Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Akron · Conference game
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
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CloseOHIO -16
Total41.5
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Spread
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CloseOHIO -16
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Total
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Close41.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-17 | 34–0 | W | U43.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-17 | 13–10 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-14.5 | 20–17 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-16.25 | 10–27 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-13.5 | 33–36 | L | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-13.5 | 48–19 | W | O44 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread |
-14.75 | 41–3 | W | O38 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-17.5 | 13–6 | L | U48 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total |
-13 | 36–7 | W | U44.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-17 | 23–3 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 10 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 54% of games with totals 37.5–45.5 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% | 5-5 50% | 2-7 22% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-6-1 33% | 4-5 44% |
Recent meetings
The series
OHIO 23–10 AKR
OHIO leads · 33 games since 1992 · OHIO has won the last 7 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#78
Offense
◀ OHIO better#131
#9
Defense
◀ OHIO better#47
+0.3 #42
Turnovers
◀ OHIO better−0.8 #131
66 plays #73
Pace
Even66 plays #84
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OHIO off | AKR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| AKR off | OHIO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #92 | 6.8 #88 | 11.5 #95 | 6.9 #52 | 4.3 #125 | 11.2 #97 | |
2.7 #13 | 10.0 #114 | 12.7 #66 | 9.5 #131 | 3.5 #7 | 13.0 #79 |
AKR scoring against the OHIO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.7 #110 | 4.6 #130 | 8.4 #126 | 1.5 #132 | 4.7 #111 | 6.3 #130 | |
0.9 #1 | 4.5 #15 | 5.5 #4 | 3.6 #19 | 6.5 #69 | 10.1 #33 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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