Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Florida
Closing spread
FLA -28
✓ CLT W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 10–38 FLA
✓ FLA (97%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFLA -28
Total48.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseFLA -28
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close48.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFLA -28
Total48.5
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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
FLA as a 28-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: FLA won 22–7; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 48.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 95%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 58%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 61%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 26.1 against an average line of 27.4; 51.7 points a game (usually 58.9). 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 | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread |
-27.5 | 37–0 | W | U48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar total & situation |
-25.25 | 35–3 | W | U48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-28.5 | 41–10 | W | O43.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & total |
-25.5 | 17–7 | L | U50 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-31 | 45–14 | P | O53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & situation |
-26.75 | 31–23 | L | O53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-24.5 | 52–29 | L | O49.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-30 | 42–7 | W | U53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-29 | 45–14 | W | O46.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-26 | 44–21 | L | O46.5 |
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
No clear signal on the spread
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.
Small sample warning
Charlotte have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 52% of games with totals 44.5–52.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 33% | 1-2 33% | 2-1 67% | |
| 2-1 67% | 1-2 33% | 1-1 50% |
Recent meetings
The series
CLT 0–1 FLA
FLA leads · 1 game since 2023 · FLA has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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 →−12.2▼ 11.6#126
FLA−1.7 →+8.3▲ 10.0#28
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#101
Offense
FLA better ▶#48
#91
Defense
FLA better ▶#34
−1.0 #119
Turnovers
FLA better ▶−0.3 #83
61 plays #120
Pace
FLA faster ▶69 plays #47
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLT off | FLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.0 #98 | 15.7 #30 | FLA |
| Yards / play | 5.52 #85 | 4.90 #49 | FLA |
| PPA / play | −0.03 #120 | 0.00 #52 | FLA |
| Success rate | 39% #99 | 30% #4 | FLA |
| FLA off | CLT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 29.7 #67 | 27.3 #95 | FLA |
| Yards / play | 6.09 #48 | 6.43 #122 | FLA |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #48 | +0.13 #89 | FLA |
| Success rate | 48% #30 | 38% #58 | FLA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 131 FBS teams
CLT scoring against the FLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #88 | 9.0 #63 | 13.7 #76 | 5.0 #90 | 4.3 #104 | 9.3 #108 | |
4.7 #77 | 3.3 #21 | 8.0 #37 | 3.3 #35 | 4.3 #43 | 7.7 #27 |
FLA scoring against the CLT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #47 | 11.0 #39 | 18.3 #38 | 5.3 #84 | 6.0 #75 | 11.3 #86 | |
2.3 #19 | 8.3 #90 | 10.7 #64 | 7.3 #104 | 9.3 #111 | 16.7 #119 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 4 mph
gusts 6 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLT7d
FLA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 133fast
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