Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Massachusetts
Weather at kickoff65°F12 mphgusts 27DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-1 · Power #23
45
▲ winner
Final
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1-5 · Power #125
3
final
Closing spread
MIZ -27.5
✓ MIZ W
Total
53.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
MIZ 38–11 MASS
✓ MIZ (97%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -27.5
CloseMIZ -27.5
Total53.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -27.5 · unchangedmodel MIZ -25.5
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIZ -27.5
CloseMIZ -27.5
Total53.5
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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 MIZ as a 27.5-point road favorite at MASS, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: MIZ won 45–3; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 53.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 95%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 58%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 24.3 against an average line of 25.6; 60.1 points a game (usually 56). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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UTAH @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest
-2438–29 L O54.5
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HOU @ TEM
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-25.537–8 W U52.5
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CIN @ USF
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest
-2445–28 L O58.5
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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-2656–23 W O50
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ISU @ UNLV
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total
-3248–3 W U52.5
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KSU @ KU
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total
-2435–10 W U55.75
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TOL @ MASS
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-2745–7 W U56.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & spread
-27.542–33 L O62
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest
-24.531–24 L U58.5
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest
-21.545–14 W O46.75
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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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
MIZ+14.2 →+9.6▼ 4.6#24
MASS−12.1 →−16.3▼ 4.2#123
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

MIZ
Longer bar = better
MASS
#54
Offense
◀ MIZ better
#116
#36
Defense
◀ MIZ better
#85
+0.6 #36
Turnovers
◀ MIZ better
+0.2 #65
74 plays #7
Pace
◀ MIZ faster
71 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MIZ has the ball
Advantage: MIZ offense
MIZ offMASS defEdge
Points / game 31.2 #54 31.3 #108 MIZ
Yards / play 5.76 #80 5.65 #85 Even
PPA / play +0.21 #44 +0.11 #83 MIZ
Success rate 46% #36 40% #65 MIZ
When MASS has the ball
Advantage: MIZ defense
MASS offMIZ defEdge
Points / game 19.2 #120 17.8 #25 MIZ
Yards / play 4.86 #122 5.08 #48 MIZ
PPA / play +0.06 #104 +0.07 #55 MIZ
Success rate 37% #118 35% #17 MIZ

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
MIZ scoring against the MASS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIZ scored
8.2
#33
9.0
#57
17.2
#49
8.2
#34
3.8
#124
12.0
#86
MASS allowed
4.7
#57
8.5
#90
13.2
#82
7.8
#109
9.8
#123
17.7
#124
MASS scoring against the MIZ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MASS scored
3.5
#112
6.5
#100
10.0
#113
2.8
#123
6.3
#82
9.2
#120
MIZ allowed
4.8
#61
5.4
#39
10.2
#50
3.4
#28
2.8
#11
6.2
#12

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MASS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
65° · 12 mph
gusts 27 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
MIZ7d
MASS7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 146 plays
slowavg 133fast

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