Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at South Carolina · Conference game
Weather at kickoff78°F14 mphgusts 27DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-2 · Power #36
41
▲ winner
Final
@
2-3 · Power #47
39
final
Closing spread
SC -1.5
✓ FLA W
Total
49.5
▲ Over · 80 pts
Model before kickoff
FLA 24–24 SC
✗ SC (52%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseSC -1.5
Total49.5
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Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–3.5 since 2023: won 56%, covered 49% (43 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseSC -1.5
Total49.5
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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 SC as a 1.5-point home favorite against FLA, the favorite won 6, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: FLA won 41–39 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 80 points went over 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 3.8 against an average line of 2.1; 44.4 points a game (usually 54.6). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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VT vs ND
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-129–32 L O47
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FLA vs LSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total
-235–45 L O51.5
Very close
STAN vs WASH
2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.513–20 L U46
Very close
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar team ratings & spread
-2.517–6 W U47.75
Very close
ORST vs WSU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation
-324–10 W U51.5
Very close
KSU vs BAY
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread
-2.510–20 L U50
Very close
PITT vs SYR
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar team ratings & total
-3.519–9 W U47.5
Very close
LOU vs PITT
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1.524–10 W U55
Very close
WISC vs PUR
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation
-1.535–24 W O51.5
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2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total
-135–27 W O48
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 no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FLA−1.7 →+6.7▲ 8.4#30
SC−1.6 →+2.7▲ 4.3#45
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

FLA
Longer bar = better
SC
#52
Offense
Even
#58
#34
Defense
◀ FLA better
#103
−0.7 #112
Turnovers
SC better ▶
+0.4 #47
66 plays #84
Pace
SC faster ▶
67 plays #70
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FLA has the ball
Advantage: FLA offense
FLA offSC defEdge
Points / game 27.2 #84 29.4 #97 Even
Yards / play 6.22 #45 6.19 #113 FLA
PPA / play +0.19 #46 +0.15 #98 FLA
Success rate 47% #31 44% #105 FLA
When SC has the ball
Advantage: FLA defense
SC offFLA defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #85 16.8 #18 FLA
Yards / play 5.96 #60 5.40 #60 Even
PPA / play +0.21 #43 +0.05 #50 Even
Success rate 44% #45 32% #6 FLA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
FLA scoring against the SC defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FLA scored
6.5
#53
10.0
#43
16.5
#52
5.5
#86
5.2
#96
10.7
#101
SC allowed
6.2
#96
8.8
#97
15.0
#93
9.0
#119
5.4
#51
14.4
#98
SC scoring against the FLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
SC scored
7.6
#35
9.4
#52
17.0
#43
5.4
#87
4.6
#110
10.0
#107
FLA allowed
6.2
#94
4.0
#13
10.2
#42
4.0
#36
2.7
#7
6.7
#12

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
SC +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
78° · 14 mph
gusts 27 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
FLA7d
SC14d bye
SC +7 days
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast