Tue, Oct 10, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at App State · Conference game
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2-3 · Power #70
27
▲ winner
Final
@
3-2 · Power #61
24
final
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MEM vs ECU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & spread
-429–30 L O58.75
Very close
LOU vs BC
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-428–14 W U57.5
Very close
ECU vs MEM
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & season form
-5.547–45 L O62.5
Very close
FRES vs BSU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total
-414–40 L U61
Very close
MEM vs TULN
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & spread
-5.533–28 L O58
Very close
NEV vs FRES
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar total & season form
-6.537–26 W O59
Very close
KSU vs TCU
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & situation
-3.531–12 W U58.5
Very close
SJSU vs USU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & total
-4.517–48 L O58
Very close
BSU vs NEV
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar total & situation
-3.531–41 L O59
Very close
BYU vs BSU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & season form
-617–26 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.
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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
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

CCU
Longer bar = better
APP
#65
Offense
APP better ▶
#47
#67
Defense
◀ CCU better
#93
+0.2 #58
Turnovers
Even
0.0 #70
68 plays #54
Pace
APP faster ▶
79 plays #4
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CCU has the ball
Advantage: CCU offense
CCU offAPP defEdge
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
When APP has the ball
Even matchup
APP offCCU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
7.6
#38
8.0
#79
15.6
#65
11.0
#9
4.2
#111
15.2
#47
APP allowed
4.2
#54
11.0
#116
15.2
#94
8.6
#112
4.4
#30
13.0
#77
APP scoring against the CCU defense
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APP scored
7.4
#46
8.6
#68
16.0
#60
10.2
#15
8.8
#29
19.0
#13
CCU allowed
4.0
#43
8.2
#84
12.2
#68
5.4
#62
6.0
#62
11.4
#62

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
APP +2.5
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