College football scores › Week 8 › Miami (OH) at Central Michigan
Miami (OH)5-3away
28
FinalKelly/Shorts Stadium, 60°, wind 7 mph
BEAVER CMU +3.5, wonBEAVER Over 40.5, wonBEAVER had M-OH 54% to win

BEAVER against the market

Locked at kickoff, graded on the closing line
BEAVERSamMarketResultCall
Score (M-OH–CMU)25–2324–24–28–27
SpreadM-OH −1.7EvenM-OH −3.5M-OH by 1CMU +3.5 ✓
Total47.948.240.555Over 40.5 ✓
CMU win chance46%–+145Lost
M-OH by 14+
22%
M-OH by 1–13
33%
CMU by 1–13
30%
CMU by 14+
16%

Spread: 1.8 pts better than Vegas for Central Michigan (sides with a gap this size have won 51% in the backtest). Total: 7.4 pts above Vegas (54% historically). Opened CMU −1.5.

Tale of the tape

BEAVER Stats, opponent-adjusted, entering the game. Rank among 138 FBS teams.
Efficiency
−0.043 #83Offense EPA / play−0.133 #114
+0.076 #87Defense EPA / play allowed+0.168 #123
−5.1% #115Offense success rate−5.8% #121
+2.7% #91Defense success rate allowed+7.2% #130
+0.033 #68Rushing EPA / play+0.041 #63
−0.077 #85Passing EPA / play−0.359 #136
+0.019 #70Rush defense EPA allowed+0.156 #123
+0.145 #103Pass defense EPA allowed+0.114 #95
−6.4 #103Scoring offense (pts vs avg)−11.0 #126
+5.4 #104Scoring defense (pts vs avg)+4.2 #94
Situational
−4.1% #93Passing-down success (3rd & long)−8.6% #124
+3.8% #107Passing-down success allowed+9.9% #135
−0.44 #89Points per drive−1.15 #118
+0.61 #105Points per drive allowed+1.13 #123
Trenches
+0.00 #86Line yards per rush+0.19 #54
−0.27 #29Line yards per rush allowed+0.57 #137
−2.6% #60Runs stuffed at the line−4.0% #35
+2.6% #38Opponent runs stuffed−4.0% #120
+0.3% #109Havoc allowed (TFL, sacks, PBU)−2.1% #51
−1.7% #97Havoc created−1.6% #94
Big plays
+0.096 #32Rushing explosiveness+0.172 #10
+0.271 #14Passing explosiveness−0.117 #134
+0.11 #39Open-field yards per rush−0.30 #96
+0.016 #70Pass explosiveness allowed−0.096 #25
Style and schedule
56% #57Run rate70% #6
−14.2 #118Strength of schedule (avg opponent)−7.2 #76

Miami (OH): last 5 games

W34-14Covered
W20-19Missed
L20-24Missed
W24-21Covered
L31-35Covered

Central Michigan: last 5 games

L14-21Covered
L14-31Missed
W41-17Covered
L3-52Missed
W24-10Covered

Rating trend

BEAVER Stats: net EPA per play against an average team, entering each week
−0.36−0.26−0.16−0.07+0.03Entering week12345678Miami (OH) · 1: −0.11Miami (OH) · 2: −0.13Miami (OH) · 3: −0.04Miami (OH) · 4: −0.01Miami (OH) · 5: −0.01Miami (OH) · 6: −0.10Miami (OH) · 7: −0.10Miami (OH) · 8: −0.12Central Michigan · 1: −0.11Central Michigan · 2: −0.23Central Michigan · 3: −0.33Central Michigan · 4: −0.27Central Michigan · 5: −0.26Central Michigan · 6: −0.24Central Michigan · 7: −0.27Central Michigan · 8: −0.30
● Miami (OH)● Central Michigan