Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at App State · Conference game
Closing spread
APP -4.5
✓ CCU W
Total
59
▼ Under · 51 pts
Model before kickoff
CCU 27–32 APP
✗ APP (62%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAPP -4.5
Total59
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseAPP -4.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close59
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–6.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 51% (51 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAPP -4.5
Total59
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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
APP as a 4.5-point home favorite against CCU, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: CCU won 27–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 51 points stayed under 59, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 2.6 against an average line of 4.7; 59.4 points a game (usually 54.2). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread |
-4 | 29–30 | L | O58.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-4 | 28–14 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-5.5 | 47–45 | L | O62.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total |
-4 | 14–40 | L | U61 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread |
-5.5 | 33–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & season form |
-6.5 | 37–26 | W | O59 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3.5 | 31–12 | W | U58.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total |
-4.5 | 17–48 | L | O58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3.5 | 31–41 | L | O59 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & season form |
-6 | 17–26 | L | U58 |
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal 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.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 19 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 44% of games with totals 55–63 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 40% | 3-2 60% | 1-3 25% | |
| 3-2 60% | 2-2-1 50% | 4-1 80% |
Recent meetings
The series
CCU 5–8 APP
APP leads · 13 games since 2005 · APP 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
CCU−2.7 →−1.1▲ 1.6#67
APP−1.3 →−1.8▼ 0.5#72
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#65
Offense
APP better ▶#47
#67
Defense
◀ CCU better#93
+0.2 #58
Turnovers
Even0.0 #70
68 plays #54
Pace
APP faster ▶79 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CCU off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.8 #62 | 30.8 #105 | CCU |
| Yards / play | 6.22 #47 | 5.72 #86 | CCU |
| PPA / play | +0.11 #73 | +0.10 #75 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #77 | 45% #106 | CCU |
| APP off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.4 #20 | 23.6 #58 | APP |
| Yards / play | 5.89 #61 | 5.70 #84 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #63 | +0.06 #53 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #44 | 42% #73 | APP |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CCU scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #38 | 8.0 #79 | 15.6 #65 | 11.0 #9 | 4.2 #111 | 15.2 #47 | |
4.2 #54 | 11.0 #116 | 15.2 #94 | 8.6 #112 | 4.4 #30 | 13.0 #77 |
APP scoring against the CCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.4 #46 | 8.6 #68 | 16.0 #60 | 10.2 #15 | 8.8 #29 | 19.0 #13 | |
4.0 #43 | 8.2 #84 | 12.2 #68 | 5.4 #62 | 6.0 #62 | 11.4 #62 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
50° · 5 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CCU10d
APP10d
Even
Tempo
Fast 147 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
CCU +3,215 ft
moderate climb
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