Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Florida Atlantic · Conference game
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3-7 · Power #119
39
▲ winner
Final
@
2-8 · Power #118
27
final
Closing spread
CLT -3.5
✓ CLT W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 27–24 FAU
✓ CLT (57%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLT -2.5
CloseCLT -3.5
Total47.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Charlotte
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLT -2.5 · closed CLT -3.5 · moved 1 toward CLTmodel FAU -1
Opened 47.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 upmodel 51.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 45% (124 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 47% (43 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLT -2.5
CloseCLT -3.5
Total47.5 → 49.5
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 CLT as a 3.5-point road favorite at FAU, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: CLT won 39–27; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 49.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.4 against an average line of 3.8; 53.8 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
UNT @ USM
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-5.2538–14 W O49
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.520–23 L U50
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-345–21 W O49.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-141–30 W O48
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-238–21 W O45.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-517–24 L U42
Close
OHIO @ M-OH
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar spread & situation
-2.537–21 W O52
Close
LT @ RICE
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & spread
-431–35 L O52.5
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.524–27 L U53.75
Close
OHIO @ BGSU
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread
-6.2510–21 L U48.5
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
Slight Charlotte ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
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.

Florida Atlantic ATS struggles (3-7)
Florida Atlantic have covered only 30% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Total moved up 2
47.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CLT−9.5 →−12.6▼ 3.1#117
FAU−6.9 →−13.7▼ 6.8#120
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

CLT
Longer bar = better
FAU
#116
Offense
Even
#104
#121
Defense
FAU better ▶
#96
−1.0 #129
Turnovers
FAU better ▶
0.0 #70
63 plays #112
Pace
FAU faster ▶
67 plays #73
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLT has the ball
Even matchup
CLT offFAU defEdge
Points / game 21.6 #116 30.8 #106 Even
Yards / play 5.25 #110 6.07 #107 Even
PPA / play 0.00 #119 +0.12 #80 FAU
Success rate 38% #120 43% #90 FAU
When FAU has the ball
Even matchup
FAU offCLT defEdge
Points / game 22.1 #111 36.7 #127 Even
Yards / play 5.47 #92 6.37 #119 FAU
PPA / play +0.08 #97 +0.25 #123 FAU
Success rate 38% #114 45% #113 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CLT scoring against the FAU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLT scored
3.1
#123
6.0
#114
9.1
#122
4.1
#111
8.4
#31
12.5
#79
FAU allowed
6.7
#105
7.6
#70
14.3
#87
7.1
#104
9.1
#117
16.2
#118
FAU scoring against the CLT defense
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FAU scored
3.8
#109
8.5
#60
12.3
#91
5.9
#71
3.9
#132
9.8
#116
CLT allowed
6.7
#105
10.0
#111
16.7
#113
10.9
#134
9.1
#117
20.0
#133

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FAU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 4 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLT7d
FAU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 130 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FAU backup QB started
Not the usual starter