Week 6 report · Sat, Oct 10 · 2026 Week 6

Miami (OH)
3–3 · Ours #91 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
20–19FinalWe had M-OH 29 – MASS 25

Massachusetts
4–2 · Ours #115 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
Win chanceOur odds before kickoff: how often each team won outright when we played the game out thousands of times from our line.
M-OH 60%M-OH won
M-OH 60%M-OH wonSpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. First seen at M-OH −2.5.M-OH −6.5oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −4.2 · MASS covered by 5.5
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close. Our total was 54.5.44.5final 39 · under by 5.5
Our callThe side our number took at the early-week line, graded at that line. Line value is how far the market moved toward it by the last capture before kickoff.
M-OH −2.5Lbeat the close by 4.0
M-OH −2.5Lbeat the close by 4.0Quarterbacksthis game

Caleb Heavner6/20 · 95 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.553rd pct
- Comp %
- 30.0
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 2

Aedan McCarthy15/29 · 171 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.0732nd pct
- Comp %
- 51.7
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 2
The matchupthis game · ▲▼ better or worse than the unit's usual · percentile vs every 2026 team game
Miami (OH)offense | Played like MASS +6.4Fitted from non-garbage efficiency; describes how the game was played, not who deserved it. | defenseMassachusetts![]() | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | 33.3%▼3.2 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 33.3%▲15.2 | 77th |
| 27th | −0.11▼0.11 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | −0.11▲0.17 | 73rd |
| 6th | −0.54▼0.69 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | −0.54▲0.57 | 94th |
| 70th | +0.18▲0.39 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | +0.18▼0.09 | 30th |
| 79th | 0▲0.8 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 0▼1.7 | 21st |
Massachusettsoffense | defenseMiami (OH)![]() | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35th | 37.5%▼8.5 | Success rateSuccessShare of plays that kept the offense on schedule, outside garbage time. | 37.5%▲9.9 | 65th |
| 40th | −0.01▼0.17 | EPA / playEPA/playExpected points added per play, outside garbage time. | −0.01▲0.27 | 60th |
| 58th | +0.15▼0.11 | PassingPassingExpected points added per dropback, outside garbage time. | +0.15▲0.17 | 42nd |
| 15th | −0.25▼0.31 | RushingRushingExpected points added per run, outside garbage time. | −0.25▲0.38 | 85th |
| 79th | 0▲0.3 | TurnoversTurnoversInterceptions and lost fumbles: giveaways for the offense, takeaways for the defense. | 0▼0.8 | 21st |
Team statsthis game · percentile vs every 2026 team game
Miami (OH)M-OH | MassachusettsMASS | |
|---|---|---|
| Special teams & field position | ||
| Average startWhere the team's drives started on average. | Own 4298th | Own 181st |
| Kicking vs expectedKickingPoints from field goals and extra points against what an average kicker makes from the same spots. | +1.3 pts82nd | +2.2 pts96th |
| Drives & pace | ||
| PlaysOffensive plays outside garbage time. | 5750th | 6470th |
| Drive pointsThe part of the final margin the offense moved the ball for (efficiency, success rate, big plays, finishing drives), in points. A margin over the opponent. | −5.734th | +5.766th |
| Turnovers & hidden points | ||
| Penalty first downsPenalty 1st downsFirst downs the team was handed by the opponent's penalties. | 122nd | 486th |
| 4th downsPoints from going for it on fourth down, against what the average team gets from the same spots. | +0.3 pts68th | +0.2 pts63rd |
| Hidden pointsPoints from outside the offense's drives: turnovers, field position, kicking, fourth downs, penalty first downs, return touchdowns and safeties. A margin over the opponent. M-OH +8.4: turnovers +2.6, field position +8.5, kicking −0.6, 4th downs +0.1, penalty first downs −2.3. | +8.484th | −8.416th |
Season so far
Miami (OH)3–3 · 101st-hardest schedule
L
at Pittsburgh14–59missed +16.5
at Pittsburgh14–59missed +16.5Wvs Holy Cross45–7covered −30.5
L
at Cincinnati31–35covered +14.5
at Cincinnati31–35covered +14.5W
vs UConn24–21covered −2.5
vs UConn24–21covered −2.5L
vs Bowling Green20–24missed −10.5
vs Bowling Green20–24missed −10.5W
at Massachusetts20–19missed −6.5
at Massachusetts20–19missed −6.5
Massachusetts4–2 · 137th-hardest schedule
W
at Rutgers37–21covered +29
at Rutgers37–21covered +29Wvs Sacred Heart37–10covered −23.5
Wvs Stonehill36–14missed −31
W
at Sacramento State35–6covered −5
at Sacramento State35–6covered −5L
vs Eastern Michigan14–38missed −5.5
vs Eastern Michigan14–38missed −5.5L
vs Miami (OH)19–20covered +6.5
vs Miami (OH)19–20covered +6.5Model cfb_scratch · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Oct 10, 7:15 AM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is