Sat, Oct 21, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Arkansas State · Conference game
Closing spread
CCU -8.5
✓ CCU W
Total
59
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
CCU 33–24 ARST
✓ CCU (74%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseCCU -8.5
Total59
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Spread
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CloseCCU -8.5
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Total
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Close59
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCCU -8.5
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
CCU as an 8.5-point road favorite at ARST, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: CCU won 27–17; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 59, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 71%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.5 against an average line of 7.9; 59.7 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2020 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & season form |
-6.5 | 31–23 | W | U59 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar season form & spread |
-7 | 33–35 | L | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread |
-7.5 | 35–23 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & total |
-7.5 | 30–31 | L | O60 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-7 | 32–31 | L | O55.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6.5 | 38–9 | W | U58 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 45–16 | W | O54.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation |
-11 | 31–34 | L | O58.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & total |
-8.5 | 23–45 | L | O59.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-7.25 | 28–24 | L | U64 |
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 33 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 47% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-3 50% | 4-2 67% | 1-4 20% | |
| 3-3 50% | 3-3 50% | 2-2 50% |
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 →−0.7▲ 2.0#67
ARST−20.5 →−14.6▲ 5.9#128
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#57
Offense
◀ CCU better#94
#73
Defense
◀ CCU better#124
+0.3 #44
Turnovers
◀ CCU better−0.3 #96
69 plays #50
Pace
◀ CCU faster63 plays #107
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CCU off | ARST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.2 #55 | 36.5 #129 | CCU |
| Yards / play | 6.49 #29 | 6.60 #130 | CCU |
| PPA / play | +0.14 #63 | +0.23 #124 | CCU |
| Success rate | 41% #80 | 45% #113 | CCU |
| ARST off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.2 #108 | 23.7 #59 | CCU |
| Yards / play | 5.56 #77 | 5.93 #95 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #78 | +0.07 #62 | Even |
| Success rate | 38% #113 | 42% #74 | CCU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
CCU scoring against the ARST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.7 #23 | 7.2 #89 | 15.8 #56 | 10.3 #10 | 4.0 #120 | 14.3 #55 | |
7.5 #113 | 11.8 #124 | 19.3 #125 | 8.5 #119 | 8.7 #109 | 17.2 #123 |
ARST scoring against the CCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.0 #33 | 3.8 #127 | 11.8 #103 | 5.8 #79 | 4.5 #113 | 10.3 #108 | |
3.3 #32 | 8.5 #90 | 11.8 #66 | 5.7 #69 | 6.2 #65 | 11.8 #65 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
74° · 5 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CCU11d
ARST14d bye
ARST +3 days
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast
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