Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Maryland · Conference game
Closing spread
MICH -18
✓ MD W
Total
51
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
MICH 34–16 MD
✓ MICH (90%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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Total51
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Total
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Close51
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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
MICH as an 18-point road favorite at MD, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MICH won 31–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 51, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 88%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 19.9 against an average line of 17.4; 52.9 points a game (usually 55.4). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-16.25 | 45–19 | W | O53 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-18.5 | 38–41 | L | O50.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17.5 | 41–7 | W | U53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 52–10 | W | O46 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-19.5 | 41–17 | W | O55.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-14.5 | 24–10 | L | U48 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-17.5 | 38–6 | W | U49.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-20.5 | 24–22 | L | U57 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & season form |
-16.75 | 34–13 | W | U54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-14 | 27–20 | L | O45.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 Michigan ATS trend Miss
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.
Michigan 4-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 155 earlier overs in games with totals 47–55, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-0 100% | 5-4-1 56% | 4-5 44% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 6-3 67% |
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+8.4 →+23.2▲ 14.8#1
MD+3.0 →+5.4▲ 2.4#36
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Longer bar = better
#9
Offense
◀ MICH better#51
#2
Defense
◀ MICH better#44
+1.0 #7
Turnovers
◀ MICH better+0.3 #42
62 plays #118
Pace
MD faster ▶68 plays #59
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MICH off | MD def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 39.0 #10 | 22.4 #47 | MICH |
| Yards / play | 6.66 #18 | 5.07 #31 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.39 #3 | +0.04 #38 | MICH |
| Success rate | 53% #4 | 41% #60 | MICH |
| MD off | MICH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.9 #59 | 7.5 #1 | MICH |
| Yards / play | 5.86 #60 | 4.23 #4 | MICH |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #41 | −0.18 #1 | MICH |
| Success rate | 44% #44 | 29% #1 | MICH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
MICH scoring against the MD defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.3 #24 | 12.4 #12 | 20.7 #12 | 11.7 #1 | 6.6 #74 | 18.3 #10 | |
6.6 #99 | 4.0 #9 | 10.6 #37 | 4.5 #42 | 7.3 #90 | 11.8 #60 |
MD scoring against the MICH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.4 #23 | 7.0 #85 | 15.4 #55 | 4.9 #96 | 8.6 #26 | 13.5 #55 | |
2.0 #5 | 2.5 #1 | 4.5 #1 | 0.0 #1 | 3.0 #2 | 3.0 #1 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
54° · 12 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MICH7d
MD7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 133fast
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