Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at South Carolina · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseSC -1.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close49.5
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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1 | 29–32 | L | O47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2 | 35–45 | L | O51.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 13–20 | L | U46 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 3 · very close · similar team ratings & spread |
-2.5 | 17–6 | W | U47.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 24–10 | W | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & spread |
-2.5 | 10–20 | L | U50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar team ratings & total |
-3.5 | 19–9 | W | U47.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-1.5 | 24–10 | W | U55 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-1.5 | 35–24 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & total |
-1 | 35–27 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 83 earlier overs in games with totals 45.5–53.5, 37% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2 67% | 2-4 33% | 2-2 50% | |
| 2-3 40% | 3-2 60% | 3-2 60% |
Recent meetings
The series
FLA 31–11 SC (3 tied)
FLA leads · 45 games since 1911 · SC has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| FLA off | SC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| SC off | FLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.5 #53 | 10.0 #43 | 16.5 #52 | 5.5 #86 | 5.2 #96 | 10.7 #101 | |
6.2 #96 | 8.8 #97 | 15.0 #93 | 9.0 #119 | 5.4 #51 | 14.4 #98 |
SC scoring against the FLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #35 | 9.4 #52 | 17.0 #43 | 5.4 #87 | 4.6 #110 | 10.0 #107 | |
6.2 #94 | 4.0 #13 | 10.2 #42 | 4.0 #36 | 2.7 #7 | 6.7 #12 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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