Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Clemson
Closing spread
CLEM -13.5
✓ CLEM W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 86 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 19–33 CLEM
✓ CLEM (84%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -17
CloseCLEM -13.5
Total51.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCLEM -17
3.5 → APP
CloseCLEM -13.5
3.5 pts toward App State
Total
Open51.5
▲ 2
Close53.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLEM -17 · closed CLEM -13.5 · moved 3.5 toward APPmodel CLEM -15
model CLEM -15
Opened 51.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 upmodel 51.5
model 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 12.5–14.5 since 2023: won 86%, covered 45% (50 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -17
CloseCLEM -13.5
Total51.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 3 games most like
CLEM as a 13.5-point home favorite against APP, the favorite won 2, covered 1, and 0 went over the total.
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This game: CLEM won 66–20; the favorite covered, as in 1 of the 3 similar games. 86 points went over 53.5, as in 0 of 3.
Favorite won
2 of 367%
Normal range · usually 81%
Favorite covered
1 of 333%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
0 of 30%
Normal range · usually 52%
Only 3 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 3.3 against an average line of 12.7; 42 points a game (usually 55.3). When games like this go over ›
All 3 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 2021 · Week 2 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-7.5 | 25–23 | L | U54.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 1 · loose · similar total & situation |
-16.5 | 13–28 | L | U51.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 1 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-14 | 30–7 | W | U61 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight App State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward App State
3.5 pts (CLEM -17 → CLEM -13.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
51.5 → 53.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
App State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q2. Of 201 earlier overs in games with totals 49.5–57.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 4-5 44% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
APP−0.7 →−0.4▲ 0.3#69
CLEM+12.9 →+10.7▼ 2.2#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#34
Offense
◀ APP better#132
#65
Defense
◀ APP better#119
0.0 #72
Turnovers
◀ APP better−1.0 #121
68 plays #50
Pace
◀ APP faster52 plays #132
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| APP off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 38.0 #40 | 34.0 #120 | APP |
| Yards / play | 7.35 #28 | 7.45 #133 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.46 #14 | +0.33 #126 | APP |
| Success rate | 46% #52 | 42% #95 | APP |
| CLEM off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 3.0 #137 | 10.0 #26 | APP |
| Yards / play | 3.62 #134 | 5.08 #73 | APP |
| PPA / play | −0.06 #120 | +0.09 #89 | APP |
| Success rate | 28% #135 | 38% #73 | APP |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
75° · 10 mph
gusts 19 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
APP7d
CLEM7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 120 plays
slowavg 132fast
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