Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Miami · Conference game
Closing spread
MIA -18.5
✓ UVA W
Total
48
▲ Over · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
UVA 14–33 MIA
✓ MIA (91%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseMIA -18.5
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CloseMIA -18.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 16.5–20.5 since 2023: won 93%, covered 50% (46 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseMIA -18.5
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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
MIA as an 18.5-point home favorite against UVA, the favorite won 9, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: MIA won 29–26; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 55 points went over 48, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 45%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 22.5 against an average line of 18.3; 48.9 points a game (usually 55.2). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-18.5 | 20–10 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-19.5 | 44–14 | W | O46 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-18.5 | 38–14 | W | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17 | 21–24 | L | U45.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-16.5 | 27–20 | L | P47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & rest |
-20 | 43–10 | W | O48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & total |
-18.5 | 44–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-18.5 | 48–14 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-17.5 | 17–9 | L | U44.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total |
-18.5 | 55–3 | W | O51 |
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
Slight Virginia ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Virginia ATS trend (5-2)
Virginia have covered 71% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (7-3 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in OT. Of 100 earlier overs in games with totals 44–52, 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-5 29% | 5-2 71% | 3-2-2 60% | |
| 5-2 71% | 4-3 57% | 4-1 80% |
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
UVA−11.2 →−4.7▲ 6.5#92
MIA+11.1 →+10.8▼ 0.3#20
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#91
Offense
MIA better ▶#18
#101
Defense
MIA better ▶#26
−0.6 #111
Turnovers
MIA better ▶−0.1 #78
69 plays #53
Pace
Even69 plays #56
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UVA off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.6 #97 | 19.1 #25 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 5.24 #97 | 5.07 #31 | MIA |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #85 | +0.03 #36 | MIA |
| Success rate | 41% #84 | 34% #10 | MIA |
| MIA off | UVA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.3 #16 | 31.1 #112 | MIA |
| Yards / play | 7.00 #9 | 5.69 #82 | MIA |
| PPA / play | +0.25 #21 | +0.18 #103 | MIA |
| Success rate | 47% #25 | 44% #106 | MIA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
UVA scoring against the MIA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #56 | 6.9 #94 | 13.3 #79 | 6.3 #68 | 4.0 #121 | 10.3 #107 | |
2.4 #12 | 4.4 #17 | 6.9 #7 | 7.7 #112 | 4.1 #20 | 11.9 #63 |
MIA scoring against the UVA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #56 | 11.0 #30 | 17.4 #40 | 6.6 #60 | 10.7 #11 | 17.3 #18 | |
6.3 #92 | 8.4 #92 | 14.7 #96 | 8.4 #119 | 8.0 #97 | 16.4 #117 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
82° · 17 mph
gusts 32 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UVA7d
MIA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 138 plays
slowavg 134fast
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