Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Michigan · Conference game
Closing spread
MICH -31
✓ PUR W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
PUR 12–43 MICH
✓ MICH (99%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMICH -31
Total53.5
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Spread
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CloseMICH -31
Opening line not available
Total
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Close53.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMICH -31
Total53.5
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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
MICH as a 31-point home favorite against PUR, the favorite won 10, covered 7, and 8 went over the total.
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This game: MICH won 41–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 54 points went over 53.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 97%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 55%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 33.2 against an average line of 30.2; 56.2 points a game (usually 56.7). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-30.5 | 34–3 | W | U49.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar total & spread |
-30 | 52–3 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & total |
-30.5 | 41–10 | W | U52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-29.75 | 54–10 | W | O50 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 9 · loose · similar total & situation |
-26.5 | 34–28 | L | O56 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation |
-27.5 | 42–10 | W | O49.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar season form |
-33.5 | 52–7 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar season form & total |
-34.75 | 41–17 | L | O51.25 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-31.5 | 63–3 | W | O57.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose |
-27.5 | 34–24 | L | O57.5 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Michigan 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.
Purdue ATS struggles (2-6)
Purdue have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue 0-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Michigan home ATS weakness (1-3-1)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 120 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 33% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-6 25% | 2-6 25% | 3-3 50% | |
| 8-0 100% | 4-3-1 57% | 3-4 43% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
PUR−4.2 →−1.4▲ 2.8#74
MICH+8.4 →+22.6▲ 14.2#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#101
Offense
MICH better ▶#6
#79
Defense
MICH better ▶#2
0.0 #68
Turnovers
MICH better ▶+1.1 #7
71 plays #31
Pace
◀ PUR faster61 plays #122
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| PUR off | MICH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.9 #107 | 5.9 #1 | MICH |
| Yards / play | 4.89 #120 | 4.18 #4 | MICH |
| PPA / play | 0.00 #118 | −0.22 #1 | MICH |
| Success rate | 43% #60 | 27% #1 | MICH |
| MICH off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 40.6 #6 | 30.0 #105 | MICH |
| Yards / play | 6.87 #13 | 5.67 #78 | MICH |
| PPA / play | +0.45 #3 | +0.11 #76 | MICH |
| Success rate | 57% #1 | 41% #55 | MICH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
PUR scoring against the MICH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.9 #125 | 6.0 #105 | 8.9 #120 | 6.1 #69 | 6.9 #66 | 13.0 #69 | |
2.1 #6 | 1.6 #1 | 3.8 #1 | 0.0 #1 | 2.1 #2 | 2.1 #1 |
MICH scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.3 #24 | 13.4 #6 | 21.6 #8 | 13.4 #1 | 5.6 #96 | 19.0 #8 | |
6.4 #95 | 10.3 #112 | 16.6 #113 | 4.8 #48 | 8.6 #106 | 13.4 #86 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
46° · 4 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PUR7d
MICH14d bye
MICH +7 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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