Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Navy · Conference game
Weather at kickoff54°F12 mphgusts 28DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
2-8 · Power #110
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4-5 · Power #108
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▲ winner
Closing spread
NAVY -2.5
✓ NAVY W
Total
30.5
▼ Under · 10 pts
Model before kickoff
ECU 16–18 NAVY
✓ NAVY (57%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseNAVY -2.5
Total30.5
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Total
 
Line context
Home favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 58%, covered 50% (81 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseNAVY -2.5
Total30.5
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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 NAVY as a 2.5-point home favorite against ECU, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: NAVY won 10–0; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 10 points stayed under 30.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 5.6 against an average line of 4.2; 45.6 points a game (usually 54). Of the 3 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread
-434–37 L O38
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.534–27 W O36
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & spread
-3.510–12 L U30.5
Close
VT vs GT
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest
-427–28 L O40.5
Loose
SJSU vs WYO
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & rest
-327–21 W O40.5
Loose
ARMY vs GASO
2020 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & spread
-3.528–27 L O38.5
Loose
BOIS vs SDSU
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-635–13 W O38
Loose
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & rest
-2.520–14 W U38.5
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation & spread
-4.524–21 L O39.5
Loose
CSU vs UNM
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation
-7.2517–0 W U36
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 Miss
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.

Navy home ATS weakness (1-3-1)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Navy 1-4 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
ECU−10.0 →−7.6▲ 2.4#102
NAVY−15.5 →−8.2▲ 7.3#105
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

ECU
Longer bar = better
NAVY
#135
Offense
NAVY better ▶
#117
#37
Defense
◀ ECU better
#54
+0.1 #59
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶
+1.3 #3
66 plays #77
Pace
◀ ECU faster
61 plays #123
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When ECU has the ball
Advantage: NAVY defense
ECU offNAVY defEdge
Points / game 18.1 #129 21.4 #43 NAVY
Yards / play 4.15 #136 5.67 #77 NAVY
PPA / play −0.10 #137 +0.04 #40 NAVY
Success rate 33% #136 41% #56 NAVY
When NAVY has the ball
Advantage: ECU defense
NAVY offECU defEdge
Points / game 19.7 #120 23.0 #49 ECU
Yards / play 5.01 #116 5.20 #42 ECU
PPA / play +0.04 #109 +0.07 #51 ECU
Success rate 38% #121 34% #6 ECU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
ECU scoring against the NAVY defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
ECU scored
5.7
#76
5.9
#106
11.6
#94
1.7
#132
4.8
#111
6.5
#130
NAVY allowed
4.9
#51
6.8
#55
11.7
#50
2.7
#9
7.1
#84
9.8
#28
NAVY scoring against the ECU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
NAVY scored
4.7
#92
3.2
#133
7.9
#128
3.9
#114
7.9
#40
11.8
#86
ECU allowed
5.1
#56
7.3
#69
12.4
#56
4.4
#40
6.2
#61
10.6
#42

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
NAVY +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
54° · 12 mph
gusts 28 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
ECU7d
NAVY7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 127 plays
slowavg 133fast

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