Sat, Sep 2, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 1 · at UCLA
Weather at kickoff70°F3 mphgusts 8Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
0-0 · Power #70
13
final
Final
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0-0 · Power #26
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
UCLA -16
✓ CCU W
Total
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Model before kickoff
CCU 20–34 UCLA
✓ UCLA (84%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUCLA -16
Total—
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Market

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Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUCLA -16
Total—
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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 UCLA as a 16-point home favorite against CCU, the favorite won 10, covered 9, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: UCLA won 27–13; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 1 of the 10 similar games.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%

Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 28.1 against an average line of 15; 51.9 points a game (usually 55.9).

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
JMU vs CCU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & team ratings
-15.547–7 W O53
Very close
AFA vs COLO
2022 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & spread
-17.541–10 W O50
Close
NEB vs BUFF
2021 · Week 2 · close · similar situation
-13.528–3 W U54.5
Close
MRSH vs FAU
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar team ratings
-1920–9 L U51
Close
RUTG vs TEM
2021 · Week 1 · close · similar situation & spread
-1461–14 W O52
Close
NW vs MD
2020 · Week 8 · close
-1343–3 W U52.5
Close
BSU vs USU
2020 · Week 8 · close · similar spread
-1742–13 W O51.5
Close
LOU vs WKU
2020 · Week 2 · close · similar situation
-1335–21 W O55
Close
WSU vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread
-14.7544–18 W O52.5
Close
ECU vs ODU
2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation
-1339–21 W O49.75
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 1 trend and market move 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.

Small sample warning
Coastal Carolina have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 127 FBS teams
CCU
Longer bar = better
UCLA
#99
Offense
UCLA better ▶
#74
#80
Defense
UCLA better ▶
#56
0.0 #74
Turnovers
Even
0.0 #73
77 plays #22
Pace
◀ CCU faster
60 plays #104
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CCU has the ball
Advantage: UCLA defense
CCU offUCLA defEdge
Points / game 13.0 #114 13.0 #39 UCLA
Yards / play 4.48 #105 4.48 #48 UCLA
PPA / play −0.06 #104 −0.06 #50 UCLA
Success rate 42% #71 42% #86 Even
When UCLA has the ball
Even matchup
UCLA offCCU defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #76 27.0 #85 Even
Yards / play 6.95 #30 6.95 #111 UCLA
PPA / play +0.04 #87 +0.04 #69 Even
Success rate 35% #101 35% #53 CCU

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
UCLA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 3 mph
gusts 8 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
CCU1st game
UCLA1st game
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
CCU 2,229 mi
3 time zones