Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Massachusetts
Weather at kickoff67°F7 mphgusts 20Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-1 · Power #58
41
▲ winner
Final
@
1-5 · Power #127
24
final
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
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseTOL -19.5
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
LIB @ UNT
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar season form & rest
-2135–26 L P61
Very close
UCF @ USF
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2046–39 L O67.5
Very close
APP @ TXST
2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-21.538–17 L U58.5
Very close
UAB @ LT
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1837–27 L O55.5
Very close
WKU @ RICE
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1942–21 W O61.5
Very close
LOU @ DUKE
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-2062–22 W O60.5
Very close
BYU @ GASO
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2034–17 L U57.25
Very close
APP @ TXST
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-19.524–36 L O54.5
Close
APP @ ARST
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-21.548–14 W U68
Close
BOIS @ NEV
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & season form
-2141–3 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%)
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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

TOL
Longer bar = better
MASS
#27
Offense
◀ TOL better
#68
#48
Defense
◀ TOL better
#131
0.0 #80
Turnovers
◀ TOL better
−0.3 #94
69 plays #47
Pace
◀ TOL faster
63 plays #102
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When TOL has the ball
Advantage: TOL offense
TOL offMASS defEdge
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
When MASS has the ball
Even matchup
MASS offTOL defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TOL scored
9.2
#27
10.2
#45
19.4
#26
11.2
#6
10.2
#15
21.4
#5
MASS allowed
10.8
#128
12.2
#123
23.0
#132
6.3
#86
8.8
#113
15.2
#107
MASS scoring against the TOL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MASS scored
2.3
#123
6.2
#107
8.5
#122
6.2
#80
11.3
#7
17.5
#29
TOL allowed
4.2
#53
6.0
#46
10.2
#45
6.0
#77
6.6
#72
12.6
#80

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MASS +2.5
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