College football · Week 5 · Saturday, October 3, 3:30 PM ET · Final Eastern Michigan 38, Massachusetts 14
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts
Massachusetts −4 at our first look, −5.5 at kickoff. Mid-American game.
Conditions · Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium: At kickoff: 70°F, wind 7 mph, dry.
The read at kickoff
News: Eastern Michigan 0.0 · Massachusetts 0.0. Market: moved 1.5 toward Massachusetts.
Landed: Eastern Michigan 38, Massachusetts 14. Eastern Michigan covered the closing line (Massachusetts −5.5). The move toward Massachusetts was wrong. 52 points, over the closing total of 48.5.
Eastern Michigan Eagles 0.0
No news that moves the number.
Massachusetts Minutemen 0.0
No news that moves the number.
Quarterback news, valued from college efficiency (this season, plus last at half weight) over the team's next quarterback, in points from his team's side. College football has no official injury report: statuses come from team and media reports. News that broke before the line opened is already in the opening number.
Line Movement
Final: Eastern Michigan 38, Massachusetts 14. Massachusetts missed the closing number by 29.5.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | −4 | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 27, 3:55 PM ET | -0.5 |
| Market move, no reported news | Mon Sep 28, 3:55 PM ET | -1 |
| Closing line | −5.5 |
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 61.6% (−160) | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 27, 3:55 PM ET | 61.9% (−162) |
| Market move, no reported news | Mon Sep 28, 3:55 PM ET | 65.7% (−192) |
| Price-only move | 66.3% (−197) | |
| Closing line | 66.3% (−197) |
Final: 52 points, over the closing total of 48.5.
Data
| Cause | When | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Opening line | 49 | |
| Reaction to last week's game | Sun Sep 27, 3:55 PM ET | -0.5 |
| Closing line | 48.5 |
Every Book · Massachusetts side
| Book | Spread | Price | Moneyline | Decimal | Win % (no-vig) | Total | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus | −5.5 | −110 | −225 | 1.44 | 66.3% | 48.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| DraftKings | −5.5 | −110 | −225 | 1.44 | 66.4% | 48.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| FanDuel | −5.5 | −115 | −225 | 1.44 | 66.3% | 48.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| BetMGM | −5.5 | −110 | −225 | 1.44 | 66.4% | 48.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| Caesars | −5.5 | −108 | −190 | 1.53 | 62.7% | 48.5 | Mon 7:55 AM |
| Fanatics | −5.5 | −110 | −225 | 1.44 | 66.4% | 49 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| BetRivers | −6 | −109 | −230 | 1.43 | 66.1% | 48.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| BetOnline | −5 | −112 | −220 | 1.45 | 66.3% | 48.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| Bovada | −5.5 | −110 | −220 | 1.45 | 65.8% | 49 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| LowVig | −5 | −108 | −220 | 1.45 | 66.3% | 48.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| MyBookie | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | Sat 1:55 PM |
| BetUS | −5.5 | −110 | −215 | 1.47 | 65.9% | 48.5 | Sat 1:55 PM |
College football has no official injury report: our notes come from team and media reports, linked at the source, in our own words. Lines are the consensus (the median across U.S. sportsbooks) unless a book is named.