Thu, Aug 28, 2025, 9:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Wisconsin
Closing spread
WIS -18.5
✓ M-OH W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 17 pts
Model before kickoff
M-OH 15–32 WIS
✓ WIS (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWIS -17.5
CloseWIS -18.5
Total39.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWIS -17.5
1 → WIS
CloseWIS -18.5
1 pt toward Wisconsin
Total
Open39.5
▲ 2
Close41.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WIS -17.5 · closed WIS -18.5 · moved 1 toward WISmodel WIS -12
model WIS -12
Opened 39.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 2 upmodel 46.5
model 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 17.5–19.5 since 2023: won 97%, covered 53% (70 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (125 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWIS -17.5
CloseWIS -18.5
Total39.5 → 41.5
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
WIS as an 18.5-point home favorite against M-OH, the favorite won 9, covered 8, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: WIS won 17–0; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 17 points stayed under 41.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 46%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 23.3 against an average line of 17.9; 46.3 points a game (usually 54.5). Of the 4 overs, 2 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 |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings |
-16.5 | 40–14 | W | O38 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread |
-17.5 | 41–27 | L | O48 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & spread |
-17 | 27–0 | W | U44 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-18.5 | 44–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & situation |
-17.5 | 14–17 | L | U49 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & situation |
-18.5 | 31–10 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation |
-21.5 | 41–6 | W | O42 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & spread |
-17.5 | 41–10 | W | O50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar situation |
-17 | 38–14 | W | O48 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close |
-17 | 31–3 | W | U41 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over 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.
Total moved up 2
39.5 → 41.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Miami (OH) have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 32 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 57% of games with totals 37.5–45.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 4 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
M-OH1st game
WIS1st game
Even
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