Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Miami · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIA -24
0.5 → WAKE
CloseMIA -23.5
0.5 pts toward Wake Forest
Total
Open64.5
▲ 1
Close65.5
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
model MIA -28.5
Opened 64.5 · closed 65.5 · moved 1 upmodel 65.5 matches the line
model 65.5 = 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-23.5 | 28–21 | L | U61.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & season form |
-24 | 33–7 | W | U63 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar situation |
-25.5 | 63–19 | W | O61.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation |
-24.5 | 42–25 | L | O61 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation |
-24 | 39–18 | L | U58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form |
-17.75 | 45–20 | W | U67.75 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-26.5 | 33–14 | L | U61.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar spread & situation |
-22.5 | 28–20 | L | U56 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & season form |
-27 | 28–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & season form |
-21 | 41–35 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 32 in the 4th quarter and got 22. 41% of games with totals 61.5–69.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 5-4 56% | 4-5 44% | |
| 9-1 90% | 6-3 67% | 7-2 78% |
Recent meetings
The series
WAKE 3–10 MIA
MIA leads · 13 games since 1928 · MIA has won the last 9 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#76
Offense
MIA better ▶#3
#114
Defense
MIA better ▶#43
−0.5 #104
Turnovers
MIA better ▶+0.5 #31
72 plays #14
Pace
Even71 plays #19
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WAKE off | MIA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MIA off | WAKE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7 #45 | 7.8 #75 | 14.5 #59 | 7.6 #39 | 5.6 #106 | 13.2 #68 | |
5.0 #62 | 8.5 #88 | 13.5 #82 | 4.8 #44 | 4.8 #27 | 9.6 #26 |
MIA scoring against the WAKE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.8 #3 | 8.9 #52 | 19.7 #17 | 11.5 #2 | 13.8 #1 | 25.3 #1 | |
6.0 #93 | 11.7 #125 | 17.7 #118 | 6.6 #94 | 8.2 #109 | 14.8 #109 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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