Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at South Florida · Conference game
Weather at kickoff66°F10 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
3-8 · Power #124
14
final
Final
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5-6 · Power #95
48
▲ winner
Closing spread
USF -7
✓ USF W
Total
57
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
CLT 24–31 USF
✓ USF (68%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUSF -7
Total57
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Market

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Spread
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 6–8 since 2023: won 65%, covered 54% (63 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUSF -7
Total57
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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like USF as a 7-point home favorite against CLT, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: USF won 48–14; the favorite covered, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 57, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.5 against an average line of 6.6; 58.1 points a game (usually 53.8). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
EMU vs NIU
2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & rest
-6.541–33 W O55.5
Very close
EMU vs BUFF
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & spread
-6.531–50 L O57.5
Very close
TULN vs USF
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & season form
-5.545–14 W U59.5
Very close
CLT vs RICE
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-6.531–24 W O52.25
Very close
LT vs CLT
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total
-742–32 W O58.25
Very close
KENT vs BALL
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & season form
-720–27 L U61.75
Very close
BALL vs BUFF
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-620–3 W U59.5
Very close
KENT vs EMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-7.524–31 L U60
Very close
ARMY vs ULM
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & rest
-6.548–24 W O55.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & season form
-6.531–10 W U60
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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
Moderate Charlotte ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Charlotte 5-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
South Florida 0-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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−0.6 →−11.7▼ 11.1#122
USF−3.1 →−10.3▼ 7.2#112
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

CLT
Longer bar = better
USF
#129
Offense
USF better ▶
#87
#65
Defense
◀ CLT better
#109
−0.3 #100
Turnovers
Even
−0.2 #93
66 plays #77
Pace
USF faster ▶
80 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLT has the ball
Even matchup
CLT offUSF defEdge
Points / game 17.8 #129 36.8 #132 Even
Yards / play 4.77 #123 6.51 #127 Even
PPA / play −0.04 #130 +0.20 #116 Even
Success rate 35% #134 41% #61 USF
When USF has the ball
Advantage: CLT defense
USF offCLT defEdge
Points / game 29.3 #58 26.8 #74 Even
Yards / play 5.61 #76 5.70 #79 Even
PPA / play +0.05 #101 +0.10 #65 CLT
Success rate 38% #113 40% #42 CLT

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CLT scoring against the USF defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLT scored
1.8
#133
6.1
#101
7.9
#130
4.5
#102
4.7
#116
9.3
#116
USF allowed
8.3
#119
10.9
#124
19.2
#123
8.5
#121
9.2
#116
17.6
#125
USF scoring against the CLT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USF scored
8.5
#22
7.9
#69
16.4
#42
6.4
#66
6.5
#77
12.9
#69
CLT allowed
6.3
#88
5.5
#29
11.8
#45
6.1
#76
8.4
#103
14.5
#101

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USF +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 10 mph
gusts 16 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
CLT7d
USF8d
USF +1 day
Tempo
Fast 146 plays
slowavg 133fast