Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at East Carolina
Closing spread
ECU -6.5
✓ APP W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 24–31 ECU
✗ ECU (70%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenECU -11.5
CloseECU -6.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenECU -11.5
5 → APP
CloseECU -6.5
5 pts toward App State
Total
Open56.5
▼ 1
Close55.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ECU -11.5 · closed ECU -6.5 · moved 5 toward APPmodel ECU -11
model ECU -11
Opened 56.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 1 downmodel 55.5 matches the line
model 55.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 56% (243 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 55% (101 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenECU -11.5
CloseECU -6.5
Total56.5 → 55.5
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 1 games most like
ECU as a 6.5-point home favorite against APP, the favorite won 1, covered 0, and 0 went over the total.
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This game: APP won 27–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 1 similar games. 51 points stayed under 55.5, as in 1 of 1.
Favorite won
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
0 of 10%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
0 of 10%
Normal range · usually 50%
Only 1 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 7 against an average line of 7.3; 47 points a game (usually 52.9). When games like this go over ›
All 1 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose |
2025 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest & total |
-7.25 | 27–20 | L | U57.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight App State ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Market moved toward App State
5 pts (ECU -11.5 → ECU -6.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
App State has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 12 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 50% of games with totals 51.5–59.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
APP 2–0 ECU
APP leads · 2 games since 2023 · APP has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 2024 | App State 21 @ East Carolina 19 | ECU -0.5 | APP W |
| Sep 16 2023 | East Carolina 28 @ App State 43 | APP -7.5 | APP W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
APP−10.7 →−8.7▲ 2.0#100
ECU+2.1 →−1.1▼ 3.2#72
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#22
Offense
◀ APP better#128
#24
Defense
◀ APP better#120
+1.0 #47
Turnovers
◀ APP better0.0 #70
72 plays #46
Pace
◀ APP faster41 plays #136
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| APP off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 55.0 #23 | 48.0 #126 | APP |
| Yards / play | 8.99 #12 | 6.01 #103 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.50 #24 | +0.36 #122 | APP |
| Success rate | 56% #30 | 54% #129 | APP |
| ECU off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 10.0 #123 | 3.0 #12 | APP |
| Yards / play | 3.95 #127 | 4.17 #50 | APP |
| PPA / play | −0.17 #129 | −0.34 #14 | APP |
| Success rate | 24% #132 | 21% #21 | APP |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
85° · 3 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
APP7d
ECU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 113 plays
slowavg 135fast
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