Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Miami · Conference game
Weather at kickoff75°F8 mphgusts 22Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
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▲ winner
Closing spread
MIA -28.5
✓ MIA W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
STAN 9–38 MIA
✓ MIA (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -29.5
CloseMIA -28.5
Total48.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Stanford
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -29.5 · closed MIA -28.5 · moved 1 toward STANmodel MIA -32
Opened 48.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 3 downmodel 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 27.5–29.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 59% (63 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (250 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -29.5
CloseMIA -28.5
Total48.5 → 45.5
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 MIA as a 28.5-point home favorite against STAN, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: MIA won 42–7; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 49 points went over 45.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 96%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 56%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 28.4 against an average line of 27.8; 45.4 points a game (usually 56.4). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2822–7 L U48.5
Very close
PSU vs NU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest
-25.517–7 L U50
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-26.538–13 L O49.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-27.528–3 L U44
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & rest
-3133–24 L O45
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-27.553–10 W O47.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar spread & rest
-28.537–9 L U49.5
Close
MICH vs NEB
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation
-30.534–3 W U49.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-27.563–3 W O42.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form
-2544–6 W O47.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Miami ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.

Stanford ATS struggles (2-5)
Stanford have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Stanford away ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved down 3
48.5 → 45.5. · 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
STAN−3.7 →−6.0▼ 2.3#87
MIA+18.0 →+19.4▲ 1.4#7
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

STAN
Longer bar = better
MIA
#114
Offense
MIA better ▶
#35
#110
Defense
MIA better ▶
#15
−0.6 #112
Turnovers
MIA better ▶
+0.5 #41
65 plays #89
Pace
Even
66 plays #79
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When STAN has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
STAN offMIA defEdge
Points / game 19.0 #122 15.3 #13 MIA
Yards / play 5.01 #115 4.60 #18 MIA
PPA / play +0.09 #96 −0.05 #12 MIA
Success rate 38% #123 37% #18 MIA
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offSTAN defEdge
Points / game 32.7 #45 27.7 #95 MIA
Yards / play 6.25 #43 6.19 #118 MIA
PPA / play +0.22 #32 +0.20 #115 MIA
Success rate 49% #19 45% #113 MIA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
STAN scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
STAN scored
4.7
#99
6.9
#97
11.6
#104
3.3
#124
4.1
#118
7.4
#131
MIA allowed
3.3
#31
2.2
#3
5.5
#6
1.7
#8
8.2
#112
9.8
#38
MIA scoring against the STAN defense
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MIA scored
8.2
#30
9.7
#52
17.8
#36
6.3
#64
8.5
#41
14.8
#46
STAN allowed
7.3
#106
10.3
#118
17.6
#122
4.3
#46
5.9
#56
10.1
#42

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 8 mph
gusts 22 mph · 0.012 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
STAN7d
MIA8d
MIA +1 day
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
STAN 2,565 mi
3 time zones

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