Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Miami · Conference game
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4-6 · Power #89
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Final
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9-1 · Power #9
42
▲ winner
Closing spread
MIA -23.5
✓ MIA W
Total
65.5
▼ Under · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
WAKE 20–45 MIA
✓ MIA (96%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -24
CloseMIA -23.5
Total64.5 → 65.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Wake Forest
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIA -24 · closed MIA -23.5 · moved 0.5 toward WAKEmodel MIA -28.5
Opened 64.5 · closed 65.5 · moved 1 upmodel 65.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 22.5–24.5 since 2023: won 96%, covered 44% (46 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIA -24
CloseMIA -23.5
Total64.5 → 65.5
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 MIA as a 23.5-point home favorite against WAKE, the favorite won 10, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: MIA won 42–14; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 56 points stayed under 65.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 92%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 17.7 against an average line of 23.6; 58.3 points a game (usually 54.7). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-23.528–21 L U61.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & season form
-2433–7 W U63
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation
-25.563–19 W O61.5
Close
USC vs ASU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-24.542–25 L O61
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-2439–18 L U58
Close
UTAH vs ARIZ
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-17.7545–20 W U67.75
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-26.533–14 L U61.5
Close
CIN vs TLSA
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation
-22.528–20 L U56
Close
CIN vs USF
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form
-2728–24 L U58.5
Close
USC vs CAL
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form
-2141–35 L O61
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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.

Wake Forest 4-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Miami 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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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
WAKE−3.0 →−4.2▼ 1.2#83
MIA+9.9 →+19.3▲ 9.4#9
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

WAKE
Longer bar = better
MIA
#76
Offense
MIA better ▶
#3
#114
Defense
MIA better ▶
#43
−0.5 #104
Turnovers
MIA better ▶
+0.5 #31
72 plays #14
Pace
Even
71 plays #19
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When WAKE has the ball
Advantage: MIA defense
WAKE offMIA defEdge
Points / game 27.7 #73 23.1 #57 Even
Yards / play 5.48 #91 5.16 #40 MIA
PPA / play +0.12 #78 +0.07 #53 MIA
Success rate 44% #61 37% #23 MIA
When MIA has the ball
Advantage: MIA offense
MIA offWAKE defEdge
Points / game 45.0 #1 32.5 #115 MIA
Yards / play 7.64 #1 5.93 #96 MIA
PPA / play +0.38 #4 +0.21 #111 MIA
Success rate 52% #5 50% #135 MIA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
WAKE scoring against the MIA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WAKE scored
6.7
#45
7.8
#75
14.5
#59
7.6
#39
5.6
#106
13.2
#68
MIA allowed
5.0
#62
8.5
#88
13.5
#82
4.8
#44
4.8
#27
9.6
#26
MIA scoring against the WAKE defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIA scored
10.8
#3
8.9
#52
19.7
#17
11.5
#2
13.8
#1
25.3
#1
WAKE allowed
6.0
#93
11.7
#125
17.7
#118
6.6
#94
8.2
#109
14.8
#109

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
68° · 6 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
WAKE7d
MIA14d bye
MIA +7 days
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 134fast

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