Sat, Sep 2, 2023, 10:30 PM EDTWeek 1 · at UCLA
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
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CloseUCLA -16
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CloseUCLA -16
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Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
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CloseUCLA -16
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-15.5 | 47–7 | W | O53 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 2 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-17.5 | 41–10 | W | O50 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 2 · close · similar situation |
-13.5 | 28–3 | W | U54.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar team ratings |
-19 | 20–9 | L | U51 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 1 · close · similar situation & spread |
-14 | 61–14 | W | O52 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 8 · close |
-13 | 43–3 | W | U52.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 8 · close · similar spread |
-17 | 42–13 | W | O51.5 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 2 · close · similar situation |
-13 | 35–21 | W | O55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar spread |
-14.75 | 44–18 | W | O52.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 2 · close · similar situation |
-13 | 39–21 | 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.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 127 FBS teams
Longer bar = better
#99
Offense
UCLA better ▶#74
#80
Defense
UCLA better ▶#56
0.0 #74
Turnovers
Even0.0 #73
77 plays #22
Pace
◀ CCU faster60 plays #104
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CCU off | UCLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UCLA off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
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