Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Miami · Conference game
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3-6 · Power #92
10
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Final
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6-2 · Power #6
38
▲ winner
Closing spread
MIA -28.5
✓ SYR W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
SYR 11–39 MIA
✓ MIA (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -27.5
CloseMIA -28.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Miami
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -27.5 · closed MIA -28.5 · moved 1 toward MIAmodel MIA -28
Opened 46.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 upmodel 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 27.5–29.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 58% (65 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (234 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -27.5
CloseMIA -28.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
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 SYR, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: MIA won 38–10; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 48 points went over 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 97%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 55%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 22.7 against an average line of 27; 44.7 points a game (usually 56.2). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-29.527–11 L U47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2644–7 W O50.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-27.537–3 W U51.5
Very close
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-27.528–3 L U44
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total
-3133–24 L O45
Very close
UTAH vs STAN
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-2442–7 W U54
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FSU vs UL
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-2549–17 W O52.5
Close
PSU vs NU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-25.517–7 L U50
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & season form
-2822–7 L U48.5
Close
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-25.538–24 L O54.5
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 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.
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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
SYR+5.9 →−4.4▼ 10.3#83
MIA+18.0 →+18.8▲ 0.8#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

SYR
Longer bar = better
MIA
#107
Offense
MIA better ▶
#39
#115
Defense
MIA better ▶
#11
−0.8 #123
Turnovers
MIA better ▶
+0.5 #32
70 plays #29
Pace
Even
69 plays #42
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When SYR has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
SYR offMIA defEdge
Points / game 23.7 #97 15.6 #10 MIA
Yards / play 5.27 #100 4.53 #13 MIA
PPA / play +0.01 #119 −0.08 #8 MIA
Success rate 39% #113 36% #13 MIA
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offSYR defEdge
Points / game 32.3 #45 30.8 #113 MIA
Yards / play 6.04 #50 6.14 #115 MIA
PPA / play +0.18 #45 +0.19 #111 MIA
Success rate 49% #17 46% #121 MIA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
SYR scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SYR scored
4.9
#96
7.1
#89
12.0
#97
3.3
#126
7.6
#52
10.9
#97
MIA allowed
3.4
#33
2.5
#2
5.9
#6
2.5
#13
6.5
#71
9.0
#25
MIA scoring against the SYR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
7.0
#49
8.5
#75
15.5
#61
8.3
#25
8.5
#37
16.8
#28
SYR allowed
5.9
#83
11.1
#127
17.0
#120
6.9
#105
6.9
#81
13.8
#102

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 1 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
SYR8d
MIA7d
SYR +1 day
Tempo
Average 139 plays
slowavg 134fast

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