Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Miami
Closing spread
TA&M -3
✓ MIA W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 81 pts
Model before kickoff
TA&M 26–24 MIA
✗ TA&M (55%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTA&M -3
Total49.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseTA&M -3
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close49.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTA&M -3
Total49.5
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
TA&M as a 3-point road favorite at MIA, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 48–33 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 81 points went over 49.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 2.1 against an average line of 3.3; 57.1 points a game (usually 54.4). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2021 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 41–34 | W | O56 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 16–31 | L | U53 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 1 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 26–29 | L | O51.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & total |
-3 | 34–7 | W | U50 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar total & spread |
-2.5 | 32–29 | W | O50 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | U50.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & spread |
-2 | 24–13 | W | U50 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-4 | 31–27 | P | O45 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 1 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 35–31 | W | O53.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & rest |
-5 | 40–47 | L | O50.5 |
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 1 trend and market move 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.
Small sample warning
Texas A&M has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 22 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 36% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | |
| 1-0 100% | 1-0 100% | 0-0 — |
Recent meetings
The series
TA&M 2–4 MIA
MIA leads · 6 games since 1944 · MIA has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Longer bar = better
#24
Offense
Even#27
#50
Defense
MIA better ▶#18
+1.0 #43
Turnovers
◀ TA&M better−1.0 #94
63 plays #94
Pace
Even61 plays #103
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TA&M off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 52.0 #14 | 3.0 #4 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.52 #43 | 4.39 #43 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.59 #8 | −0.25 #15 | Even |
| Success rate | 52% #32 | 21% #10 | MIA |
| MIA off | TA&M def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.0 #41 | 10.0 #32 | Even |
| Yards / play | 8.08 #12 | 3.70 #20 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.44 #20 | +0.03 #67 | MIA |
| Success rate | 52% #33 | 40% #82 | MIA |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
85° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · 0.031 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
TA&M7d
MIA8d
MIA +1 day
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 135fast
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