Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Miami
Weather at kickoff85°F6 mphgusts 15Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-0 · Power #17
33
final
Final
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1-0 · Power #25
48
▲ winner
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

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
PITT @ TENN
2021 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread & situation
-3.541–34 W O56
Loose
MSST @ LSU
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & rest
-316–31 L U53
Loose
UTAH @ FLA
2022 · Week 1 · loose · similar spread & situation
-2.526–29 L O51.5
Loose
MINN @ MSU
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & total
-334–7 W U50
Loose
MICH @ NEB
2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar total & spread
-2.532–29 W O50
Loose
ASU @ BYU
2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar spread & total
-3.517–27 L U50.5
Loose
CIN @ ND
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & spread
-224–13 W U50
Loose
TENN @ SC
2020 · Week 4 · loose · similar spread & situation
-431–27 P O45
Loose
PSU @ PUR
2022 · Week 1 · loose · similar spread & situation
-3.535–31 W O53.5
Loose
CLEM @ ND
2020 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & rest
-540–47 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.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
TA&M
Longer bar = better
MIA
#24
Offense
Even
#27
#50
Defense
MIA better ▶
#18
+1.0 #43
Turnovers
◀ TA&M better
−1.0 #94
63 plays #94
Pace
Even
61 plays #103
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TA&M has the ball
Even matchup
TA&M offMIA defEdge
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
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offTA&M defEdge
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
MIA +2.5
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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