Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Toledo · Conference game
Weather at kickoff41°F8 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
7-3 · Power #65
24
▲ winner
Final
@
7-3 · Power #88
7
final
Closing spread
OHIO -0.5
✓ OHIO W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 31 pts
Model before kickoff
OHIO 24–24 TOL
✓ OHIO (50%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTOL -2
CloseOHIO -0.5
Total50.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Loading the recap…

Market

Open → close
Spread
2.5 pts toward Ohio
Total
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TOL -2 · closed OHIO -0.5 · moved 2.5 toward OHIOmodel TOL -1.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 5 downmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 51% (91 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (101 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTOL -2
CloseOHIO -0.5
Total50.5 → 45.5
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 OHIO as a 0.5-point road favorite at TOL, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

Compare by
Customize filters
Only include
Show up to
games
This game: OHIO won 24–7; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 31 points stayed under 45.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 55%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 0.9 against an average line of 1.9; 46.1 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 2 overs, 2 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 spread & rest
-0.2517–20 L U48.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-221–17 W U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-119–47 L O51.5
Close
TULN @ CIN
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-127–24 W O44
Close
FRES @ SDSU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-230–20 W O44.25
Close
USM @ TXST
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.520–14 W U43
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-317–21 L U45
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-1.513–10 W U42
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-2.548–22 W O48.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-2.7523–31 L U55.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Ohio ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Market moved toward Ohio
2.5 pts (TOL -2 → OHIO -0.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 5
50.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Loading play-by-play…

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−3.6 →−3.4▲ 0.2#81
TOL−0.4 →−4.4▼ 4.0#85
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

OHIO
Longer bar = better
TOL
#56
Offense
◀ OHIO better
#87
#34
Defense
Even
#34
−0.5 #102
Turnovers
TOL better ▶
+0.3 #52
64 plays #97
Pace
TOL faster ▶
68 plays #60
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OHIO has the ball
Advantage: TOL defense
OHIO offTOL defEdge
Points / game 27.6 #73 21.1 #37 TOL
Yards / play 6.05 #52 4.89 #27 TOL
PPA / play +0.16 #54 +0.03 #33 TOL
Success rate 45% #43 39% #38 Even
When TOL has the ball
Advantage: OHIO defense
TOL offOHIO defEdge
Points / game 29.9 #53 19.6 #24 OHIO
Yards / play 5.50 #88 4.95 #31 OHIO
PPA / play +0.07 #103 +0.06 #47 OHIO
Success rate 40% #104 38% #32 OHIO

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
OHIO scoring against the TOL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OHIO scored
3.9
#106
9.7
#43
13.6
#72
5.9
#70
8.1
#39
14.0
#59
TOL allowed
4.4
#47
4.9
#15
9.3
#24
4.8
#44
7.0
#79
11.8
#59
TOL scoring against the OHIO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TOL scored
6.3
#56
10.5
#29
16.8
#36
6.1
#65
7.0
#70
13.1
#70
OHIO allowed
1.2
#1
8.1
#79
9.3
#24
5.9
#75
4.4
#17
10.3
#34

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
TOL +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
41° · 8 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
OHIO7d
TOL8d
TOL +1 day
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast

Schedules, links & other games

Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week