Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 2:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at East Carolina · Conference game
Weather at kickoff68°F14 mphgusts 29DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-5 · Power #124
10
▲ winner
Final
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1-5 · Power #110
7
final
Closing spread
ECU -6
✓ CLT W
Total
39.5
▼ Under · 17 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 16–22 ECU
✗ ECU (67%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseECU -6
Total39.5
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Market

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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 4–8 since 2023: won 64%, covered 52% (53 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseECU -6
Total39.5
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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 ECU as a 6-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CLT won 10–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 17 points stayed under 39.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 65%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 7.9 against an average line of 6.5; 40.7 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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M-OH vs WMU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & spread
-710–16 L U44
Very close
WKU vs FIU
2020 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-738–21 W O42
Very close
VT vs GT
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-427–28 L O40.5
Very close
CSU vs UNM
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-7.2517–0 W U36
Very close
FAU vs WKU
2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread
-710–6 L U38
Very close
ILL vs NU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & season form
-747–14 W O44.5
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation
-7.528–14 W O40
Very close
WYO vs USU
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-5.2528–14 W U44.5
Close
IU vs RUTG
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & rest
-6.53–38 L U42.5
Close
BOIS vs SDSU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar spread & situation
-635–13 W O38
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 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.

Charlotte 3-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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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
CLT−0.6 →−11.5▼ 10.9#119
ECU−10.0 →−7.9▲ 2.1#106
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

CLT
Longer bar = better
ECU
#130
Offense
Even
#132
#78
Defense
ECU better ▶
#50
−0.7 #116
Turnovers
ECU better ▶
−0.2 #80
63 plays #105
Pace
ECU faster ▶
70 plays #42
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLT has the ball
Advantage: ECU defense
CLT offECU defEdge
Points / game 15.3 #132 26.5 #76 ECU
Yards / play 4.79 #124 5.26 #49 ECU
PPA / play −0.08 #131 +0.09 #67 ECU
Success rate 34% #133 33% #8 ECU
When ECU has the ball
Advantage: CLT defense
ECU offCLT defEdge
Points / game 19.2 #121 25.3 #70 CLT
Yards / play 4.31 #135 6.15 #111 CLT
PPA / play −0.12 #136 +0.12 #83 CLT
Success rate 33% #134 39% #48 CLT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CLT scoring against the ECU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLT scored
2.3
#129
6.2
#111
8.5
#125
3.5
#121
3.3
#128
6.8
#126
ECU allowed
5.7
#83
6.5
#48
12.2
#66
5.7
#72
8.7
#106
14.3
#91
ECU scoring against the CLT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ECU scored
3.8
#109
8.3
#69
12.2
#95
2.8
#126
4.2
#118
7.0
#124
CLT allowed
5.2
#70
5.7
#34
10.8
#52
7.0
#92
7.5
#91
14.5
#96

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ECU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
68° · 14 mph
gusts 29 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CLT7d
ECU9d
ECU +2 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
CLT backup QB started
Not the usual starter