Sat, Dec 2, 2023, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · Neutral site
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12-0 · Power #3
26
▲ winner
Final
vs
10-2 · Power #54
0
final
Closing spread
MICH -21.5
✓ MICH W
Total
36
▼ Under · 26 pts
Model before kickoff
MICH 29–8 IOWA
✓ MICH (94%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMICH -21.5
Total36
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMICH -21.5
Total36
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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+8.4 →+22.4▲ 14.0#2
IOWA+3.8 →+2.4▼ 1.4#51
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

MICH
Longer bar = better
IOWA
#14
Offense
◀ MICH better
#134
#3
Defense
Even
#3
+1.2 #4
Turnovers
◀ MICH better
−0.1 #81
62 plays #118
Pace
Even
60 plays #129
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MICH has the ball
Even matchup
MICH offIOWA defEdge
Points / game 37.6 #13 12.2 #4 Even
Yards / play 6.36 #32 4.04 #2 IOWA
PPA / play +0.34 #5 −0.10 #1 Even
Success rate 51% #7 34% #5 Even
When IOWA has the ball
Advantage: MICH defense
IOWA offMICH defEdge
Points / game 18.0 #127 10.3 #1 MICH
Yards / play 4.14 #136 4.41 #5 MICH
PPA / play −0.06 #136 −0.10 #2 MICH
Success rate 33% #135 33% #4 MICH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
MICH scoring against the IOWA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MICH scored
8.8
#16
11.5
#17
20.3
#12
11.1
#2
6.2
#82
17.3
#14
IOWA allowed
1.6
#2
3.6
#5
5.2
#1
3.3
#11
3.8
#7
7.0
#7
IOWA scoring against the MICH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IOWA scored
2.7
#128
6.3
#97
8.9
#124
3.0
#123
6.1
#84
9.1
#118
MICH allowed
2.2
#7
3.3
#3
5.4
#2
1.8
#3
3.1
#3
4.8
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
MICH7d
IOWA8d
IOWA +1 day
Tempo
Slow 122 plays
slowavg 133fast

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