College football scores › Week 9 › Michigan at Rutgers
Michigan4-3away
BEAVER projects33
SHI Stadium, 60°, wind 3 mph
Rutgers2-5home
BEAVER projects23
BEAVEROver 46.5, best betbest betRUTG +14, best betbest betBEAVER gives MICH 73% to win

Lines

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BEAVER’s card

Best bet
Over 46.5, best bet8.7 points off the line
  • RUTG +14 best bet, 4.2 points off the line

BEAVER against the market

Updates until kickoff
BEAVERMarketCall
Score (MICH–RUTG)33–23–
SpreadMICH −9.8MICH −14RUTG +14
Total55.246.5Over 46.5
RUTG win chance27%+440
MICH by 14+
40%
MICH by 1–13
33%
RUTG by 1–13
20%
RUTG by 14+
7%

Spread: 4.2 pts better than Vegas for Rutgers (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 8.7 pts above Vegas (54% historically).

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.006 #69Offense EPA / play+0.009 #63
−0.145 #13Defense EPA / play allowed+0.163 #123
+1.0% #62Offense success rate+2.3% #45
−4.5% #22Defense success rate allowed+6.2% #125
+0.066 #47Rushing EPA / play+0.014 #80
−0.063 #82Passing EPA / play+0.062 #42
−0.103 #22Rush defense EPA allowed+0.209 #135
−0.252 #1Pass defense EPA allowed+0.160 #104
−2.1 #73Scoring offense (pts vs avg)+0.7 #60
−7.3 #20Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+8.1 #123
Situational
+4.3% #22Passing-down success (3rd & long)+4.5% #19
−2.0% #44Passing-down success allowed+4.3% #110
−0.21 #78Points per drive+0.19 #57
−1.01 #13Points per drive allowed+0.91 #116
Trenches
+0.23 #45Line yards per rush+0.15 #58
−0.11 #53Line yards per rush allowed+0.20 #102
−5.5% #17Runs stuffed at the line−4.8% #25
+0.2% #68Opponent runs stuffed+0.1% #70
−0.5% #94Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−0.7% #87
+0.2% #51Havoc created−2.5% #113
Big plays
+0.024 #63Rushing explosiveness−0.000 #76
+0.051 #95Passing explosiveness+0.335 #6
−0.22 #85Open-field yards per rush+0.05 #46
−0.055 #33Pass explosiveness allowed−0.042 #38
Style and schedule
61% #25Run rate57% #53
+2.7 #14Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−4.6 #63

Michigan: last 5 games

L6-13Covered
W21-18Missed
L14-20Missed
L19-20Missed
W52-17Covered

Rutgers: last 5 games

L14-42Missed
W37-30Covered
L15-47Missed
W58-7Covered
L35-42
vsUSC
Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.27−0.16−0.04+0.07+0.18Entering week123456789Michigan · 1: +0.11Michigan · 2: +0.08Michigan · 3: +0.15Michigan · 4: +0.14Michigan · 5: +0.13Michigan · 6: +0.10Michigan · 7: +0.12Michigan · 8: +0.12Michigan · 9: +0.14Rutgers · 1: −0.01Rutgers · 2: −0.24Rutgers · 3: −0.18Rutgers · 4: −0.19Rutgers · 5: −0.15Rutgers · 6: −0.20Rutgers · 7: −0.19Rutgers · 8: −0.13Rutgers · 9: −0.15
● Michigan● Rutgers