Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Florida State
Weather at kickoff46°F6 mphgusts 11DryWeather watch ›
6-5 · Power #21
31
▲ winner
Final
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2-9 · Power #85
11
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
3.5 pts toward Florida
Total
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
Opened 45.5 · unchangedmodel 45.5 matches the 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.

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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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
WASH @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-17.2521–16 L U45.5
Close
STAN @ VAN
2021 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & season form
-1341–23 W O49
Close
ND @ STAN
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & situation
-20.7545–14 W O53
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-1713–10 L U44.5
Close
CSU @ UNM
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form
-1336–7 W U44.75
Close
BOIS @ WYO
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-14.520–17 L U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & spread
-15.523–13 L U48.5
Close
UAB @ USM
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total
-1734–0 W U43.25
Close
USU @ UNM
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form
-1735–10 W U48
Close
2024 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-16.529–13 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%)
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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
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

FLA
Longer bar = better
FSU
#67
Offense
◀ FLA better
#132
#81
Defense
Even
#87
+0.1 #59
Turnovers
◀ FLA better
−1.1 #135
60 plays #127
Pace
Even
60 plays #129
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FLA has the ball
Even matchup
FLA offFSU defEdge
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
When FSU has the ball
Advantage: FLA defense
FSU offFLA defEdge
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
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FLA scored
3.4
#121
9.6
#44
13.0
#87
5.9
#69
8.7
#29
14.6
#55
FSU allowed
5.0
#66
8.9
#97
13.9
#85
6.5
#92
7.4
#83
13.8
#92
FSU scoring against the FLA defense
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FSU scored
2.8
#128
4.6
#126
7.5
#132
4.5
#105
3.9
#132
8.4
#127
FLA allowed
4.0
#35
8.6
#91
12.6
#71
8.0
#118
4.4
#14
12.4
#65

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FSU +2.5
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

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