Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Michigan · Conference game
Closing spread
ORE -14.5
✓ ORE W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
ORE 31–17 MICH
✓ ORE (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -15.5
CloseORE -14.5
Total45.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenORE -15.5
1 → MICH
CloseORE -14.5
1 pt toward Michigan
Total
Open45.5
no move
Close45.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORE -15.5 · closed ORE -14.5 · moved 1 toward MICHmodel ORE -11
model ORE -11
Opened 45.5 · unchangedmodel 48
model 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 12.5–16.5 since 2023: won 85%, covered 53% (53 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 52% (85 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -15.5
CloseORE -14.5
Total45.5
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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
ORE as a 14.5-point road favorite at MICH, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: ORE won 38–17; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 45.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 11.9 against an average line of 13.4; 51.3 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 27–24 | L | O48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-14.5 | 40–17 | W | O46.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-10 | 23–38 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-14 | 30–13 | W | U47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-11.5 | 28–27 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-16.5 | 29–13 | L | U47 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation |
-10 | 17–24 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-18.5 | 55–10 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total |
-11.5 | 30–0 | W | U42.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-12.5 | 37–31 | L | O53 |
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 248 earlier overs in games with totals 41.5–49.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 4-4 50% | 2-5-1 29% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-4 50% | 6-2 75% |
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
ORE+22.4 →+20.8▼ 1.6#6
MICH+21.1 →+6.7▼ 14.4#37
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#15
Offense
◀ ORE better#100
#29
Defense
◀ ORE better#48
+0.4 #43
Turnovers
◀ ORE better−0.8 #111
68 plays #55
Pace
◀ ORE faster60 plays #127
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORE off | MICH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.0 #24 | 21.5 #43 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.87 #15 | 5.03 #37 | ORE |
| PPA / play | +0.30 #13 | +0.12 #80 | ORE |
| Success rate | 52% #7 | 39% #32 | ORE |
| MICH off | ORE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.5 #113 | 15.6 #10 | ORE |
| Yards / play | 5.04 #117 | 4.94 #28 | ORE |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #109 | +0.05 #42 | ORE |
| Success rate | 44% #62 | 39% #34 | ORE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ORE scoring against the MICH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.6 #24 | 13.5 #3 | 22.1 #10 | 3.3 #120 | 9.6 #15 | 12.9 #70 | |
3.0 #19 | 5.8 #36 | 8.8 #22 | 4.0 #29 | 8.8 #111 | 12.8 #82 |
MICH scoring against the ORE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 #115 | 8.4 #64 | 11.9 #103 | 3.6 #113 | 6.0 #88 | 9.6 #116 | |
2.9 #16 | 5.6 #35 | 8.5 #19 | 2.9 #12 | 4.3 #17 | 7.1 #10 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 2 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORE7d
MICH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 128 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
ORE 1,967 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
MICH backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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