Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Auburn
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenAUB -10.5
1 → AUB
CloseAUB -11.5
1 pt toward Auburn
Total
Open49.5
▲ 3
Close52.5
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
model AUB -15
Opened 49.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 3 upmodel 54
model 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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History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 32 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 52% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | 4-5 44% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 5-4-1 56% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CAL 0–1 AUB
AUB leads · 1 game since 2023 · AUB has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 2023 | Auburn 14 @ California 10 | AUB -5 | CAL W |
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
Longer bar = better
#91
Offense
AUB better ▶#6
#65
Defense
AUB better ▶#26
+2.0 #17
Turnovers
◀ CAL better−2.0 #122
66 plays #73
Pace
◀ CAL faster46 plays #133
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CAL off | AUB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| AUB off | CAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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