Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Central Michigan · Conference game
Weather at kickoff30°F9 mphgusts 18Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
7-4 · Power #48
21
▲ winner
Final
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7-4 · Power #103
3
final
Closing spread
TOL -10.5
✓ TOL W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
TOL 28–17 CMU
✓ TOL (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTOL -8.5
CloseTOL -10.5
Total43.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Toledo
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TOL -8.5 · closed TOL -10.5 · moved 2 toward TOLmodel TOL -12.5
Opened 43.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 3 upmodel 45.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 52% (84 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 50% (242 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenTOL -8.5
CloseTOL -10.5
Total43.5 → 46.5
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 CMU, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: TOL won 21–3; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 24 points stayed under 46.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.2 against an average line of 10.5; 46.8 points a game (usually 54). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-9.538–17 W O50
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2025 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-1032–31 L O52.5
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2025 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form
-5.524–3 W U44.5
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BOIS @ WYO
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form
-14.520–17 L U44.5
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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-1045–20 W O50.25
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2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form
-10.515–30 L O44.5
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2023 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-9.520–10 W U45
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2024 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & rest
-11.528–27 L O49.5
Close
2025 · Week 13 · close · similar situation
-1445–20 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-9.523–3 W U42.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Over 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 (8-3)
Toledo have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Central Michigan ATS trend (8-3)
Central Michigan have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Central Michigan 4-0 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Toledo
2 pts (TOL -8.5 → TOL -10.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 3
43.5 → 46.5. · 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 →+4.5▲ 9.0#50
CMU−14.4 →−9.1▲ 5.3#99
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

TOL
Longer bar = better
CMU
#44
Offense
◀ TOL better
#72
#3
Defense
◀ TOL better
#39
+0.5 #29
Turnovers
Even
+0.7 #19
67 plays #61
Pace
◀ TOL faster
61 plays #126
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TOL has the ball
Even matchup
TOL offCMU defEdge
Points / game 32.5 #35 22.8 #51 Even
Yards / play 6.27 #30 5.31 #49 Even
PPA / play +0.13 #57 −0.02 #18 CMU
Success rate 44% #53 39% #38 Even
When CMU has the ball
Advantage: TOL defense
CMU offTOL defEdge
Points / game 25.7 #81 13.0 #5 TOL
Yards / play 5.50 #86 3.82 #2 TOL
PPA / play +0.17 #44 −0.16 #3 TOL
Success rate 42% #78 32% #3 TOL

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
TOL scoring against the CMU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TOL scored
7.3
#36
13.5
#2
20.7
#10
7.2
#38
4.6
#121
11.8
#85
CMU allowed
3.4
#28
8.0
#79
11.4
#52
5.6
#71
5.8
#50
11.5
#59
CMU scoring against the TOL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CMU scored
7.5
#31
8.4
#74
15.9
#51
5.3
#86
4.5
#122
9.8
#113
TOL allowed
2.5
#5
3.4
#5
5.8
#5
1.5
#1
5.7
#47
7.2
#10

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CMU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
30° · 9 mph
gusts 18 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
TOL7d
CMU10d
CMU +3 days
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast