Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · Neutral site
Closing spread
M-OH -2.5
✓ OHIO W
Total
43.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
OHIO 21–23 M-OH
✗ M-OH (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenM-OH -1.5
CloseM-OH -2.5
Total45.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenM-OH -1.5
1 → M-OH
CloseM-OH -2.5
1 pt toward Miami (OH)
Total
Open45.5
▼ 2
Close43.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened M-OH -1.5 · closed M-OH -2.5 · moved 1 toward M-OHmodel M-OH -0.5
model M-OH -0.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 2 downmodel 43.5 matches the line
model 43.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 51% (120 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenM-OH -1.5
CloseM-OH -2.5
Total45.5 → 43.5
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
M-OH as a 2.5-point neutral-site favorite against OHIO, the favorite won 3, covered 0, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: OHIO won 38–3 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 43.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
0 of 80%
Below normal · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 5.5 against an average line of 3.7; 38.3 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & spread |
-2.5 | 14–21 | L | U37.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & total |
-7 | 14–23 | L | U43.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 13–28 | L | O37.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-3.5 | 21–19 | L | U51 |
| Close | 2021 · Postseason · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U43.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Postseason · close · similar total & season form |
-2 | 12–16 | L | U45.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 15 · close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 17–20 | L | O32 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form |
-4 | 13–31 | L | U48.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Postseason · close · similar season form |
-6.75 | 10–17 | L | U44.25 |
| Loose | 2022 · Postseason · loose |
-3 | 30–27 | P | O43 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Total moved down 2
45.5 → 43.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 10 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 56% of games with totals 39.5–47.5 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% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
OHIO 0–2 M-OH
M-OH leads · 2 games since 2023 · M-OH has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19 2024 | Ohio 20 @ Miami (OH) 30 | M-OH -3.5 | M-OH W |
| Oct 28 2023 | Miami (OH) 30 @ Ohio 16 | OHIO -7.5 | M-OH 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
OHIO−3.6 →−1.9▲ 1.7#73
M-OH−4.7 →−1.4▲ 3.3#69
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14
Longer bar = better
#52
Offense
◀ OHIO better#80
#24
Defense
Even#29
−0.3 #85
Turnovers
M-OH better ▶+0.3 #46
64 plays #97
Pace
◀ OHIO faster59 plays #132
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OHIO off | M-OH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.5 #64 | 17.3 #12 | M-OH |
| Yards / play | 6.13 #47 | 4.60 #8 | M-OH |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #45 | +0.03 #30 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #50 | 41% #67 | Even |
| M-OH off | OHIO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.3 #98 | 18.7 #17 | OHIO |
| Yards / play | 6.17 #42 | 4.91 #22 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #84 | +0.04 #35 | OHIO |
| Success rate | 41% #94 | 37% #22 | OHIO |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
OHIO scoring against the M-OH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #100 | 8.7 #60 | 13.1 #83 | 6.7 #57 | 8.8 #28 | 15.4 #35 | |
4.6 #52 | 3.7 #4 | 8.3 #9 | 3.8 #20 | 5.3 #35 | 9.1 #18 |
M-OH scoring against the OHIO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #95 | 7.5 #83 | 12.3 #95 | 4.9 #95 | 6.8 #75 | 11.8 #92 | |
1.0 #1 | 7.9 #73 | 8.9 #18 | 5.5 #66 | 4.3 #11 | 9.8 #30 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
OHIO8d
M-OH8d
Even
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 134fast
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