Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Massachusetts
Closing spread
TOL -19.5
✓ MASS W
Total
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Model before kickoff
TOL 38–20 MASS
✓ TOL (91%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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CloseTOL -19.5
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CloseTOL -19.5
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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CloseTOL -19.5
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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 19.5-point road favorite at MASS, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: TOL won 41–24; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 46%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 18.5 against an average line of 20.2; 62.9 points a game (usually 55.6).
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-21 | 35–26 | L | P61 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-20 | 46–39 | L | O67.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-21.5 | 38–17 | L | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-18 | 37–27 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-19 | 42–21 | W | O61.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-20 | 62–22 | W | O60.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-20 | 34–17 | L | U57.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-19.5 | 24–36 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form |
-21.5 | 48–14 | W | U68 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form |
-21 | 41–3 | W | U47.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals 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.
Toledo 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Massachusetts home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-1 80% | 2-3 40% | 3-1 75% | |
| 1-5 17% | 2-4 33% | 5-1 83% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
TOL+0.7 →+0.9▲ 0.2#56
MASS−11.8 →−15.8▼ 4.0#131
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#27
Offense
◀ TOL better#68
#48
Defense
◀ TOL better#131
0.0 #80
Turnovers
◀ TOL better−0.3 #94
69 plays #47
Pace
◀ TOL faster63 plays #102
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TOL off | MASS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 40.8 #11 | 39.2 #133 | TOL |
| Yards / play | 6.76 #29 | 7.34 #134 | TOL |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #39 | +0.28 #127 | TOL |
| Success rate | 48% #30 | 48% #128 | TOL |
| MASS off | TOL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.5 #86 | 22.8 #53 | TOL |
| Yards / play | 6.18 #48 | 5.10 #41 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #76 | −0.02 #34 | TOL |
| Success rate | 43% #62 | 41% #65 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
TOL scoring against the MASS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.2 #27 | 10.2 #45 | 19.4 #26 | 11.2 #6 | 10.2 #15 | 21.4 #5 | |
10.8 #128 | 12.2 #123 | 23.0 #132 | 6.3 #86 | 8.8 #113 | 15.2 #107 |
MASS scoring against the TOL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.3 #123 | 6.2 #107 | 8.5 #122 | 6.2 #80 | 11.3 #7 | 17.5 #29 | |
4.2 #53 | 6.0 #46 | 10.2 #45 | 6.0 #77 | 6.6 #72 | 12.6 #80 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 7 mph
gusts 20 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
TOL7d
MASS7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
MASS backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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