Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Clemson
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1-1 · Power #105
14
final
Final
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1-1 · Power #19
48
▲ winner
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
APP vs USA
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest
-21.531–7 W U51.75
Loose
ORE vs COLO
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread & rest
-24.552–29 L O49.5
Loose
ND vs USF
2020 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest
-2352–0 W O49
Loose
UAB vs UTSA
2020 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest
-21.521–13 L U55.5
Loose
FSU vs GT
2022 · Week 9 · loose · similar spread
-23.541–16 W O48
Loose
ND vs UNLV
2022 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & spread
-2644–21 L O46.5
Loose
LIB vs ODU
2021 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest
-27.545–17 W O53
Loose
BYU vs WYO
2022 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest
-21.2538–24 L O49.75
Loose
UTAH vs COLO
2021 · Week 13 · loose · similar spread & total
-2428–13 L U52.5
Loose
TCU vs LT
2020 · Week 15 · loose · similar total & rest
-21.552–10 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.
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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

FAU
Longer bar = better
CLEM
#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
When FAU has the ball
Advantage: CLEM defense
FAU offCLEM defEdge
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
When CLEM has the ball
Even matchup
CLEM offFAU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FAU scored
7.0
12.0
19.0
7.0
0.0
7.0
CLEM allowed
8.5
3.0
11.5
3.5
7.5
11.0
CLEM scoring against the FAU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
7.0
8.5
15.5
14.0
7.0
21.0
FAU allowed
3.5
7.0
10.5
3.5
4.5
8.0

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLEM +2.5
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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