Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Charlotte · Conference game
Closing spread
ECU -8.5
✓ CLT W
Total
47.5
▲ Over · 79 pts
Model before kickoff
ECU 26–19 CLT
✗ ECU (71%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenECU -8
CloseECU -8.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenECU -8
0.5 → ECU
CloseECU -8.5
0.5 pts toward East Carolina
Total
Open46.5
▲ 1
Close47.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ECU -8 · closed ECU -8.5 · moved 0.5 toward ECUmodel ECU -5.5
model ECU -5.5
Opened 46.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 1 upmodel 45
model 45
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 78%, covered 57% (41 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenECU -8
CloseECU -8.5
Total46.5 → 47.5
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
ECU as an 8.5-point road favorite at CLT, the favorite won 6, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: CLT won 55–24 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 79 points went over 47.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%
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 4.2 against an average line of 7.7; 50 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 4 overs, 1 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 | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 31–28 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-11.5 | 27–20 | L | U50.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-11 | 42–6 | W | O41.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-5.5 | 18–33 | L | O47.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 37–3 | W | U48 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & team ratings |
-8.5 | 14–13 | L | U42.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-4.75 | 31–37 | L | O48 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 16–30 | L | U48 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest |
-8 | 24–21 | L | U47.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 2 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-6 | 31–38 | L | O51 |
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 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
Charlotte have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 231 earlier overs in games with totals 43.5–51.5, 33% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 3-7 30% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-4 50% | 6-2 75% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
ECU 0–1 CLT
CLT leads · 1 game since 2023 · CLT has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 2023 | Charlotte 10 @ East Carolina 7 | ECU -6 | CLT 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
ECU−7.2 →−6.0▲ 1.2#92
CLT−9.5 →−13.3▼ 3.8#120
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#103
Offense
◀ ECU better#119
#28
Defense
◀ ECU better#117
−0.8 #110
Turnovers
CLT better ▶−0.4 #92
72 plays #23
Pace
◀ ECU faster63 plays #102
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ECU off | CLT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.0 #87 | 33.2 #118 | ECU |
| Yards / play | 5.47 #97 | 6.74 #130 | ECU |
| PPA / play | −0.03 #120 | +0.23 #113 | Even |
| Success rate | 39% #109 | 44% #106 | Even |
| CLT off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.8 #124 | 18.6 #36 | ECU |
| Yards / play | 5.07 #111 | 4.58 #26 | ECU |
| PPA / play | 0.00 #117 | −0.04 #26 | ECU |
| Success rate | 35% #124 | 35% #24 | ECU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ECU scoring against the CLT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.6 #15 | 4.8 #116 | 15.4 #65 | 7.8 #48 | 3.8 #121 | 11.6 #92 | |
6.0 #85 | 11.6 #124 | 17.6 #111 | 6.8 #92 | 8.8 #114 | 15.6 #113 |
CLT scoring against the ECU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.6 #133 | 5.4 #108 | 6.0 #131 | 4.8 #94 | 7.0 #59 | 11.8 #87 | |
2.6 #24 | 6.2 #50 | 8.8 #35 | 5.6 #72 | 4.2 #40 | 9.8 #42 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 7 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ECU7d
CLT7d
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 133fast
Quarterback
ECU, CLT backup QBs started
Not the usual starter
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