Fri, Sep 4, 2026, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at Michigan State
Closing spread
MSU -10
Push
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
TOL 21–29 MSU
✓ MSU (73%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMSU -10.5
CloseMSU -10
Total49.5 → 48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMSU -10.5
0.5 → TOL
CloseMSU -10
0.5 pts toward Toledo
Total
Open49.5
▼ 1
Close48.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MSU -10.5 · closed MSU -10 · moved 0.5 toward TOLmodel MSU -2.5
model MSU -2.5
Opened 49.5 · closed 48.5 · moved 1 downmodel 50
model 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9–11 since 2023: won 77%, covered 42% (133 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenMSU -10.5
CloseMSU -10
Total49.5 → 48.5
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
MSU as a 10-point home favorite against TOL, the favorite won 7, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MSU won 30–20; the favorite pushed, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 50 points went over 48.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
3 of 838%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 4.3 against an average line of 8.4; 55.9 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 6 overs, 2 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 |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-11 | 50–70 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-7.5 | 45–13 | W | O53 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & situation |
-7 | 24–17 | P | U46.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-6.5 | 48–41 | W | O44 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar team ratings |
-7 | 26–19 | P | U53.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread |
-10.5 | 20–11 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 1 · very close · similar situation & total |
-12 | 16–10 | L | U45 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-9 | 24–31 | L | O42 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar team ratings & total |
-6.5 | 27–19 | W | O44.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar situation |
-6.5 | 21–27 | L | O44.5 |
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 1 trend and market move 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.
Small sample warning
Toledo have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 602 earlier overs in games with totals 44.5–52.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | |
| 2-8 20% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 4 mph
gusts 4 mph · at kickoff
Rest
TOL1st game
MSU1st game
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