Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Marshall · Conference game
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5-4 · Power #101
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6-3 · Power #69
31
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Coastal Carolina
Total
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
Opened 55.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
M-OH vs BUFF
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-745–18 W O58
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & situation
-6.533–10 W U55
Very close
TOL vs KENT
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-752–31 W O62.5
Very close
MEM vs TULN
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation
-5.533–28 L O58
Very close
UAB vs UNT
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-6.541–21 W O58
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-5.517–20 L U61.5
Very close
MEM vs TLSA
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & season form
-6.526–10 W U62.5
Very close
TOL vs EMU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & total
-9.2549–52 L O54.5
Very close
CMU vs EMU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar team ratings & season form
-8.531–10 W U63.5
Very close
EMU vs OHIO
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-626–34 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%)
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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−2.5 →−6.3▼ 3.8#95
MRSH−5.5 →−2.8▲ 2.7#75
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

CCU
Longer bar = better
MRSH
#58
Offense
Even
#50
#103
Defense
MRSH better ▶
#60
+0.8 #25
Turnovers
◀ CCU better
+0.4 #40
63 plays #105
Pace
Even
64 plays #93
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CCU has the ball
Even matchup
CCU offMRSH defEdge
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
When MRSH has the ball
Advantage: MRSH offense
MRSH offCCU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
9.2
#15
8.0
#74
17.2
#35
9.1
#16
5.3
#109
14.4
#51
MRSH allowed
3.3
#27
6.4
#45
9.8
#30
6.6
#91
7.0
#81
13.6
#87
MRSH scoring against the CCU defense
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MRSH scored
6.1
#65
11.1
#19
17.2
#35
5.7
#81
7.7
#51
13.3
#65
CCU allowed
5.3
#68
11.9
#125
17.2
#113
5.0
#51
9.2
#119
14.2
#104

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MRSH +2.5
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