Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Miami · Conference game
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
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIA -27.5
1 → MIA
CloseMIA -28.5
1 pt toward Miami
Total
Open46.5
▲ 1
Close47.5
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
model MIA -28
Opened 46.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 upmodel 50
model 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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-29.5 | 27–11 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-26 | 44–7 | W | O50.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-27.5 | 37–3 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-27.5 | 28–3 | L | U44 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & total |
-31 | 33–24 | L | O45 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-24 | 42–7 | W | U54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-25 | 49–17 | W | O52.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-25.5 | 17–7 | L | U50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & season form |
-28 | 22–7 | L | U48.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-25.5 | 38–24 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 500 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
SYR 1–0 MIA
SYR leads · 1 game since 2023 · SYR has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 2024 | Miami 38 @ Syracuse 42 | MIA -12.5 | SYR W |
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
Longer bar = better
#107
Offense
MIA better ▶#39
#115
Defense
MIA better ▶#11
−0.8 #123
Turnovers
MIA better ▶+0.5 #32
70 plays #29
Pace
Even69 plays #42
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| SYR off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MIA off | SYR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.9 #96 | 7.1 #89 | 12.0 #97 | 3.3 #126 | 7.6 #52 | 10.9 #97 | |
3.4 #33 | 2.5 #2 | 5.9 #6 | 2.5 #13 | 6.5 #71 | 9.0 #25 |
MIA scoring against the SYR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #49 | 8.5 #75 | 15.5 #61 | 8.3 #25 | 8.5 #37 | 16.8 #28 | |
5.9 #83 | 11.1 #127 | 17.0 #120 | 6.9 #105 | 6.9 #81 | 13.8 #102 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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