Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Memphis · Conference game
Closing spread
MEM -16.5
✓ CLT W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 18–35 MEM
✓ MEM (89%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMEM -20
CloseMEM -16.5
Total57.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMEM -20
3.5 → CLT
CloseMEM -16.5
3.5 pts toward Charlotte
Total
Open57.5
▼ 2
Close55.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MEM -20 · closed MEM -16.5 · moved 3.5 toward CLTmodel MEM -20
model MEM -20
Opened 57.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 92%, covered 43% (65 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMEM -20
CloseMEM -16.5
Total57.5 → 55.5
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
MEM as a 16.5-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.
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This game: MEM won 33–28; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 55.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 15.2 against an average line of 16.7; 48.2 points a game (usually 53.9). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-19 | 51–20 | W | O58.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-17 | 17–13 | L | U62 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-15.5 | 31–24 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-15.25 | 14–17 | L | U53 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-18.5 | 42–10 | W | U55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-15.5 | 37–3 | W | U52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 41–24 | W | O54.25 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation |
-18.5 | 24–3 | W | U50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-16.5 | 40–34 | L | O55 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest |
-16.5 | 20–17 | L | U52 |
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 Under trend Miss
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.
Market moved toward Charlotte
3.5 pts (MEM -20 → MEM -16.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
57.5 → 55.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 275 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 36% 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% | 6-2 75% | |
| 8-2 80% | 6-3-1 67% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CLT 0–1 MEM
MEM leads · 1 game since 2023 · MEM has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 2023 | Memphis 44 @ Charlotte 38 | MEM -10 | CLT W |
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 →−11.8▼ 2.3#115
MEM+2.0 →+3.5▲ 1.5#54
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8
Longer bar = better
#111
Offense
MEM better ▶#46
#119
Defense
MEM better ▶#50
−0.7 #113
Turnovers
MEM better ▶+1.4 #6
65 plays #82
Pace
MEM faster ▶71 plays #26
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLT off | MEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.0 #104 | 19.9 #32 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 5.37 #101 | 5.60 #81 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.02 #122 | +0.05 #44 | MEM |
| Success rate | 37% #116 | 39% #41 | MEM |
| MEM off | CLT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.1 #29 | 34.4 #121 | MEM |
| Yards / play | 6.10 #52 | 6.40 #121 | MEM |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #30 | +0.23 #120 | MEM |
| Success rate | 43% #74 | 45% #113 | MEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CLT scoring against the MEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.4 #124 | 7.7 #83 | 10.1 #108 | 4.9 #92 | 8.0 #43 | 12.9 #76 | |
4.0 #47 | 5.3 #33 | 9.3 #32 | 4.3 #36 | 6.3 #72 | 10.6 #39 |
MEM scoring against the CLT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.4 #23 | 11.3 #23 | 19.7 #20 | 7.1 #52 | 7.3 #61 | 14.4 #54 | |
8.1 #121 | 11.3 #125 | 19.4 #126 | 7.7 #110 | 7.3 #92 | 15.0 #112 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 10 mph
gusts 20 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CLT7d
MEM7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
CLT backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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