Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 6:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Georgia Southern · Conference game
Closing spread
GASO -2.5
✓ GASO W
Total
60.5
▼ Under · 49 pts
Model before kickoff
APP 29–32 GASO
✓ GASO (58%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGASO -2.5
CloseGASO -2.5
Total62.5 → 60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenGASO -2.5
no move
CloseGASO -2.5
No change since the open
Total
Open62.5
▼ 2
Close60.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GASO -2.5 · unchangedmodel GASO -4.5
model GASO -4.5
Opened 62.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 2 downmodel 61.5
model 61.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 48% (212 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGASO -2.5
CloseGASO -2.5
Total62.5 → 60.5
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 10 games most like
GASO as a 2.5-point home favorite against APP, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: GASO won 29–20; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 49 points stayed under 60.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.7 against an average line of 3.7; 56.9 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 52–37 | W | O56.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 33–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-4.5 | 22–35 | L | O54 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 24–0 | W | U55.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 20–23 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 14–24 | L | U53.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-6 | 38–39 | L | O56 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 42–21 | W | U65 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 16–20 | L | U57.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1.5 | 42–39 | W | O59 |
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 2 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 Under 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.
Georgia Southern 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved down 2
62.5 → 60.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 33 in the 4th quarter and got 21. 44% of games with totals 56.5–64.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-5 44% | 2-7 22% | |
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
APP 14–10 GASO
APP leads · 24 games since 2003 · GASO has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | Georgia Southern 27 @ App State 55 | APP -10 | APP W |
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 →−7.0▼ 6.3#99
GASO−6.0 →−5.2▲ 0.8#91
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#70
Offense
Even#83
#125
Defense
GASO better ▶#107
−0.9 #127
Turnovers
GASO better ▶+0.1 #66
71 plays #23
Pace
◀ APP faster69 plays #46
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| APP off | GASO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.3 #74 | 28.0 #91 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.00 #56 | 6.46 #121 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #76 | +0.18 #106 | APP |
| Success rate | 43% #75 | 45% #111 | APP |
| GASO off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.1 #66 | 33.3 #116 | GASO |
| Yards / play | 5.29 #110 | 6.61 #127 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #73 | +0.25 #127 | GASO |
| Success rate | 42% #83 | 49% #129 | GASO |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
APP scoring against the GASO defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 #133 | 12.6 #4 | 14.8 #55 | 5.2 #86 | 7.3 #62 | 12.5 #78 | |
7.0 #108 | 6.5 #48 | 13.5 #79 | 9.2 #128 | 5.3 #38 | 14.5 #101 |
GASO scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #71 | 8.3 #68 | 13.9 #73 | 5.5 #79 | 8.6 #35 | 14.2 #61 | |
9.9 #132 | 12.0 #128 | 21.9 #132 | 6.6 #94 | 4.8 #30 | 11.4 #52 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
42° · 3 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
APP7d
GASO7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 134fast
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