Thu, Aug 28, 2025, 9:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Wisconsin
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Wisconsin
Total
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
Opened 39.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings
-16.540–14 W O38
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread
-17.541–27 L O48
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & spread
-1727–0 W U44
Close
FSU vs BC
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation
-18.544–14 W O48.5
Close
WISC vs WSU
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & situation
-17.514–17 L U49
Close
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & situation
-18.531–10 W U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar situation
-21.541–6 W O42
Close
AFA vs COLO
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & spread
-17.541–10 W O50
Close
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar situation
-1738–14 W O48
Close
MINN vs NU
2022 · Week 11 · close
-1731–3 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.
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Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WIS +2.5
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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