Sat, Oct 3, 3:30 PM ET· Fred C. Yager Stadium· Miami (OH) -13.5 · O/U 43.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 141 mi / 0 miForecast: 65°F · wind 10 mph · Clear
Market context
Miami (OH) -13.5 · O/U 43.5
opened Miami (OH) -14.5, now Miami (OH) -13.5 · total opened 46, now 43.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Bowling Green as road underdog
2026 overall: 1-3 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road underdog: 0-2 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 15-14 ATS (29 games) · 17-12 O/U (29 games)
Miami (OH) as home favorite
2026 overall: 3-1 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home favorite: 2-0 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 4-0 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 17-6 ATS (23 games) · 9-14 O/U (23 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalMiami (OH) · 5 of 9
232.0
Yards / game
387.5
0.76
Points / drive
2.73
0.8
TDs / game
3.3
28.8
3rd-down %
41.3
40.0
RZ TD %
66.7
-0.3
Turnover margin
-0.3
2.3
Sacks / game
1.8
4.5
TFL / game
3.5
9.5
Havoc / game
9.0
42.1 / 57.9
Pass / Rush split
48.9 / 51.1
2026 · Situational matchup
When Bowling Green has the ball
Bowling Green's early-down offense ranks 134th of 138. Miami (OH)'s early-down defense ranks 101st of 138.
Bowling Green's passing-down offense ranks 137th of 138. Miami (OH)'s passing-down defense ranks 124th of 138.
Bowling Green's third-down offense ranks 136th of 138. Miami (OH)'s third-down defense ranks 133rd of 138.
Bowling Green's red-zone offense ranks 68th of 138. Miami (OH)'s red-zone defense ranks 136th of 138.
When Miami (OH) has the ball
Miami (OH)'s early-down offense ranks 28th of 138. Bowling Green's early-down defense ranks 131st of 138.
Miami (OH)'s passing-down offense ranks 95th of 138. Bowling Green's passing-down defense ranks 45th of 138.
Miami (OH)'s third-down offense ranks 96th of 138. Bowling Green's third-down defense ranks 20th of 138.
Miami (OH)'s red-zone offense ranks 70th of 138. Bowling Green's red-zone defense ranks 71st of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form-0.441 last 3 vs -0.375 season (-0.066)
Defense formabout the same(0.126 last 3 vs 0.083 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.236 last 3 vs 0.205 season)
▲Defense form-0.149 last 3 vs -0.030 season (-0.119)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJay Kastantin — 565 yd, 2 TD
RushingAustyn Dendy — 174 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingWinn Sharp — 154 yd, 1 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingDavid McComb — 1121 yd, 7 TD
RushingLazaro Rogers — 86 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingMaleek Huggins — 225 yd, 1 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Bowling Green offense
134thof 138-0.231134 plays
vs
Miami (OH) defense · allowed
101stof 1380.044Bowling Green defense · allowed
131stof 1380.191vs
Miami (OH) offense
28thof 1380.137138 plays
Passing downs
Bowling Green offense
137thof 138-0.47186 plays
vs
Miami (OH) defense · allowed
124thof 1380.20496 plays
Bowling Green defense · allowed
45thof 138-0.08867 plays
vs
Miami (OH) offense
95thof 138-0.05482 plays
Third down
Bowling Green offense
136thof 138-0.53452 plays · small sample
vs
Miami (OH) defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.39649 plays · small sample
Bowling Green defense · allowed
20thof 138-0.27238 plays · small sample
vs
Miami (OH) offense
96thof 138-0.05347 plays · small sample
Red zone
Bowling Green offense
68thof 1380.05512 plays · small sample
vs
Miami (OH) defense · allowed
136thof 1380.64526 plays · small sample
Bowling Green defense · allowed
71stof 138-0.00637 plays · small sample
vs
Miami (OH) offense
70thof 1380.05325 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Bowling Green offense
138thof 13827.9%vs
Miami (OH) defense · allowed
118thof 13850.9%Bowling Green defense · allowed
136thof 13859.3%vs
Miami (OH) offense
50thof 13853.5%Away
Home
Bowling Green Offense vs Miami (OH) DefenseMiami (OH) · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.42#138
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#103-0.09
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.316#138
178 plays
EPA/Play
#1230.121
allowed · 207 plays
-0.142#109
81 plays
EPA/Pass
#1130.141
allowed · 115 plays
-0.461#138
97 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1070.095
allowed · 92 plays
41.6%#124
178 plays
Success Rate
#10147.3%
allowed · 207 plays
39.5%#115
Pass Success Rate
#11047.2%
allowed
43.3%#117
Rush Success Rate
#11250.4%
allowed
27.9%#138
Available Yards %
#11850.9%
allowed
71.6#94
Net Field Position
#5072.7
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.231#134
134 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1010.044
allowed
7.9#123
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#587.4
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Bowling Green Defense vs Miami (OH) OffenseMiami (OH) · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.22#126
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#420.10
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.035#98
allowed · 177 plays
EPA/Play
#280.155
178 plays
-0.005#83
allowed · 65 plays
EPA/Pass
#30.434
97 plays
0.058#96
allowed · 112 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#128-0.180
81 plays
50.8%#130
allowed · 177 plays
Success Rate
#2351.1%
178 plays
48.2%#118
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#1953.6%
51.0%#115
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#7348.1%
59.3%#136
allowed
Available Yards %
#5053.5%
70.1#95
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#8071.0
0.191#131
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#280.137
138 plays
7.1#80
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1288.0
2026 · Situational EPABowling Green · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.313
181 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.161
184 plays
0.030
182 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.111
220 plays
0.055
12 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.053
25 plays · small sample
-0.006
37 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.645
26 plays · small sample
-0.534
52 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
-0.053
47 plays · small sample
-0.272
38 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.396
49 plays · small sample