Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:40 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Miami · Conference game
Closing spread
MIA -16.5
✓ MIA W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
NCSU 19–36 MIA
✓ MIA (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -14.5
CloseMIA -16.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIA -14.5
2 → MIA
CloseMIA -16.5
2 pts toward Miami
Total
Open55.5
▼ 1
Close54.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -14.5 · closed MIA -16.5 · moved 2 toward MIAmodel MIA -19
model MIA -19
Opened 55.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54.5 matches the line
model 54.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 48% (120 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (225 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -14.5
CloseMIA -16.5
Total55.5 → 54.5
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
MIA as a 16.5-point home favorite against NCSU, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 41–7; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 54.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 21.8 against an average line of 16.3; 55.8 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 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 |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-16 | 57–7 | W | O53.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation |
-14 | 43–37 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total |
-15.5 | 42–21 | W | O55 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-14 | 53–7 | W | O50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation |
-17.5 | 41–0 | W | U60.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-21 | 17–12 | L | U53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-19 | 35–16 | P | U54.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-18.5 | 26–29 | L | O49 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-15.25 | 41–10 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-12.5 | 33–31 | L | O56.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Miami ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
NC State away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
NC State 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Miami
2 pts (MIA -14.5 → MIA -16.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 21 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 51% of games with totals 50.5–58.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
NCSU 1–0 MIA
NCSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · NCSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 2023 | Miami 6 @ NC State 20 | MIA -6.5 | NCSU 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
NCSU+0.7 →+3.7▲ 3.0#54
MIA+18.0 →+18.5▲ 0.5#11
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#34
Offense
Even#35
#97
Defense
MIA better ▶#9
−0.3 #99
Turnovers
MIA better ▶+0.8 #19
66 plays #85
Pace
MIA faster ▶67 plays #60
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| NCSU off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.4 #43 | 15.0 #10 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 6.69 #21 | 4.47 #9 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #27 | −0.10 #5 | MIA |
| Success rate | 45% #43 | 36% #13 | MIA |
| MIA off | NCSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.9 #35 | 30.6 #112 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 6.11 #40 | 6.15 #119 | MIA |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #42 | +0.22 #124 | MIA |
| Success rate | 48% #23 | 39% #33 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
NCSU scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.9 #16 | 10.7 #28 | 19.6 #18 | 7.7 #31 | 5.2 #104 | 12.9 #62 | |
3.0 #24 | 2.2 #1 | 5.2 #5 | 2.6 #10 | 6.6 #70 | 9.1 #27 |
MIA scoring against the NCSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #60 | 9.1 #59 | 15.3 #63 | 9.2 #12 | 8.3 #36 | 17.6 #15 | |
7.7 #115 | 9.4 #107 | 17.1 #124 | 7.8 #119 | 5.7 #48 | 13.4 #97 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
NCSU14d bye
MIA7d
NCSU +7 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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