Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 9:30 PM EDTWeek 3 · at App State
Closing spread
APP -16.5
✓ CLT W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 19–36 APP
✓ APP (88%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenAPP -19.5
CloseAPP -16.5
Total53.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenAPP -19.5
3 → CLT
CloseAPP -16.5
3 pts toward Charlotte
Total
Open53.5
▼ 1
Close52.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened APP -19.5 · closed APP -16.5 · moved 3 toward CLTmodel APP -15.5
model APP -15.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 52.5 · moved 1 downmodel 55
model 55
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 91%, covered 49% (140 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (240 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenAPP -19.5
CloseAPP -16.5
Total53.5 → 52.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
APP as a 16.5-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 10, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: APP won 26–21; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 47 points stayed under 52.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.5 against an average line of 15.8; 55.1 points a game (usually 52.4). Of the 5 overs, 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 |
2024 · Week 2 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-17.5 | 38–23 | L | O51 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-17 | 33–28 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-17 | 35–24 | L | U59.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 41–24 | W | O54.25 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & spread |
-16.5 | 22–20 | L | U56.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest |
-13 | 35–33 | L | O48 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar rest |
-15 | 35–10 | W | U54.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close |
-16.5 | 41–27 | L | O54.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread |
-14.5 | 38–7 | W | U53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-16.5 | 20–17 | L | U52 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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
Slight Charlotte ATS trend Hit
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.
Market moved toward Charlotte
3 pts (APP -19.5 → APP -16.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Small sample warning
Charlotte have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 27 in the 4th quarter and got 21. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 0% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CLT 0–1 APP
APP leads · 1 game since 2023 · APP has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 2025 | App State 34 @ Charlotte 11 | APP -19.5 | APP W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CLT−18.1 →−17.0▲ 1.1#131
APP−10.7 →−6.8▲ 3.9#93
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#79
Offense
APP better ▶#36
#135
Defense
APP better ▶#69
−1.0 #123
Turnovers
APP better ▶+1.5 #13
68 plays #59
Pace
APP faster ▶72 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLT off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.0 #100 | 13.5 #25 | APP |
| Yards / play | 6.37 #57 | 5.05 #64 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #86 | +0.13 #97 | Even |
| Success rate | 44% #71 | 42% #91 | Even |
| APP off | CLT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 41.0 #28 | 42.0 #134 | APP |
| Yards / play | 7.24 #20 | 6.78 #130 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.30 #32 | +0.38 #137 | APP |
| Success rate | 45% #63 | 55% #138 | APP |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 123 FBS teams
CLT scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 11.5 | |
3.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 8.5 |
APP scoring against the CLT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 | 19.0 | 24.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 17.0 | |
7.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 17.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
64° · 4 mph
gusts 8 mph · 0.169 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
CLT7d
APP7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
CLT +2,625 ft
moderate climb
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