Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 4:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Florida Atlantic · Conference game
Closing spread
FAU -7.5
✓ ECU W
Total
44.5
▼ Under · 29 pts
Model before kickoff
ECU 19–26 FAU
✗ FAU (69%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFAU -7.5
Total44.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseFAU -7.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close44.5
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 63%, covered 52% (49 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFAU -7.5
Total44.5
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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
FAU as a 7.5-point home favorite against ECU, the favorite won 8, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: ECU won 22–7 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 29 points stayed under 44.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 69%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 11.7 against an average line of 7.4; 39.9 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 1 over, 0 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 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-7 | 47–14 | W | O44.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-7 | 10–16 | L | U44 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 27–0 | W | U43 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread |
-8.25 | 26–3 | W | U44 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & season form |
-6 | 24–15 | W | U43.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-10 | 10–12 | L | U48.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 26–23 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & rest |
-9 | 34–26 | L | O44.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 27–12 | W | U41 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate East Carolina 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.
Florida Atlantic home ATS weakness (0-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Florida Atlantic 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 25 in the 4th quarter and got 9. 52% of games with totals 40.5–48.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-8 11% | 4-5 44% | 3-6 33% | |
| 4-5 44% | 3-6 33% | 5-3 63% |
Recent meetings
The series
ECU 4–0 FAU
ECU leads · 4 games since 2013 · ECU has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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−10.0 →−9.0▲ 1.0#110
FAU−0.2 →−6.4▼ 6.2#99
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#134
Offense
FAU better ▶#86
#54
Defense
◀ ECU better#82
+0.1 #58
Turnovers
Even0.0 #70
66 plays #82
Pace
FAU faster ▶68 plays #60
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ECU off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.7 #129 | 26.2 #73 | FAU |
| Yards / play | 4.23 #135 | 5.50 #63 | FAU |
| PPA / play | −0.10 #136 | +0.13 #83 | FAU |
| Success rate | 33% #135 | 44% #108 | FAU |
| FAU off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.7 #69 | 24.8 #65 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.39 #88 | 5.51 #65 | ECU |
| PPA / play | +0.07 #91 | +0.12 #79 | Even |
| Success rate | 40% #94 | 34% #8 | ECU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ECU scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #77 | 5.9 #108 | 11.4 #99 | 1.9 #131 | 4.3 #127 | 6.2 #131 | |
4.9 #53 | 11.1 #127 | 16.0 #107 | 5.8 #67 | 4.4 #22 | 10.2 #37 |
FAU scoring against the ECU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #45 | 7.7 #73 | 14.6 #66 | 6.6 #59 | 6.6 #76 | 13.1 #67 | |
5.7 #74 | 7.3 #70 | 13.0 #71 | 4.9 #53 | 6.9 #80 | 11.8 #58 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
83° · 9 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ECU7d
FAU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast
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