Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Florida State
Closing spread
FLA -17.5
✓ FLA W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 42 pts
Model before kickoff
FLA 31–15 FSU
✓ FLA (88%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFLA -14
CloseFLA -17.5
Total45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFLA -14
3.5 → FLA
CloseFLA -17.5
3.5 pts toward Florida
Total
Open45.5
no move
Close45.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FLA -14 · closed FLA -17.5 · moved 3.5 toward FLAmodel FLA -11.5
model FLA -11.5
Opened 45.5 · unchangedmodel 45.5 matches the line
model 45.5 = line ✓
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 43% (67 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFLA -14
CloseFLA -17.5
Total45.5
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
FLA as a 17.5-point road favorite at FSU, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 2 went over the total.
Compare by
Customize filters
Only include
Show up togames
This game: FLA won 31–11; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 42 points stayed under 45.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 89%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
2 of 1020%
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 17.4 against an average line of 16.2; 42 points a game (usually 54.4). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-17.25 | 21–16 | L | U45.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form |
-13 | 41–23 | W | O49 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation |
-20.75 | 45–14 | W | O53 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-17 | 13–10 | L | U44.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-13 | 36–7 | W | U44.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-14.5 | 20–17 | L | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread |
-15.5 | 23–13 | L | U48.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-17 | 34–0 | W | U43.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-17 | 35–10 | W | U48 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-16.5 | 29–13 | L | U47 |
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Florida 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 State ATS struggles (3-8)
Florida State have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Florida State 1-5 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Florida
3.5 pts (FLA -14 → FLA -17.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 26 in the 4th quarter and got 22. 54% of games with totals 41.5–49.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 6-3 67% | 4-5 44% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FLA 39–29 FSU (2 tied)
FLA leads · 70 games since 1904 · FLA has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | Florida State 24 @ Florida 15 | FSU -6.5 | FSU 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
FLA+8.5 →+9.3▲ 0.8#26
FSU+14.6 →−3.5▼ 18.1#81
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13
Longer bar = better
#67
Offense
◀ FLA better#132
#81
Defense
Even#87
+0.1 #59
Turnovers
◀ FLA better−1.1 #135
60 plays #127
Pace
Even60 plays #129
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FLA off | FSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.6 #71 | 27.7 #85 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.22 #39 | 5.74 #83 | FLA |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #89 | +0.24 #124 | FLA |
| Success rate | 43% #70 | 41% #57 | Even |
| FSU off | FLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 15.8 #134 | 25.5 #73 | FLA |
| Yards / play | 4.54 #134 | 5.56 #67 | FLA |
| PPA / play | −0.03 #129 | +0.11 #80 | FLA |
| Success rate | 34% #132 | 45% #104 | FLA |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FLA scoring against the FSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #121 | 9.6 #44 | 13.0 #87 | 5.9 #69 | 8.7 #29 | 14.6 #55 | |
5.0 #66 | 8.9 #97 | 13.9 #85 | 6.5 #92 | 7.4 #83 | 13.8 #92 |
FSU scoring against the FLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.8 #128 | 4.6 #126 | 7.5 #132 | 4.5 #105 | 3.9 #132 | 8.4 #127 | |
4.0 #35 | 8.6 #91 | 12.6 #71 | 8.0 #118 | 4.4 #14 | 12.4 #65 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
46° · 6 mph
gusts 11 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FLA7d
FSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 120 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FSU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
Schedules, links & other games
Previous and next games, standings, ESPN, and the rest of the week

