Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at Memphis · Conference game
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3-4 · Power #119
28
final
Final
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6-1 · Power #56
33
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3.5 pts toward Charlotte
Total
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
Opened 57.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NEV vs UNLV
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & season form
-1951–20 W O58.25
Very close
UCF vs USF
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-1717–13 L U62
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & situation
-15.531–24 L U55.5
Very close
UCF vs NAVY
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-15.2514–17 L U53
Close
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-18.542–10 W U55.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-15.537–3 W U52
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-14.541–24 W O54.25
Close
MEM vs TEM
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-18.524–3 W U50
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest
-16.540–34 L O55
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-16.520–17 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%)
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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 →−11.8▼ 2.3#115
MEM+2.0 →+3.5▲ 1.5#54
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

CLT
Longer bar = better
MEM
#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
When CLT has the ball
Advantage: MEM defense
CLT offMEM defEdge
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
When MEM has the ball
Advantage: MEM offense
MEM offCLT defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLT scored
2.4
#124
7.7
#83
10.1
#108
4.9
#92
8.0
#43
12.9
#76
MEM allowed
4.0
#47
5.3
#33
9.3
#32
4.3
#36
6.3
#72
10.6
#39
MEM scoring against the CLT defense
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MEM scored
8.4
#23
11.3
#23
19.7
#20
7.1
#52
7.3
#61
14.4
#54
CLT allowed
8.1
#121
11.3
#125
19.4
#126
7.7
#110
7.3
#92
15.0
#112

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MEM +2.5
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