Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 2:00 PM EDTWeek 9 · at NC State · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
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no open
CloseCLEM -10
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close44.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total |
-10 | 42–7 | W | O44.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread |
-11.5 | 30–0 | W | U42.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-10 | 23–38 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar total & spread |
-9.5 | 34–26 | L | O45 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-10 | 45–3 | W | O43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-9 | 20–14 | L | U48.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-10 | 15–14 | L | U40.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & team ratings |
-7 | 17–21 | L | U45.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-7.5 | 31–38 | L | O49 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation |
-7.5 | 41–14 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 14 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 55% of games with totals 40.5–48.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-3 57% | 2-5 29% | 3-2 60% | |
| 4-3 57% | 2-5 29% | 1-4 20% |
Recent meetings
The series
CLEM 60–30 NCSU (1 tied)
CLEM leads · 91 games since 1902 · CLEM has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#54
Offense
◀ CLEM better#97
#19
Defense
◀ CLEM better#47
−0.1 #86
Turnovers
NCSU better ▶+0.1 #56
75 plays #9
Pace
◀ CLEM faster69 plays #47
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLEM off | NCSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NCSU off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #41 | 9.4 #44 | 16.7 #49 | 8.3 #26 | 5.0 #105 | 13.3 #65 | |
4.4 #52 | 5.9 #32 | 10.3 #36 | 7.7 #110 | 5.6 #49 | 13.3 #83 |
NCSU scoring against the CLEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #78 | 8.3 #66 | 13.7 #77 | 7.4 #43 | 4.3 #118 | 11.7 #88 | |
4.9 #63 | 2.9 #5 | 7.7 #12 | 2.9 #12 | 7.4 #91 | 10.3 #46 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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