Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 3:40 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Miami · Conference game
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7-2 · Power #6
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Miami
Total
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
Opened 55.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54.5 matches the line
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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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1657–7 W O53.5
Close
PUR vs NEB
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar total & situation
-1443–37 L O56
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & total
-15.542–21 W O55
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-1453–7 W O50
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & situation
-17.541–0 W U60.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-2117–12 L U53
Close
PSU vs MSU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-1935–16 P U54.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-18.526–29 L O49
Close
LSU vs UAB
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-15.2541–10 W O50.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-12.533–31 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%)
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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
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

NCSU
Longer bar = better
MIA
#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
When NCSU has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
NCSU offMIA defEdge
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
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offNCSU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NCSU scored
8.9
#16
10.7
#28
19.6
#18
7.7
#31
5.2
#104
12.9
#62
MIA allowed
3.0
#24
2.2
#1
5.2
#5
2.6
#10
6.6
#70
9.1
#27
MIA scoring against the NCSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
6.2
#60
9.1
#59
15.3
#63
9.2
#12
8.3
#36
17.6
#15
NCSU allowed
7.7
#115
9.4
#107
17.1
#124
7.8
#119
5.7
#48
13.4
#97

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +2.5
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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