Sat, Oct 7, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at USC · Conference game
Closing spread
USC -22
✓ ARIZ W
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Model before kickoff
ARIZ 24–45 USC
✓ USC (94%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-21.75 | 66–17 | W | O71.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-19.5 | 56–7 | W | U70.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-23 | 27–14 | L | U61 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 41–35 | L | O61 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form |
-20.5 | 42–35 | L | O58.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest |
-21 | 51–34 | L | O71 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 42–35 | L | O67.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form |
-19 | 59–31 | W | O65 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 35–27 | L | U66.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 42–6 | 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%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-2 60% | 4-1 80% | 0-5 0% | |
| 5-0 100% | 2-3 40% | 3-1 75% |
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
Longer bar = better
#40
Offense
USC better ▶#3
#56
Defense
Even#69
−1.0 #130
Turnovers
USC better ▶+0.8 #20
65 plays #89
Pace
◀ ARIZ faster62 plays #110
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARIZ off | USC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| USC off | ARIZ def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.4 #133 | 9.0 #62 | 10.4 #114 | 10.4 #13 | 6.8 #73 | 17.2 #27 | |
2.8 #24 | 7.4 #70 | 10.2 #46 | 5.6 #68 | 8.4 #104 | 14.0 #93 |
USC scoring against the ARIZ defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15.4 #2 | 16.6 #2 | 32.0 #1 | 9.6 #23 | 12.0 #5 | 21.6 #5 | |
6.2 #95 | 4.0 #14 | 10.2 #46 | 4.2 #40 | 3.2 #12 | 7.4 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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