Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 2:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at NC State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff81°F4 mphgusts 12DryWeather watch ›
4-3 · Power #19
17
final
Final
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4-3 · Power #38
24
▲ winner
Closing spread
CLEM -10
✓ NCSU W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
CLEM 28–19 NCSU
✗ CLEM (76%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLEM -10
Total44.5
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Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLEM -10
Total44.5
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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 CLEM as a 10-point road favorite at NCSU, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: NCSU won 24–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 44.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 74%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.3 against an average line of 9.2; 47.3 points a game (usually 54.7). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WISC @ NU
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total
-1042–7 W O44.5
Very close
CLEM @ SC
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-11.530–0 W U42.5
Very close
LSU @ TA&M
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-1023–38 L O47.5
Very close
APP @ GASO
2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & spread
-9.534–26 L O45
Very close
ND @ PITT
2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1045–3 W O43.5
Very close
MIA @ VT
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form
-920–14 L U48.25
Very close
WISC @ NEB
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-1015–14 L U40.5
Very close
AUB @ SC
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & team ratings
-717–21 L U45.25
Close
ISU @ WVU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-7.531–38 L O49
Close
MINN @ NU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation
-7.541–14 W O43.5
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
Mixed signals on the spread
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 struggles (2-5)
Clemson have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
NC State ATS struggles (2-5)
NC State have covered only 29% 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 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CLEM−4.1 →+11.0▲ 15.1#18
NCSU+5.0 →+0.8▼ 4.2#57
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW8

CLEM
Longer bar = better
NCSU
#54
Offense
◀ CLEM better
#97
#19
Defense
◀ CLEM better
#47
−0.1 #86
Turnovers
NCSU better ▶
+0.1 #56
75 plays #9
Pace
◀ CLEM faster
69 plays #47
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLEM has the ball
Even matchup
CLEM offNCSU defEdge
Points / game 30.4 #49 23.6 #56 Even
Yards / play 5.66 #74 5.47 #64 Even
PPA / play +0.10 #74 +0.02 #34 NCSU
Success rate 48% #20 38% #34 Even
When NCSU has the ball
Advantage: CLEM defense
NCSU offCLEM defEdge
Points / game 25.4 #90 20.6 #41 CLEM
Yards / play 5.00 #113 4.31 #7 CLEM
PPA / play +0.02 #112 −0.05 #13 CLEM
Success rate 41% #73 35% #15 CLEM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CLEM scoring against the NCSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
7.3
#41
9.4
#44
16.7
#49
8.3
#26
5.0
#105
13.3
#65
NCSU allowed
4.4
#52
5.9
#32
10.3
#36
7.7
#110
5.6
#49
13.3
#83
NCSU scoring against the CLEM defense
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NCSU scored
5.4
#78
8.3
#66
13.7
#77
7.4
#43
4.3
#118
11.7
#88
CLEM allowed
4.9
#63
2.9
#5
7.7
#12
2.9
#12
7.4
#91
10.3
#46

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NCSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 4 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLEM7d
NCSU14d bye
NCSU +7 days
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 134fast

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