Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at USC · Conference game
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3-2 · Power #18
41
final
Final
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5-0 · Power #23
43
▲ winner
Closing spread
USC -22
✓ ARIZ W
Total
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Model before kickoff
ARIZ 24–45 USC
✓ USC (94%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUSC -22
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUSC -22
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like USC as a 22-point home favorite against ARIZ, the favorite won 10, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: USC won 43–41; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 22 against an average line of 20.9; 70.2 points a game (usually 55.5).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
OSU vs MD
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation
-21.7566–17 W O71.5
Very close
OSU vs MSU
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-19.556–7 W U70.5
Very close
OU vs BAY
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2327–14 L U61
Very close
USC vs CAL
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2141–35 L O61
Close
ALA vs ARK
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form
-20.542–35 L O58.5
Close
UCF vs TULN
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-2151–34 L O71
Close
OSU vs IU
2020 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-2142–35 L O67.5
Close
OSU vs PUR
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form
-1959–31 W O65
Close
MISS vs TLSA
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-2135–27 L U66.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-2142–6 W U70
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Arizona 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.

Arizona ATS trend (4-1)
Arizona have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
ARIZ+1.3 →+1.3–#52
USC+9.1 →+16.2▲ 7.1#12
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

ARIZ
Longer bar = better
USC
#40
Offense
USC better ▶
#3
#56
Defense
Even
#69
−1.0 #130
Turnovers
USC better ▶
+0.8 #20
65 plays #89
Pace
◀ ARIZ faster
62 plays #110
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ARIZ has the ball
Advantage: ARIZ offense
ARIZ offUSC defEdge
Points / game 27.6 #81 24.2 #65 Even
Yards / play 6.58 #30 5.54 #70 ARIZ
PPA / play +0.19 #45 +0.13 #87 ARIZ
Success rate 55% #4 39% #54 ARIZ
When USC has the ball
Advantage: USC offense
USC offARIZ defEdge
Points / game 53.6 #1 19.0 #34 USC
Yards / play 8.89 #1 5.44 #63 USC
PPA / play +0.51 #3 +0.04 #49 USC
Success rate 55% #6 42% #78 USC

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ARIZ scoring against the USC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARIZ scored
1.4
#133
9.0
#62
10.4
#114
10.4
#13
6.8
#73
17.2
#27
USC allowed
2.8
#24
7.4
#70
10.2
#46
5.6
#68
8.4
#104
14.0
#93
USC scoring against the ARIZ defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USC scored
15.4
#2
16.6
#2
32.0
#1
9.6
#23
12.0
#5
21.6
#5
ARIZ allowed
6.2
#95
4.0
#14
10.2
#46
4.2
#40
3.2
#12
7.4
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USC +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARIZ7d
USC7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
ARIZ backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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