Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Florida State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff76°F8 mphgusts 14Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-1 · Power #17
29
▲ winner
Final
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1-4 · Power #85
13
final
Closing spread
CLEM -16.5
✓ FSU W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
CLEM 31–16 FSU
✓ CLEM (86%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -15.5
CloseCLEM -16.5
Total46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Clemson
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLEM -15.5 · closed CLEM -16.5 · moved 1 toward CLEMmodel CLEM -10
Opened 46.5 · unchangedmodel 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 54% (48 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -15.5
CloseCLEM -16.5
Total46.5
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 CLEM as a 16.5-point road favorite at FSU, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: CLEM won 29–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 46.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
7 of 1070%
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 16.7 against an average line of 14.6; 55.1 points a game (usually 53.8). Of the 5 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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WASH @ ASU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar situation & rest
-13.538–45 L O56
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2023 · Week 3 · close · similar total & rest
-1430–13 W U47.5
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2023 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & total
-1427–33 L O48.5
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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-14.527–24 L O48
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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-12.559–23 W O49.25
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2023 · Week 6 · close · similar total & rest
-18.552–10 W O46
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MINN @ NEB
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-14.520–13 L U44.5
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2024 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-16.520–0 W U43
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2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-13.545–28 W O50
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ILL @ NU
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-14.7541–3 W O38
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Clemson 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.

Clemson ATS trend (3-1)
Clemson have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Clemson 3-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Florida State ATS struggles (1-4)
Florida State have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
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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
CLEM+12.9 →+13.8▲ 0.9#14
FSU+14.6 →+2.6▼ 12.0#61
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

CLEM
Longer bar = better
FSU
#18
Offense
◀ CLEM better
#123
#76
Defense
◀ CLEM better
#93
+1.5 #8
Turnovers
◀ CLEM better
−1.0 #124
63 plays #97
Pace
◀ CLEM faster
60 plays #123
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLEM has the ball
Advantage: CLEM offense
CLEM offFSU defEdge
Points / game 42.0 #14 24.6 #76 CLEM
Yards / play 7.23 #17 5.63 #85 CLEM
PPA / play +0.44 #6 +0.24 #115 CLEM
Success rate 47% #33 42% #96 CLEM
When FSU has the ball
Advantage: CLEM defense
FSU offCLEM defEdge
Points / game 15.2 #130 25.8 #84 CLEM
Yards / play 4.65 #125 5.95 #101 CLEM
PPA / play 0.00 #115 +0.03 #45 CLEM
Success rate 36% #123 41% #73 CLEM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CLEM scoring against the FSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
18.3
#2
11.3
#37
29.5
#2
9.3
#23
3.3
#130
12.5
#80
FSU allowed
3.4
#34
8.8
#94
12.2
#72
7.6
#105
4.8
#47
12.4
#81
FSU scoring against the CLEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FSU scored
4.4
#94
3.4
#128
7.8
#123
4.0
#111
3.4
#126
7.4
#126
CLEM allowed
0.0
#1
8.3
#86
8.3
#30
7.0
#92
10.5
#123
17.5
#120

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
76° · 8 mph
gusts 14 mph · 0.012 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
CLEM7d
FSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
FSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter