College football scores › Week 8 › Bowling Green at Buffalo
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FinalUB Stadium, 62°, wind 4 mph
Buffalo5-3home
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BEAVER BUF −3, wonBEAVER Over 44.5, wonBEAVER had BUF 66% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (BGSU–BUF)21–2720–28–24–31
SpreadBUF −6.4BUF −8.0BUF −3BUF by 7BUF −3 ✓
Total48.247.944.555Over 44.5 ✓
BUF win chance66%–−155Won
BGSU by 14+
10%
BGSU by 1–13
25%
BUF by 1–13
34%
BUF by 14+
31%

Spread: 3.4 pts better than Vegas for Buffalo (sides with a gap this size have won 54% in the backtest). Total: 3.7 pts above Vegas (51% historically). Opened BUF −4.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.225 #135Offense EPA / play−0.165 #126
+0.115 #110Defense EPA / play allowed+0.127 #113
−5.5% #118Offense success rate−9.1% #136
+7.1% #128Defense success rate allowed+2.5% #88
−0.200 #136Rushing EPA / play−0.074 #114
−0.194 #120Passing EPA / play−0.261 #128
+0.144 #116Rush defense EPA allowed+0.119 #107
+0.093 #87Pass defense EPA allowed+0.135 #101
−12.6 #133Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−9.0 #117
+7.1 #116Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+8.2 #120
Situational
−10.6% #132Passing-down success (3rd & long)−11.7% #136
+2.1% #95Passing-down success allowed−3.1% #36
−1.18 #120Points per drive−1.45 #130
+1.29 #129Points per drive allowed+0.77 #111
Trenches
−0.35 #132Line yards per rush−0.34 #130
+0.50 #132Line yards per rush allowed+0.45 #127
+2.1% #122Runs stuffed at the line−0.0% #93
−2.8% #109Opponent runs stuffed−5.2% #132
+2.1% #129Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)+0.5% #111
−3.1% #124Havoc created−0.8% #81
Big plays
−0.316 #138Rushing explosiveness+0.073 #40
+0.068 #93Passing explosiveness−0.051 #122
−0.92 #137Open-field yards per rush−0.26 #89
+0.030 #78Pass explosiveness allowed+0.079 #96
Style and schedule
60% #29Run rate57% #50
−9.6 #94Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−14.5 #120

Bowling Green: last 5 games

L31-32Missed
W38-10Covered
W24-20Covered
L6-14Covered
L7-55Missed

Buffalo: last 5 games

W25-18Covered
W23-8Covered
L17-20Covered
W31-28Missed
L13-55Missed

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.43−0.32−0.20−0.08+0.03Entering week12345678Bowling Green · 1: −0.22Bowling Green · 2: −0.30Bowling Green · 3: −0.39Bowling Green · 4: −0.40Bowling Green · 5: −0.38Bowling Green · 6: −0.31Bowling Green · 7: −0.30Bowling Green · 8: −0.34Buffalo · 1: −0.17Buffalo · 2: −0.26Buffalo · 3: −0.22Buffalo · 4: −0.27Buffalo · 5: −0.40Buffalo · 6: −0.37Buffalo · 7: −0.31Buffalo · 8: −0.29
● Bowling Green● Buffalo