Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Marshall · Conference game
Closing spread
MRSH -7.5
✓ MRSH W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 50 pts
Model before kickoff
CCU 24–32 MRSH
✓ MRSH (70%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMRSH -9
CloseMRSH -7.5
Total55.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMRSH -9
1.5 → CCU
CloseMRSH -7.5
1.5 pts toward Coastal Carolina
Total
Open55.5
▲ 1
Close56.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MRSH -9 · closed MRSH -7.5 · moved 1.5 toward CCUmodel MRSH -6.5
model MRSH -6.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 upmodel 56
model 56
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 55% (108 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 53% (101 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMRSH -9
CloseMRSH -7.5
Total55.5 → 56.5
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
MRSH as a 7.5-point home favorite against CCU, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: MRSH won 31–19; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 50 points stayed under 56.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.9 against an average line of 6.8; 58.7 points a game (usually 53.8). 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 & situation |
-7 | 45–18 | W | O58 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & situation |
-6.5 | 33–10 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7 | 52–31 | W | O62.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation |
-5.5 | 33–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation |
-6.5 | 41–21 | W | O58 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-5.5 | 17–20 | L | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-6.5 | 26–10 | W | U62.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total |
-9.25 | 49–52 | L | O54.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar team ratings & season form |
-8.5 | 31–10 | W | U63.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-6 | 26–34 | L | U61.75 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Marshall ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.
Coastal Carolina away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Marshall ATS trend (8-1)
Marshall have covered 89% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Marshall 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Marshall 5-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Coastal Carolina
1.5 pts (MRSH -9 → MRSH -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 19. 52% of games with totals 52.5–60.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | |
| 6-4 60% | 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
CCU 1–0 MRSH
CCU leads · 1 game since 2023 · CCU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28 2023 | Marshall 6 @ Coastal Carolina 34 | MRSH -3.5 | CCU W |
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−2.5 →−6.3▼ 3.8#95
MRSH−5.5 →−2.8▲ 2.7#75
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#58
Offense
Even#50
#103
Defense
MRSH better ▶#60
+0.8 #25
Turnovers
◀ CCU better+0.4 #40
63 plays #105
Pace
Even64 plays #93
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CCU off | MRSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.7 #41 | 23.3 #60 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.05 #54 | 5.40 #60 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.18 #50 | +0.09 #63 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #86 | 41% #56 | MRSH |
| MRSH off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 30.6 #51 | 31.4 #106 | MRSH |
| Yards / play | 6.18 #46 | 6.01 #101 | MRSH |
| PPA / play | +0.17 #52 | +0.15 #90 | MRSH |
| Success rate | 44% #52 | 45% #113 | MRSH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
CCU scoring against the MRSH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.2 #15 | 8.0 #74 | 17.2 #35 | 9.1 #16 | 5.3 #109 | 14.4 #51 | |
3.3 #27 | 6.4 #45 | 9.8 #30 | 6.6 #91 | 7.0 #81 | 13.6 #87 |
MRSH scoring against the CCU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.1 #65 | 11.1 #19 | 17.2 #35 | 5.7 #81 | 7.7 #51 | 13.3 #65 | |
5.3 #68 | 11.9 #125 | 17.2 #113 | 5.0 #51 | 9.2 #119 | 14.2 #104 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 3 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
CCU9d
MRSH7d
CCU +2 days
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
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