Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Marshall · Conference game
Closing spread
MRSH -1.5
✓ MRSH W
Total
52.5
▲ Over · 56 pts
Model before kickoff
ARST 25–27 MRSH
✓ MRSH (56%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMRSH -1.5
Total52.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseMRSH -1.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close52.5
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 51%, covered 47% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMRSH -1.5
Total52.5
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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
MRSH as a 1.5-point home favorite against ARST, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: MRSH won 35–21; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 56 points went over 52.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 944%
Normal range · usually 47%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.5 against an average line of 2.7; 50.9 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 1 over, 0 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 |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-3 | 31–23 | W | P54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2.75 | 31–27 | W | O54 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 17–27 | L | U49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-3 | 13–17 | L | U56.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & season form |
-3.5 | 31–17 | W | U53.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 17–24 | L | U53 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & total |
-3 | 20–17 | P | U54.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total |
-1 | 38–19 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 30–45 | L | O52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-1 | 34–31 | W | O53 |
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 Arkansas State ATS trend Miss
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.
Marshall ATS struggles (3-8)
Marshall have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 160 earlier overs in games with totals 48.5–56.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 4-5 44% | |
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 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
ARST−20.5 →−7.8▲ 12.7#105
MRSH−2.3 →−6.6▼ 4.3#98
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#64
Offense
◀ ARST better#111
#97
Defense
MRSH better ▶#59
+0.2 #48
Turnovers
◀ ARST better−1.2 #134
64 plays #97
Pace
MRSH faster ▶67 plays #68
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARST off | MRSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 28.4 #63 | 28.8 #97 | ARST |
| Yards / play | 5.96 #54 | 5.60 #73 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #58 | +0.07 #45 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #79 | 37% #20 | MRSH |
| MRSH off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.2 #104 | 30.8 #107 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.18 #102 | 6.15 #111 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.03 #125 | +0.19 #110 | Even |
| Success rate | 38% #112 | 41% #60 | ARST |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ARST scoring against the MRSH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.8 #30 | 5.1 #126 | 12.9 #84 | 7.9 #30 | 7.5 #50 | 15.5 #34 | |
5.6 #78 | 11.1 #128 | 16.7 #111 | 5.5 #60 | 6.5 #71 | 12.1 #66 |
MRSH scoring against the ARST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.1 #121 | 7.0 #82 | 10.1 #107 | 6.7 #59 | 5.4 #104 | 12.1 #78 | |
6.8 #98 | 9.8 #111 | 16.6 #109 | 7.2 #104 | 7.0 #84 | 14.2 #97 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
48° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARST7d
MRSH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
MRSH backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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