Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Indiana · Conference game
Closing spread
IU -14.5
✓ MICH W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
MICH 17–31 IU
✓ IU (85%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -14
CloseIU -14.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -14
0.5 → IU
CloseIU -14.5
0.5 pts toward Indiana
Total
Open48.5
▼ 1
Close47.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -14 · closed IU -14.5 · moved 0.5 toward IUmodel IU -15.5
model IU -15.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 48
model 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 88%, covered 52% (65 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -14
CloseIU -14.5
Total48.5 → 47.5
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
IU as a 14.5-point home favorite against MICH, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: IU won 20–15; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.6 against an average line of 14.4; 56.8 points a game (usually 54). Of the 5 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 | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-15.5 | 24–21 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total |
-17.5 | 28–18 | L | O45.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-14 | 44–17 | W | O50 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-15.5 | 48–34 | L | O55 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13.5 | 24–27 | L | U52 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 43–21 | W | O45 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation |
-13.5 | 38–21 | W | O50 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-14 | 23–17 | L | U55.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-13 | 38–35 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Indiana ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Michigan ATS struggles (2-5)
Michigan have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Michigan 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Indiana ATS trend (8-1)
Indiana have covered 89% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Indiana 5-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Indiana 8-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Both teams trending Over (13-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 9. 54% of games with totals 43.5–51.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 3-5 38% | 6-2 75% | |
| 9-1 90% | 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MICH 62–11 IU
MICH leads · 73 games since 1900 · IU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 2023 | Indiana 7 @ Michigan 52 | MICH -32.5 | MICH W |
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
MICH+21.1 →+5.7▼ 15.4#43
IU−3.2 →+17.6▲ 20.8#11
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#107
Offense
IU better ▶#3
#61
Defense
IU better ▶#11
−0.6 #106
Turnovers
IU better ▶+1.1 #11
59 plays #131
Pace
IU faster ▶67 plays #74
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MICH off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.0 #119 | 13.7 #7 | IU |
| Yards / play | 5.05 #120 | 4.31 #3 | IU |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #107 | −0.03 #10 | IU |
| Success rate | 43% #80 | 38% #24 | IU |
| IU off | MICH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 46.6 #2 | 23.3 #57 | IU |
| Yards / play | 7.13 #5 | 5.22 #44 | IU |
| PPA / play | +0.40 #5 | +0.15 #94 | IU |
| Success rate | 57% #1 | 40% #48 | IU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MICH scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.9 #109 | 7.8 #81 | 11.7 #101 | 4.0 #112 | 5.3 #113 | 9.3 #118 | |
1.1 #1 | 6.9 #52 | 8.0 #11 | 3.4 #20 | 2.2 #1 | 5.7 #5 |
IU scoring against the MICH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.7 #14 | 13.9 #3 | 23.6 #5 | 10.2 #12 | 12.8 #3 | 23.0 #2 | |
3.4 #30 | 7.4 #67 | 10.9 #46 | 3.9 #25 | 8.6 #108 | 12.4 #73 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MICH7d
IU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
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