Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Akron · Conference game
Weather at kickoff37°F10 mphgusts 22DryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-3 · Power #63
25
▲ winner
Final
@
2-9 · Power #130
14
final
Closing spread
OHIO -16
✓ AKR W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 39 pts
Model before kickoff
OHIO 28–13 AKR
✓ OHIO (87%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOHIO -16
Total41.5
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseOHIO -16
Total41.5
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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 OHIO as a 16-point road favorite at AKR, the favorite won 8, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: OHIO won 25–14; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 39 points stayed under 41.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 85%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14.3 against an average line of 15.4; 39.9 points a game (usually 55.3). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UAB @ USM
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-1734–0 W U43.25
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-1713–10 L U44.5
Very close
BOIS @ WYO
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-14.520–17 L U44.5
Very close
BOIS @ UTEP
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & season form
-16.2510–27 L U44.5
Very close
LIB @ CONN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-13.533–36 L O45
Close
TROY @ ARST
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-13.548–19 W O44
Close
ILL @ NU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-14.7541–3 W O38
Close
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-17.513–6 L U48
Close
CSU @ UNM
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total
-1336–7 W U44.75
Close
CIN @ TEM
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-1723–3 W U49
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Ohio ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Akron home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
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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
OHIO+0.9 →−1.4▼ 2.3#69
AKR−1.0 →−16.0▼ 15.0#130
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

OHIO
Longer bar = better
AKR
#78
Offense
◀ OHIO better
#131
#9
Defense
◀ OHIO better
#47
+0.3 #42
Turnovers
◀ OHIO better
−0.8 #131
66 plays #73
Pace
Even
66 plays #84
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OHIO has the ball
Advantage: AKR defense
OHIO offAKR defEdge
Points / game 22.7 #99 28.3 #94 Even
Yards / play 5.18 #101 5.20 #37 AKR
PPA / play +0.12 #70 +0.04 #32 AKR
Success rate 45% #43 38% #24 Even
When AKR has the ball
Advantage: OHIO defense
AKR offOHIO defEdge
Points / game 16.5 #135 15.5 #6 OHIO
Yards / play 4.38 #133 4.80 #15 OHIO
PPA / play −0.05 #132 −0.09 #3 OHIO
Success rate 37% #122 35% #10 OHIO

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
OHIO scoring against the AKR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OHIO scored
4.7
#92
6.8
#88
11.5
#95
6.9
#52
4.3
#125
11.2
#97
AKR allowed
2.7
#13
10.0
#114
12.7
#66
9.5
#131
3.5
#7
13.0
#79
AKR scoring against the OHIO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
AKR scored
3.7
#110
4.6
#130
8.4
#126
1.5
#132
4.7
#111
6.3
#130
OHIO allowed
0.9
#1
4.5
#15
5.5
#4
3.6
#19
6.5
#69
10.1
#33

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AKR +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
37° · 10 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
OHIO9d
AKR10d
AKR +1 day
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 133fast

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