Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Marshall · Conference game
Weather at kickoff48°F2 mphgusts 7DryWeather watch ›
6-5 · Power #107
21
final
Final
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5-6 · Power #96
35
▲ winner
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
Opening line not available
Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-331–23 W P54
Very close
CMU vs BUFF
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & total
-2.7531–27 W O54
Very close
FAU vs MTSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.517–27 L U49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & season form
-313–17 L U56.5
Very close
GAST vs ODU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & season form
-3.531–17 W U53.75
Very close
BALL vs M-OH
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.517–24 L U53
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar team ratings & total
-320–17 P U54.5
Very close
EMU vs CMU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & total
-138–19 W O53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-330–45 L O52
Very close
WSU vs STAN
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread
-134–31 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%)
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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

ARST
Longer bar = better
MRSH
#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
When ARST has the ball
Even matchup
ARST offMRSH defEdge
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
When MRSH has the ball
Even matchup
MRSH offARST defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ARST scored
7.8
#30
5.1
#126
12.9
#84
7.9
#30
7.5
#50
15.5
#34
MRSH allowed
5.6
#78
11.1
#128
16.7
#111
5.5
#60
6.5
#71
12.1
#66
MRSH scoring against the ARST defense
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MRSH scored
3.1
#121
7.0
#82
10.1
#107
6.7
#59
5.4
#104
12.1
#78
ARST allowed
6.8
#98
9.8
#111
16.6
#109
7.2
#104
7.0
#84
14.2
#97

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MRSH +2.5
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