Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 8 · at App State · Conference game
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3-3 · Power #122
45
▲ winner
Final
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4-2 · Power #115
37
final
Closing spread
APP -10.5
✓ CCU W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 82 pts
Model before kickoff
CCU 20–31 APP
✗ APP (77%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAPP -11.5
CloseAPP -10.5
Total49.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Coastal Carolina
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened APP -11.5 · closed APP -10.5 · moved 1 toward CCUmodel APP -10
Opened 49.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 2 downmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 41% (121 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (239 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenAPP -11.5
CloseAPP -10.5
Total49.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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 10.5-point home favorite against CCU, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: CCU won 45–37 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 82 points went over 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8 against an average line of 10.2; 47.6 points a game (usually 54.2). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CMU vs WMU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-1010–12 L U48.75
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & team ratings
-9.535–20 W O51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest
-9.517–20 L U43
Very close
2025 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total
-9.561–13 W O48.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-12.520–21 L U45.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1128–23 L U52.25
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & season form
-8.527–42 L O49.25
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-1031–38 L O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-10.59–3 L U45.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation
-10.540–6 W U51
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Total moved down 2
49.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (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
CCU−6.6 →−13.7▼ 7.1#116
APP−6.4 →−8.5▼ 2.1#102
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7

CCU
Longer bar = better
APP
#129
Offense
APP better ▶
#81
#67
Defense
Even
#61
−1.0 #129
Turnovers
APP better ▶
−0.5 #108
67 plays #59
Pace
APP faster ▶
73 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CCU has the ball
Advantage: APP defense
CCU offAPP defEdge
Points / game 14.7 #133 25.3 #77 APP
Yards / play 4.31 #135 5.14 #47 APP
PPA / play −0.01 #126 +0.06 #52 APP
Success rate 37% #123 41% #67 APP
When APP has the ball
Even matchup
APP offCCU defEdge
Points / game 26.3 #82 26.8 #88 Even
Yards / play 5.75 #67 5.69 #90 APP
PPA / play +0.07 #99 +0.03 #40 CCU
Success rate 43% #77 40% #48 CCU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
CCU scoring against the APP defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
1.0
#134
3.3
#133
4.3
#135
4.7
#95
5.7
#90
10.3
#102
APP allowed
4.0
#48
6.7
#57
10.7
#51
6.2
#92
8.5
#114
14.7
#114
APP scoring against the CCU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
APP scored
7.5
#44
5.7
#115
13.2
#88
9.7
#13
3.5
#121
13.2
#66
CCU allowed
4.5
#59
9.8
#115
14.3
#91
7.0
#111
5.5
#51
12.5
#86

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
APP +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CCU7d
APP7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
CCU +3,215 ft
moderate climb
Quarterback
CCU backup QB started
Not the usual starter