Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Indiana · Conference game
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5-4 · Power #27
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9-0 · Power #10
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Indiana
Total
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
Opened 48.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TEX vs ISU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-15.524–21 L U48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-17.528–18 L O45.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1444–17 W O50
Close
MISS vs AUB
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-15.548–34 L O55
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.524–27 L U52
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-1343–21 W O45
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation
-13.538–21 W O50
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-1423–17 L U55.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-1338–35 L O49.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-14.527–20 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%)
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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
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

MICH
Longer bar = better
IU
#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
When MICH has the ball
Advantage: IU defense
MICH offIU defEdge
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
When IU has the ball
Advantage: IU offense
IU offMICH defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MICH scored
3.9
#109
7.8
#81
11.7
#101
4.0
#112
5.3
#113
9.3
#118
IU allowed
1.1
#1
6.9
#52
8.0
#11
3.4
#20
2.2
#1
5.7
#5
IU scoring against the MICH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
9.7
#14
13.9
#3
23.6
#5
10.2
#12
12.8
#3
23.0
#2
MICH allowed
3.4
#30
7.4
#67
10.9
#46
3.9
#25
8.6
#108
12.4
#73

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IU +2.5
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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