Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 2:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · Neutral site
Closing spread
AFA -18.5
✓ ARMY W
Total
32.5
▼ Under · 26 pts
Model before kickoff
ARMY 11–30 AFA
✗ AFA (91%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAFA -18.5
Total32.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseAFA -18.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close32.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAFA -18.5
Total32.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 1 games most like
AFA as an 18.5-point neutral-site favorite against ARMY, the favorite won 1, covered 0, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: ARMY won 23–3 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 1 similar games. 26 points stayed under 32.5, as in 0 of 1.
Favorite won
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
0 of 10%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
1 of 1100%
Normal range · usually 46%
Only 1 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 3 against an average line of 17; 67 points a game (usually 55.4). When games like this go over ›
All 1 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-17 | 35–32 | L | O40.5 |
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 Air Force 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.
Army ATS struggles (2-5-1)
Army have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-6 25% | 2-5-1 29% | 3-3 50% | |
| 8-0 100% | 4-3-1 57% | 4-4 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
ARMY 21–38 AFA (1 tied)
AFA leads · 60 games since 1959 · ARMY has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
ARMY−0.7 →−10.3▼ 9.6#113
AFA+5.5 →+7.1▲ 1.6#27
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#109
Offense
AFA better ▶#25
#105
Defense
AFA better ▶#17
−1.5 #134
Turnovers
AFA better ▶+0.5 #31
63 plays #103
Pace
Even63 plays #109
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ARMY off | AFA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.1 #117 | 13.4 #4 | AFA |
| Yards / play | 5.12 #104 | 4.23 #6 | AFA |
| PPA / play | +0.02 #109 | −0.02 #20 | AFA |
| Success rate | 39% #106 | 38% #38 | AFA |
| AFA off | ARMY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 33.6 #30 | 25.5 #68 | AFA |
| Yards / play | 6.08 #50 | 6.13 #114 | AFA |
| PPA / play | +0.32 #9 | +0.21 #119 | AFA |
| Success rate | 50% #11 | 46% #119 | AFA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ARMY scoring against the AFA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.5 #101 | 6.3 #102 | 10.8 #106 | 3.9 #114 | 5.5 #101 | 9.4 #118 | |
2.5 #13 | 6.4 #46 | 8.9 #20 | 1.3 #3 | 3.3 #8 | 4.5 #2 |
AFA scoring against the ARMY defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #51 | 10.6 #27 | 17.3 #38 | 7.8 #37 | 8.6 #29 | 16.4 #31 | |
4.5 #49 | 8.0 #84 | 12.5 #63 | 6.0 #73 | 7.0 #83 | 13.0 #81 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
62° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ARMY7d
AFA7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
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