Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Indiana
Closing spread
IU -28.5
✓ IU W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 10–39 IU
✓ IU (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -27.5
CloseIU -28.5
Total50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -27.5
1 → IU
CloseIU -28.5
1 pt toward Indiana
Total
Open50.5
no move
Close50.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -27.5 · closed IU -28.5 · moved 1 toward IUmodel IU -26.5
model IU -26.5
Opened 50.5 · unchangedmodel 49
model 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 26.5–30.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 56% (45 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 47% (30 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -27.5
CloseIU -28.5
Total50.5
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
IU as a 28.5-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 10, covered 3, and 9 went over the total.
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This game: IU won 52–14; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 50.5, as in 9 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 95%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 56%
Went over
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 59%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 24.7 against an average line of 28.7; 58.5 points a game (usually 57.4). Of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-28 | 49–7 | W | O47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar situation & rest |
-27.5 | 34–24 | L | O57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 2 · close · similar situation & rest |
-27 | 49–22 | P | O52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar situation & rest |
-24.5 | 26–9 | L | U48.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-27.5 | 63–10 | W | O55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-30 | 52–3 | W | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-26.75 | 31–23 | L | O53 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-34.75 | 41–17 | L | O51.25 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-30 | 38–30 | L | O59 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest |
-31 | 33–24 | L | O45 |
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 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 has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 230 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-4 50% | 5-3 63% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% |
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 →−12.7▼ 3.2#118
IU−3.2 →+9.1▲ 12.3#23
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#121
Offense
IU better ▶#7
#104
Defense
IU better ▶#12
0.0 #79
Turnovers
IU better ▶+2.0 #8
64 plays #82
Pace
Even65 plays #75
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLT off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 18.0 #120 | 7.7 #12 | IU |
| Yards / play | 5.34 #102 | 3.36 #4 | IU |
| PPA / play | −0.10 #129 | −0.16 #10 | IU |
| Success rate | 32% #132 | 32% #20 | IU |
| IU off | CLT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 50.0 #6 | 31.3 #114 | IU |
| Yards / play | 7.92 #9 | 6.56 #122 | IU |
| PPA / play | +0.52 #7 | +0.18 #99 | IU |
| Success rate | 61% #5 | 40% #81 | IU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 111 FBS teams
CLT scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.0 #109 | 4.3 #94 | 5.3 #107 | 3.3 #91 | 9.3 #26 | 12.7 #56 | |
0.0 #1 | 5.7 #40 | 5.7 #15 | 1.0 #7 | 1.0 #7 | 2.0 #3 |
IU scoring against the CLT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18.7 #3 | 9.3 #48 | 28.0 #6 | 8.0 #37 | 14.0 #2 | 22.0 #8 | |
6.7 #79 | 9.0 #80 | 15.7 #81 | 6.7 #72 | 9.0 #92 | 15.7 #97 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLT7d
IU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 132fast
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