Sat, Nov 18, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Navy · Conference game
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
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseNAVY -2.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close30.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 34–37 | L | O38 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 34–27 | W | O36 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 10–12 | L | U30.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 27–28 | L | O40.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 27–21 | W | O40.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 28–27 | L | O38.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-6 | 35–13 | W | O38 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 6 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-2.5 | 20–14 | W | U38.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation & spread |
-4.5 | 24–21 | L | O39.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-7.25 | 17–0 | 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%)
Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | |
| 4-5 44% | 3-5-1 38% | 3-4 43% |
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
Longer bar = better
#135
Offense
NAVY better ▶#117
#37
Defense
◀ ECU better#54
+0.1 #59
Turnovers
NAVY better ▶+1.3 #3
66 plays #77
Pace
◀ ECU faster61 plays #123
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ECU off | NAVY def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| NAVY off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.7 #76 | 5.9 #106 | 11.6 #94 | 1.7 #132 | 4.8 #111 | 6.5 #130 | |
4.9 #51 | 6.8 #55 | 11.7 #50 | 2.7 #9 | 7.1 #84 | 9.8 #28 |
NAVY scoring against the ECU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.7 #92 | 3.2 #133 | 7.9 #128 | 3.9 #114 | 7.9 #40 | 11.8 #86 | |
5.1 #56 | 7.3 #69 | 12.4 #56 | 4.4 #40 | 6.2 #61 | 10.6 #42 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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