Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Michigan
Weather at kickoff70°F5 mphgusts 14DryWeather watch ›
1-0 · Power #68
7
final
Final
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1-0 · Power #3
35
▲ winner
Closing spread
MICH -38
✓ UNLV W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
UNLV 10–44 MICH
✓ MICH (99%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMICH -38
Total57.5
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMICH -38
Total57.5
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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.

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UNLV has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
UNLV
Longer bar = better
MICH
#49
Offense
Even
#41
#73
Defense
MICH better ▶
#39
−1.0 #104
Turnovers
MICH better ▶
+1.0 #30
64 plays #86
Pace
Even
62 plays #97
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When UNLV has the ball
Even matchup
UNLV offMICH defEdge
Points / game 44.0 #29 3.0 #8 MICH
Yards / play 6.16 #57 4.27 #41 Even
PPA / play +0.35 #38 −0.03 #59 UNLV
Success rate 42% #72 34% #48 MICH
When MICH has the ball
Advantage: MICH offense
MICH offUNLV defEdge
Points / game 30.0 #69 14.0 #47 UNLV
Yards / play 6.48 #46 5.76 #92 MICH
PPA / play +0.59 #10 −0.07 #46 MICH
Success rate 50% #40 47% #105 MICH

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MICH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 5 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UNLV7d
MICH7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 135fast
Travel
UNLV 1,726 mi
3 time zones

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