Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at South Carolina
Closing spread
CLEM -7.5
✓ CLEM W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
CLEM 29–22 SC
✓ CLEM (69%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLEM -7.5
Total47.5
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Market
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Spread
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CloseCLEM -7.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close47.5
Line context
Road favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 58% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLEM -7.5
Total47.5
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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 7.5-point road favorite at SC, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CLEM won 16–7; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 23 points stayed under 47.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
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 6.6 against an average line of 6.6; 49 points a game (usually 53.8). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.25 | 24–27 | L | O46.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 31–38 | L | O49 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 17–21 | L | U45.25 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 42–3 | W | U49 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6 | 6–20 | L | U44 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 28–34 | L | O49.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 31–20 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest |
-7 | 26–16 | W | U48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 38–3 | W | U51.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-6 | 35–30 | L | O45.5 |
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight South Carolina ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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 away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 55% of games with totals 43.5–51.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 5-5 50% | 5-4 56% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% |
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−4.1 →+11.1▲ 15.2#20
SC−1.6 →+4.1▲ 5.7#41
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#66
Offense
Even#60
#13
Defense
◀ CLEM better#75
+0.2 #49
Turnovers
SC better ▶+0.5 #31
77 plays #2
Pace
◀ CLEM faster66 plays #76
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CLEM off | SC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.4 #47 | 27.3 #79 | CLEM |
| Yards / play | 5.38 #86 | 5.69 #77 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #96 | +0.10 #72 | SC |
| Success rate | 46% #34 | 42% #72 | CLEM |
| SC off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.7 #67 | 21.1 #33 | CLEM |
| Yards / play | 5.78 #65 | 4.60 #9 | CLEM |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #49 | −0.06 #8 | CLEM |
| Success rate | 43% #57 | 33% #3 | CLEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CLEM scoring against the SC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #75 | 11.1 #21 | 16.6 #38 | 7.8 #33 | 5.6 #100 | 13.5 #59 | |
5.6 #79 | 9.4 #102 | 15.0 #94 | 6.5 #94 | 5.7 #45 | 12.3 #66 |
SC scoring against the CLEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.1 #24 | 6.5 #93 | 14.5 #67 | 5.5 #82 | 7.7 #44 | 13.2 #62 | |
5.3 #65 | 2.6 #1 | 7.9 #9 | 5.0 #48 | 6.5 #70 | 11.5 #53 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
47° · 5 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CLEM7d
SC7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 143 plays
slowavg 133fast
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