Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Bowling Green · Conference game
Weather at kickoff63°F6 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
3-2 · Power #48
23
final
Final
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2-3 · Power #120
28
▲ winner
Closing spread
TOL -10.5
✓ BGSU W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
TOL 29–19 BGSU
✗ TOL (77%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTOL -9.5
CloseTOL -10.5
Total49.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Toledo
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TOL -9.5 · closed TOL -10.5 · moved 1 toward TOLmodel TOL -9.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 4 downmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 51% (67 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (191 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTOL -9.5
CloseTOL -10.5
Total49.5 → 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 TOL as a 10.5-point road favorite at BGSU, the favorite won 5, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: BGSU won 28–23 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 51 points went over 45.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.8 against an average line of 10.4; 46.2 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & spread
-11.531–10 W U49
Close
UAB @ RICE
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-10.524–28 L O51
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-12.510–24 L U49
Close
USA @ USM
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar team ratings & situation
-7.527–20 L O45
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar spread & situation
-1032–31 L O49.5
Close
USA @ ARST
2022 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-931–3 W U52
Close
DUKE @ BC
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-1238–31 L O47.25
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & total
-619–24 L P43
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-10.515–30 L O44.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close
-140–34 L U47
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Toledo ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Toledo ATS trend (4-1)
Toledo have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Toledo 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Bowling Green 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved down 4
49.5 → 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
TOL−4.5 →+3.1▲ 7.6#59
BGSU−4.2 →−7.7▼ 3.5#95
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

TOL
Longer bar = better
BGSU
#54
Offense
◀ TOL better
#115
#11
Defense
◀ TOL better
#86
+0.8 #32
Turnovers
Even
+0.6 #40
70 plays #35
Pace
◀ TOL faster
63 plays #114
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TOL has the ball
Advantage: TOL offense
TOL offBGSU defEdge
Points / game 35.8 #37 25.8 #84 TOL
Yards / play 6.34 #42 6.09 #114 TOL
PPA / play +0.16 #61 +0.10 #72 Even
Success rate 43% #76 42% #73 Even
When BGSU has the ball
Advantage: TOL defense
BGSU offTOL defEdge
Points / game 21.2 #110 12.4 #9 TOL
Yards / play 5.12 #112 3.60 #2 TOL
PPA / play −0.01 #126 −0.14 #6 TOL
Success rate 40% #111 38% #28 TOL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
TOL scoring against the BGSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TOL scored
7.6
#42
15.8
#3
23.4
#14
6.8
#52
5.6
#92
12.4
#77
BGSU allowed
5.6
#84
7.0
#67
12.6
#77
8.0
#118
5.2
#47
13.2
#95
BGSU scoring against the TOL defense
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BGSU scored
4.6
#101
4.6
#120
9.2
#120
3.2
#121
8.8
#37
12.0
#82
TOL allowed
2.8
#29
1.2
#2
4.0
#7
1.2
#6
7.2
#85
8.4
#29

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
BGSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
63° · 6 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TOL14d bye
BGSU14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
BGSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter