.0 #71
62 plays #125
Pace
OHIO faster ▶
69 plays #38
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When M-OH has the ball
Even matchup
M-OH offOHIO defEdge
Points / game 26.0 #80 24.8 #74 Even
Yards / play 5.96 #55 6.26 #124 M-OH
PPA / play +0.14 #63 +0.09 #70 Even
Success rate 43% #72 43% #81 Even
When OHIO has the ball
Even matchup
OHIO offM-OH defEdge
Points / game 29.3 #64 21.4 #39 M-OH
Yards / play 6.32 #32 4.90 #27 Even
PPA / play +0.17 #46 +0.04 #40 Even
Success rate 44% #50 41% #71 OHIO

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
M-OH scoring against the OHIO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
M-OH scored
4.8
#100
7.0
#92
11.8
#101
8.5
#25
5.8
#89
14.3
#50
OHIO allowed
6.9
#103
6.5
#55
13.4
#77
3.6
#29
7.8
#106
11.4
#58
OHIO scoring against the M-OH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OHIO scored
6.9
#55
9.5
#54
16.4
#51
6.8
#58
6.1
#80
12.9
#71
M-OH allowed
3.0
#21
6.9
#65
9.9
#39
3.9
#32
7.6
#103
11.5
#63

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OHIO +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
50° · 7 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
M-OH10d
OHIO10d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast

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