Sat, Sep 9, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at California
Weather at kickoff64°F7 mphgusts 15DryWeather watch ›
1-0 · Power #40
14
▲ winner
Final
@
1-0 · Power #57
10
final
Closing spread
AUB -5
✓ CAL W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 24 pts
Model before kickoff
AUB 32–30 CAL
✓ AUB (57%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAUB -5
Total55.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAUB -5
Total55.5
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Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

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Auburn has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
AUB
Longer bar = better
CAL
#12
Offense
Even
#23
#73
Defense
CAL better ▶
#35
+2.0 #11
Turnovers
◀ AUB better
+1.0 #32
69 plays #55
Pace
CAL faster ▶
95 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When AUB has the ball
Advantage: AUB offense
AUB offCAL defEdge
Points / game 59.0 #3 21.0 #65 AUB
Yards / play 7.13 #21 4.25 #27 Even
PPA / play +0.38 #17 −0.10 #26 Even
Success rate 57% #7 33% #23 Even
When CAL has the ball
Advantage: CAL offense
CAL offAUB defEdge
Points / game 58.0 #4 14.0 #30 CAL
Yards / play 7.15 #20 5.90 #101 CAL
PPA / play +0.40 #16 −0.06 #34 Even
Success rate 46% #51 50% #126 CAL

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CAL +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 7 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
AUB7d
CAL7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 164 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
AUB 2,092 mi
2 time zones
Quarterback
CAL backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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