Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · Neutral site
Closing spread
AFA -13.5
✓ SHSU W
Total
36.5
▼ Under · 16 pts
Model before kickoff
AFA 26–14 SHSU
✓ AFA (82%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAFA -13.5
Total36.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseAFA -13.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close36.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAFA -13.5
Total36.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Signals
The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Small sample warning
Air Force has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Longer bar = better
#11
Offense
◀ AFA better#133
#4
Defense
◀ AFA better#20
+1.0 #26
Turnovers
◀ AFA better−3.0 #135
59 plays #122
Pace
Even57 plays #128
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| AFA off | SHSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 42.0 #24 | 14.0 #30 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.95 #9 | 3.84 #10 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.70 #1 | −0.08 #31 | AFA |
| Success rate | 56% #11 | 26% #8 | Even |
| SHSU off | AFA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 0.0 #135 | 7.0 #7 | AFA |
| Yards / play | 3.25 #135 | 3.12 #2 | AFA |
| PPA / play | −0.23 #131 | −0.28 #4 | AFA |
| Success rate | 32% #130 | 21% #3 | AFA |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
AFA7d
SHSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 116 plays
slowavg 135fast
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