Sat, Nov 1, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Michigan · Conference game
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2-6 · Power #79
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6-2 · Power #21
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▲ winner
Closing spread
MICH -22.5
✓ PUR W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
PUR 13–36 MICH
✓ MICH (94%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMICH -21.5
CloseMICH -22.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Michigan
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MICH -21.5 · closed MICH -22.5 · moved 1 toward MICHmodel MICH -21.5
Opened 50.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 2 downmodel 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 21.5–23.5 since 2023: won 95%, covered 46% (74 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (225 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMICH -21.5
CloseMICH -22.5
Total50.5 → 48.5
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 MICH as a 22.5-point home favorite against PUR, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: MICH won 21–16; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 48.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 45%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 19.9 against an average line of 22.2; 51.5 points a game (usually 54.3). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-21.562–17 W O52.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-2031–24 L O49.5
Very close
PITT vs GT
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-21.521–26 L P47
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-20.535–6 W U49.5
Very close
PSU vs NU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total
-25.517–7 L U50
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2644–7 W O50.5
Very close
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & season form
-25.538–24 L O54.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-18.529–26 L O48
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-18.538–14 W O51
Very close
UTAH vs STAN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2442–7 W U54
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
50.5 → 48.5. · 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
PUR−8.2 →−2.4▲ 5.8#77
MICH+12.2 →+14.9▲ 2.7#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

PUR
Longer bar = better
MICH
#70
Offense
MICH better ▶
#49
#107
Defense
MICH better ▶
#41
−1.4 #134
Turnovers
MICH better ▶
+1.1 #7
67 plays #69
Pace
◀ PUR faster
64 plays #110
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PUR has the ball
Advantage: MICH defense
PUR offMICH defEdge
Points / game 22.9 #101 17.4 #19 MICH
Yards / play 5.83 #62 4.67 #19 MICH
PPA / play +0.12 #75 +0.03 #37 MICH
Success rate 45% #42 43% #90 PUR
When MICH has the ball
Advantage: MICH offense
MICH offPUR defEdge
Points / game 29.0 #66 27.8 #94 MICH
Yards / play 6.47 #26 6.07 #111 MICH
PPA / play +0.18 #45 +0.20 #116 MICH
Success rate 44% #57 45% #106 MICH

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
PUR scoring against the MICH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
7.4
#40
6.6
#100
14.0
#77
4.3
#109
4.6
#115
8.9
#119
MICH allowed
2.6
#15
7.3
#74
9.9
#38
2.6
#16
4.9
#37
7.5
#13
MICH scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MICH scored
7.8
#30
6.0
#109
13.8
#80
8.5
#25
6.8
#72
15.3
#40
PUR allowed
4.3
#44
11.5
#129
15.8
#102
7.5
#114
4.5
#27
12.0
#73

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MICH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
47° · 7 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PUR7d
MICH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast

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