Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at South Carolina
Weather at kickoff47°F5 mphgusts 10DryWeather watch ›
7-4 · Power #19
16
▲ winner
Final
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5-6 · Power #47
7
final
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
TA&M @ LSU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.2524–27 L O46.75
Very close
ISU @ WVU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.531–38 L O49
Very close
AUB @ SC
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-717–21 L U45.25
Very close
OKST @ BAY
2020 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & total
-642–3 W U49
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & spread
-66–20 L U44
Very close
WISC @ MSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread
-728–34 L O49.5
Very close
TA&M @ AUB
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & total
-631–20 W O48.5
Very close
ORE @ WASH
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-726–16 W U48
Very close
FSU @ SYR
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-738–3 W U51.25
Very close
ASU @ WASH
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-635–30 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%)
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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−4.1 →+11.1▲ 15.2#20
SC−1.6 →+4.1▲ 5.7#41
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

CLEM
Longer bar = better
SC
#66
Offense
Even
#60
#13
Defense
◀ CLEM better
#75
+0.2 #49
Turnovers
SC better ▶
+0.5 #31
77 plays #2
Pace
◀ CLEM faster
66 plays #76
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CLEM has the ball
Even matchup
CLEM offSC defEdge
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
When SC has the ball
Advantage: CLEM defense
SC offCLEM defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
5.5
#75
11.1
#21
16.6
#38
7.8
#33
5.6
#100
13.5
#59
SC allowed
5.6
#79
9.4
#102
15.0
#94
6.5
#94
5.7
#45
12.3
#66
SC scoring against the CLEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SC scored
8.1
#24
6.5
#93
14.5
#67
5.5
#82
7.7
#44
13.2
#62
CLEM allowed
5.3
#65
2.6
#1
7.9
#9
5.0
#48
6.5
#70
11.5
#53

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SC +2.5
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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