Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 7:30 PM ESTCFP National Championship · Neutral site
Closing spread
IU -7.5
✓ MIA W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
MIA 21–28 IU
✓ IU (70%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenIU -7.5
CloseIU -7.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -7.5
no move
CloseIU -7.5
No change since the open
Total
Open48.5
▼ 1
Close47.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -7.5 · unchangedmodel IU -7
model IU -7
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 49.5
model 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Neutral-site favorites of 5.5–9.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 42% (48 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenIU -7.5
CloseIU -7.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
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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
IU as a 7.5-point neutral-site favorite against MIA, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: IU won 27–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.5 against an average line of 5.7; 52.1 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 3 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 · Postseason · very close · similar rest & spread |
-8.5 | 34–23 | W | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest |
-5.5 | 28–14 | W | U51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar team ratings & spread |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar situation & total |
-2 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 15 · close · similar season form & total |
-12.5 | 34–7 | W | U50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar situation |
-4 | 3–14 | L | U51 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar season form & situation |
-5 | 34–13 | W | U55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar team ratings |
-3.5 | 45–37 | W | O51.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form |
-8 | 45–51 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 15 · close · similar team ratings |
-3 | 19–22 | L | U51 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Miami ATS trend Hit
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 3-0 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 558 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
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% | 4-6 40% | |
| 10-0 100% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
MIA 1–2 IU
IU leads · 3 games since 1964 · IU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
MIA+18.0 →+20.4▲ 2.4#7
IU+13.4 →+27.0▲ 13.6#2
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16
Longer bar = better
#29
Offense
IU better ▶#4
#12
Defense
Even#6
+0.7 #13
Turnovers
Even+1.4 #1
67 plays #59
Pace
◀ MIA faster66 plays #73
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIA off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.6 #30 | 11.1 #2 | IU |
| Yards / play | 6.08 #35 | 4.62 #10 | IU |
| PPA / play | +0.19 #29 | −0.09 #5 | IU |
| Success rate | 47% #21 | 34% #6 | Even |
| IU off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.6 #2 | 14.0 #5 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.96 #7 | 4.70 #14 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.30 #5 | −0.05 #12 | Even |
| Success rate | 52% #1 | 37% #15 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
MIA scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #84 | 10.1 #33 | 15.3 #53 | 8.0 #20 | 8.3 #34 | 16.3 #21 | |
3.1 #19 | 3.1 #3 | 6.2 #5 | 2.0 #2 | 2.9 #4 | 4.9 #1 |
IU scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.3 #7 | 12.7 #3 | 22.0 #5 | 12.1 #1 | 8.5 #30 | 20.6 #3 | |
2.0 #3 | 2.7 #1 | 4.7 #3 | 2.7 #8 | 6.3 #58 | 8.9 #20 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
58° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MIA11d
IU10d
MIA +1 day
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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