Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Massachusetts
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
OpenMIZ -27.5
no move
CloseMIZ -27.5
No change since the open
Total
Open53.5
no move
Close53.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIZ -27.5 · unchangedmodel MIZ -25.5
model MIZ -25.5
Opened 53.5 · unchangedmodel 49.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest |
-24 | 38–29 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-25.5 | 37–8 | W | U52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest |
-24 | 45–28 | L | O58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-26 | 56–23 | W | O50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-32 | 48–3 | W | U52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total |
-24 | 35–10 | W | U55.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-27 | 45–7 | W | U56.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-27.5 | 42–33 | L | O62 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest |
-24.5 | 31–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest |
-21.5 | 45–14 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 6 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 53% of games with totals 49.5–57.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% |
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
Longer bar = better
#54
Offense
◀ MIZ better#116
#36
Defense
◀ MIZ better#85
+0.6 #36
Turnovers
◀ MIZ better+0.2 #65
74 plays #7
Pace
◀ MIZ faster71 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MIZ off | MASS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MASS off | MIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.2 #33 | 9.0 #57 | 17.2 #49 | 8.2 #34 | 3.8 #124 | 12.0 #86 | |
4.7 #57 | 8.5 #90 | 13.2 #82 | 7.8 #109 | 9.8 #123 | 17.7 #124 |
MASS scoring against the MIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #112 | 6.5 #100 | 10.0 #113 | 2.8 #123 | 6.3 #82 | 9.2 #120 | |
4.8 #61 | 5.4 #39 | 10.2 #50 | 3.4 #28 | 2.8 #11 | 6.2 #12 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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