Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Washington · Conference game
Closing spread
WASH -1.5
✓ WASH W
Total
39.5
▲ Over · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
MICH 19–22 WASH
✓ WASH (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWASH -2
CloseWASH -1.5
Total41.5 → 39.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWASH -2
0.5 → MICH
CloseWASH -1.5
0.5 pts toward Michigan
Total
Open41.5
▼ 2
Close39.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WASH -2 · closed WASH -1.5 · moved 0.5 toward MICHmodel WASH -6
model WASH -6
Opened 41.5 · closed 39.5 · moved 2 downmodel 40.5
model 40.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 48%, covered 45% (83 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWASH -2
CloseWASH -1.5
Total41.5 → 39.5
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
WASH as a 1.5-point home favorite against MICH, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: WASH won 27–17; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 44 points went over 39.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 55%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 6.8 against an average line of 2.6; 41 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & rest |
-2 | 10–13 | L | U31.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 42–24 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form |
-2.5 | 13–20 | L | U46 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest |
-1.25 | 21–28 | L | O41 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 9–6 | L | U36.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form |
-4 | 25–10 | W | U43 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 33–14 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest |
-1 | 45–20 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & season form |
-2.25 | 14–19 | L | U46.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 27–17 | W | U47 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under 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 down 2
41.5 → 39.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
Michigan have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 68 earlier overs in games with totals 35.5–43.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 5-3 63% | 6-2 75% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-4 50% | 1-6-1 14% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
MICH 1–0 WASH
MICH leads · 1 game since 2023 · MICH has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8 2023 | Washington 13 @ Michigan 34 | MICH -5.5 | 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 →+10.5▼ 10.6#23
WASH+12.9 →+12.2▼ 0.7#16
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#97
Offense
WASH better ▶#34
#39
Defense
WASH better ▶#11
−0.6 #103
Turnovers
WASH better ▶+0.4 #53
60 plays #124
Pace
WASH faster ▶65 plays #81
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MICH off | WASH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.8 #95 | 12.4 #10 | WASH |
| Yards / play | 5.20 #106 | 4.07 #8 | WASH |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #107 | −0.12 #10 | WASH |
| Success rate | 42% #78 | 34% #17 | WASH |
| WASH off | MICH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.2 #92 | 21.4 #51 | MICH |
| Yards / play | 7.22 #18 | 4.75 #29 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.33 #18 | +0.06 #61 | WASH |
| Success rate | 55% #6 | 34% #14 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MICH scoring against the WASH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #78 | 8.2 #69 | 13.8 #74 | 3.0 #122 | 8.0 #45 | 11.0 #100 | |
2.6 #21 | 5.2 #39 | 7.8 #20 | 2.6 #15 | 2.0 #7 | 4.6 #9 |
WASH scoring against the MICH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #110 | 10.2 #48 | 13.6 #78 | 7.2 #58 | 4.4 #110 | 11.6 #94 | |
1.4 #6 | 5.8 #45 | 7.2 #14 | 4.2 #45 | 10.0 #124 | 14.2 #101 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 10 mph
gusts 18 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MICH7d
WASH8d
WASH +1 day
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
MICH 1,901 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
MICH backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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