Sat, Oct 17, 2026, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Eastern Michigan · Conference game
Closing spread
TOL -7.5
✓ TOL W
Total
51.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
TOL 31–23 EMU
✓ TOL (71%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTOL -6.5
CloseTOL -7.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenTOL -6.5
1 → TOL
CloseTOL -7.5
1 pt toward Toledo
Total
Open52.5
▼ 1
Close51.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened TOL -6.5 · closed TOL -7.5 · moved 1 toward TOLmodel TOL -9
model TOL -9
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 52% (171 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 55% (120 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenTOL -6.5
CloseTOL -7.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
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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 7.5-point road favorite at EMU, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: TOL won 34–14; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 51.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 71%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.7 against an average line of 9; 61.9 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 6 overs, 3 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 |
2026 · Week 5 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-7 | 30–14 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-10 | 32–31 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 24–25 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & situation |
-10 | 44–37 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 47–42 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-11 | 55–7 | W | O51 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 32–31 | L | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-10 | 44–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 31–23 | W | P54 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-9 | 24–8 | W | U47 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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
Stayed under: it needed 4 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 53% of games with totals 47.5–55.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-3-1 67% | 7-3 70% | |
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
TOL 2–0 EMU
TOL leads · 2 games since 2023 · TOL has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 2024 | Toledo 29 @ Eastern Michigan 28 | TOL -10.5 | EMU W |
| Nov 8 2023 | Eastern Michigan 23 @ Toledo 49 | TOL -20 | TOL W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TOL+1.0 →−3.9▼ 4.9#80
EMU−12.8 →−14.5▼ 1.7#124
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#40
Offense
◀ TOL better#103
#42
Defense
◀ TOL better#87
−0.2 #84
Turnovers
Even0.0 #72
68 plays #48
Pace
◀ TOL faster66 plays #68
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TOL off | EMU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.7 #29 | 24.7 #81 | TOL |
| Yards / play | 6.66 #25 | 5.85 #102 | TOL |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #33 | +0.12 #90 | TOL |
| Success rate | 43% #74 | 41% #76 | Even |
| EMU off | TOL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.6 #108 | 25.2 #84 | TOL |
| Yards / play | 4.91 #123 | 4.70 #24 | TOL |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #94 | +0.03 #43 | TOL |
| Success rate | 42% #88 | 35% #17 | TOL |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
TOL scoring against the EMU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #84 | 9.0 #69 | 14.7 #76 | 9.8 #14 | 11.0 #8 | 20.8 #7 | |
2.4 #14 | 9.9 #114 | 12.3 #75 | 5.3 #82 | 7.1 #94 | 12.4 #91 |
EMU scoring against the TOL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.3 #102 | 8.3 #83 | 12.6 #97 | 4.9 #94 | 5.1 #112 | 10.0 #108 | |
6.5 #107 | 5.5 #36 | 12.0 #69 | 3.2 #33 | 9.0 #121 | 12.2 #81 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 6 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TOL7d
EMU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast
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