Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Auburn
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1-0 · Power #55
21
▲ winner
Final
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1-0 · Power #33
14
final
Closing spread
AUB -11.5
✓ CAL W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
CAL 21–33 AUB
✗ AUB (81%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAUB -10.5
CloseAUB -11.5
Total49.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Auburn
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened AUB -10.5 · closed AUB -11.5 · moved 1 toward AUBmodel AUB -15
Opened 49.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 upmodel 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–13.5 since 2023: won 84%, covered 44% (75 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAUB -10.5
CloseAUB -11.5
Total49.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Total moved up 3
49.5 → 52.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Small sample warning
California 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
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CAL+2.0 →−0.5▼ 2.5#70
AUB+7.1 →+9.6▲ 2.5#22
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

CAL
Longer bar = better
AUB
#91
Offense
AUB better ▶
#6
#65
Defense
AUB better ▶
#26
+2.0 #17
Turnovers
◀ CAL better
−2.0 #122
66 plays #73
Pace
◀ CAL faster
46 plays #133
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CAL has the ball
Advantage: AUB defense
CAL offAUB defEdge
Points / game 31.0 #74 3.0 #22 AUB
Yards / play 4.26 #113 3.43 #26 AUB
PPA / play −0.16 #119 −0.21 #37 AUB
Success rate 48% #57 23% #17 AUB
When AUB has the ball
Advantage: AUB offense
AUB offCAL defEdge
Points / game 73.0 #2 13.0 #54 AUB
Yards / play 13.65 #1 4.16 #48 AUB
PPA / play +1.16 #1 +0.01 #72 AUB
Success rate 56% #21 41% #84 AUB

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
AUB +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
88° · 2 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CAL7d
AUB7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 112 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
CAL 2,092 mi
2 time zones

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