Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Clemson
Closing spread
CLEM -24.5
✓ CLEM W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 62 pts
Model before kickoff
FAU 16–37 CLEM
✓ CLEM (94%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLEM -24.5
Total51.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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CloseCLEM -24.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close51.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCLEM -24.5
Total51.5
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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
CLEM as a 24.5-point home favorite against FAU, the favorite won 10, covered 5, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: CLEM won 48–14; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 62 points went over 51.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 53%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 25.4 against an average line of 23.4; 55.4 points a game (usually 55.8). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest |
-21.5 | 31–7 | W | U51.75 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & rest |
-24.5 | 52–29 | L | O49.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-23 | 52–0 | W | O49 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest |
-21.5 | 21–13 | L | U55.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread |
-23.5 | 41–16 | W | O48 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-26 | 44–21 | L | O46.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-27.5 | 45–17 | W | O53 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-21.25 | 38–24 | L | O49.75 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar spread & total |
-24 | 28–13 | L | U52.5 |
| Loose | 2020 · Week 15 · loose · similar total & rest |
-21.5 | 52–10 | W | O50 |
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 1 trend and market move 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.
Small sample warning
Florida Atlantic have 2 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 55 earlier overs in games with totals 47.5–55.5, 44% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 50% | 0-2 0% | 1-1 50% | |
| 1-1 50% | 0-2 0% | 1-0 100% |
Recent meetings
The series
FAU 0–2 CLEM
CLEM leads · 2 games since 2006 · CLEM has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FAU−0.2 →−1.6▼ 1.4#76
CLEM−4.1 →+5.1▲ 9.2#33
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2
Longer bar = better
#85
Offense
CLEM better ▶#45
#47
Defense
Even#37
0.0 #70
Turnovers
◀ FAU better−1.0 #122
59 plays #123
Pace
CLEM faster ▶85 plays #1
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FAU off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #85 | 22.5 #69 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.79 #70 | 4.06 #12 | CLEM |
| PPA / play | +0.06 #97 | −0.02 #44 | CLEM |
| Success rate | 41% #86 | 33% #22 | CLEM |
| CLEM off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.5 #38 | 18.5 #47 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.48 #35 | 4.55 #34 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #103 | −0.10 #18 | FAU |
| Success rate | 57% #4 | 42% #87 | CLEM |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 114 FBS teams
FAU scoring against the CLEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | |
8.5 | 3.0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 11.0 |
CLEM scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | |
3.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8.0 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 4 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FAU7d
CLEM7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 144 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FAU backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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