Sat, Sep 20, 2025, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Miami (OH)
Closing spread
UNLV -1.5
✓ UNLV W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 79 pts
Model before kickoff
UNLV 27–25 M-OH
✓ UNLV (55%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -3.5
CloseUNLV -1.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUNLV -3.5
2 → M-OH
CloseUNLV -1.5
2 pts toward Miami (OH)
Total
Open48.5
▲ 1
Close49.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNLV -3.5 · closed UNLV -1.5 · moved 2 toward M-OHmodel UNLV -3
model UNLV -3
Opened 48.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 upmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 51%, covered 49% (115 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 44% (73 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUNLV -3.5
CloseUNLV -1.5
Total48.5 → 49.5
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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
UNLV as a 1.5-point road favorite at M-OH, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: UNLV won 41–38; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 79 points went over 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.5 against an average line of 2.9; 52.5 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & total |
-3 | 27–16 | W | U47.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 21–24 | L | U50.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation |
-4.5 | 34–33 | L | O51 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest |
-2.25 | 32–24 | W | U56.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar total |
-2.5 | 35–11 | W | U50.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-2.75 | 55–27 | W | O54 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-3.25 | 7–16 | L | U51.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar spread |
-1 | 28–7 | W | U46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose |
-4 | 24–38 | L | O51.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar total & spread |
-3 | 52–14 | W | O48.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Miami (OH) ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Market moved toward Miami (OH)
2 pts (UNLV -3.5 → UNLV -1.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Miami (OH) have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 450 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
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
UNLV+5.4 →−0.6▼ 6.0#71
M-OH−2.8 →−7.5▼ 4.7#96
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#33
Offense
◀ UNLV better#118
#96
Defense
Even#105
+1.7 #14
Turnovers
◀ UNLV better−1.0 #114
59 plays #128
Pace
Even43 plays #137
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UNLV off | M-OH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 35.3 #52 | 31.0 #114 | UNLV |
| Yards / play | 7.27 #19 | 5.09 #63 | UNLV |
| PPA / play | +0.31 #27 | +0.19 #110 | UNLV |
| Success rate | 50% #33 | 51% #132 | UNLV |
| M-OH off | UNLV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 8.5 #136 | 25.0 #88 | UNLV |
| Yards / play | 5.71 #77 | 6.00 #106 | M-OH |
| PPA / play | −0.10 #134 | +0.04 #66 | UNLV |
| Success rate | 35% #123 | 47% #122 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 119 FBS teams
UNLV scoring against the M-OH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #40 | 12.3 #31 | 20.3 #35 | 5.7 #64 | 9.3 #29 | 15.0 #47 | |
5.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 17.5 |
M-OH scoring against the UNLV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 3.5 | |
5.7 #73 | 3.3 #17 | 9.0 #47 | 5.7 #78 | 10.3 #111 | 16.0 #103 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 4 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNLV14d bye
M-OH14d bye
Even
Tempo
Slow 102 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UNLV 1,671 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
M-OH backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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