Sat, Sep 30, 2023, 4:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Memphis
Closing spread
MEM -3
Push
Total
58
▲ Over · 67 pts
Model before kickoff
BOIS 26–31 MEM
✓ MEM (64%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMEM -3
Total58
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseMEM -3
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close58
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMEM -3
Total58
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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
MEM as a 3-point home favorite against BOIS, the favorite won 3, covered 2, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: MEM won 35–32; the favorite pushed, as in 0 of the 10 similar games. 67 points went over 58, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 4.2 against an average line of 3.8; 48.4 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 | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 16–28 | L | U54.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 16–30 | L | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3.5 | 31–41 | L | O59 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-4 | 24–21 | L | U58.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 35–14 | W | U62.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 13–24 | L | U54 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 28–13 | W | U57 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 2 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 10–17 | L | U61.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 27–34 | L | O55 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & total |
-2 | 21–41 | L | O59.5 |
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 Boise State ATS trend Push
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.
Memphis ATS struggles (1-3)
Memphis have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 53 earlier overs in games with totals 54–62, 38% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-2 50% | 2-2 50% | 2-1 67% | |
| 3-1 75% | 1-3 25% | 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
BOIS−9.9 →−3.6▲ 6.3#80
MEM+6.5 →+6.1▼ 0.4#34
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4
Longer bar = better
#66
Offense
MEM better ▶#51
#116
Defense
MEM better ▶#31
0.0 #73
Turnovers
Even+0.3 #61
68 plays #57
Pace
MEM faster ▶73 plays #21
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| BOIS off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.8 #79 | 18.8 #40 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 5.82 #63 | 5.18 #52 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.15 #63 | −0.10 #10 | MEM |
| Success rate | 43% #58 | 34% #22 | MEM |
| MEM off | BOIS def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.0 #31 | 30.8 #108 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 5.96 #60 | 6.77 #130 | MEM |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #68 | +0.17 #106 | MEM |
| Success rate | 45% #46 | 47% #120 | MEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
BOIS scoring against the MEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #85 | 10.0 #49 | 15.0 #71 | 6.0 #73 | 6.8 #73 | 12.8 #75 | |
7.0 #107 | 3.3 #9 | 10.3 #54 | 3.5 #38 | 5.0 #48 | 8.5 #31 |
MEM scoring against the BOIS defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.5 #49 | 11.5 #31 | 19.0 #30 | 10.5 #15 | 7.5 #59 | 18.0 #26 | |
2.5 #22 | 12.5 #124 | 15.0 #92 | 4.8 #61 | 11.0 #127 | 15.8 #112 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
89° · 6 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
BOIS8d
MEM7d
BOIS +1 day
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
BOIS 1,510 mi
1 time zone
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