Sat, Dec 7, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · Neutral site
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9-3 · Power #65
38
▲ winner
Final
vs
8-4 · Power #73
3
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Miami (OH)
Total
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
Opened 45.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 2 downmodel 43.5 matches the 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
AFA vs ARMY
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & spread
-2.514–21 L U37.5
Close
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & total
-714–23 L U43.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-313–28 L O37.75
Close
TOL vs LIB
2022 · Postseason · close · similar spread & team ratings
-3.521–19 L U51
Close
UK vs IOWA
2021 · Postseason · close · similar total & spread
-320–17 P U43.5
Close
NCST vs MD
2022 · Postseason · close · similar total & season form
-212–16 L U45.25
Close
NAVY vs ARMY
2022 · Week 15 · close · similar spread & season form
-2.517–20 L O32
Close
2023 · Postseason · close · similar spread & season form
-413–31 L U48.5
Close
2023 · Postseason · close · similar season form
-6.7510–17 L U44.25
Loose
OHIO vs WYO
2022 · Postseason · loose
-330–27 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%)
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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−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

OHIO
Longer bar = better
M-OH
#52
Offense
◀ OHIO better
#80
#24
Defense
Even
#29
−0.3 #85
Turnovers
M-OH better ▶
+0.3 #46
64 plays #97
Pace
◀ OHIO faster
59 plays #132
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OHIO has the ball
Advantage: M-OH defense
OHIO offM-OH defEdge
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
When M-OH has the ball
Advantage: OHIO defense
M-OH offOHIO defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OHIO scored
4.4
#100
8.7
#60
13.1
#83
6.7
#57
8.8
#28
15.4
#35
M-OH allowed
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
M-OH scored
4.8
#95
7.5
#83
12.3
#95
4.9
#95
6.8
#75
11.8
#92
OHIO allowed
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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