Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Navy · Conference game
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3-3 · Power #119
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Final
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5-0 · Power #61
51
▲ winner
Closing spread
NAVY -16.5
✓ NAVY W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 68 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 19–34 NAVY
✓ NAVY (87%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -18
CloseNAVY -16.5
Total56.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Charlotte
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened NAVY -18 · closed NAVY -16.5 · moved 1.5 toward CLTmodel NAVY -12.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 upmodel 53
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 15.5–17.5 since 2023: won 92%, covered 42% (64 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (60 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenNAVY -18
CloseNAVY -16.5
Total56.5 → 57.5
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 NAVY as a 16.5-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: NAVY won 51–17; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 68 points went over 57.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
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 15.1 against an average line of 15.1; 57.9 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 2 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar total & situation
-14.556–30 W O59
Close
HOU vs ECU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation
-13.531–24 L U56.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total
-15.531–24 L U55.5
Close
2023 · Week 11 · close · similar total & season form
-13.538–10 W U58.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-1642–35 L O56.5
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & spread
-16.520–17 L U52
Loose
USA vs ULM
2022 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & spread
-1741–34 L O51
Loose
LIB vs MTSU
2021 · Week 6 · loose · similar total & situation
-2041–13 W U58.75
Loose
UTSA vs MTSU
2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar total
-11.527–13 W U59.5
Loose
USA vs LT
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar season form
-1338–14 W U59
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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Charlotte ATS trend Miss
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.

Charlotte ATS trend (3-1)
Charlotte have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Charlotte 3-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Navy ATS trend (4-1)
Navy have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Navy 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Charlotte
1.5 pts (NAVY -18 → NAVY -16.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (8-1 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
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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 →−10.5▼ 1.0#109
NAVY−17.5 →−1.4▲ 16.1#72
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

CLT
Longer bar = better
NAVY
#106
Offense
NAVY better ▶
#3
#116
Defense
NAVY better ▶
#54
0.0 #77
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶
+1.4 #7
65 plays #89
Pace
◀ CLT faster
60 plays #125
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLT has the ball
Advantage: NAVY defense
CLT offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #103 20.2 #36 NAVY
Yards / play 5.43 #99 5.61 #81 Even
PPA / play +0.06 #99 +0.04 #42 NAVY
Success rate 37% #124 40% #57 NAVY
When NAVY has the ball
Advantage: NAVY offense
NAVY offCLT defEdge
Points / game 43.6 #5 31.7 #112 NAVY
Yards / play 7.71 #3 6.56 #126 NAVY
PPA / play +0.53 #1 +0.22 #119 NAVY
Success rate 55% #3 44% #105 NAVY

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CLT scoring against the NAVY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLT scored
2.8
#124
7.3
#89
10.2
#108
4.5
#99
9.3
#23
13.8
#66
NAVY allowed
4.2
#51
3.2
#12
7.4
#15
5.4
#67
7.4
#95
12.8
#77
NAVY scoring against the CLT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
8.6
#22
15.6
#2
24.2
#10
9.0
#20
10.4
#13
19.4
#10
CLT allowed
5.5
#78
10.8
#120
16.3
#107
6.8
#93
8.5
#111
15.3
#114

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NAVY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
68° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLT14d bye
NAVY14d bye
Even
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
CLT backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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