Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at East Carolina · Conference game
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2-6 · Power #118
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Final
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4-4 · Power #92
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▲ winner
Closing spread
ECU -5.5
✓ ECU W
Total
58.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
FAU 23–28 ECU
✓ ECU (65%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenECU -7.5
CloseECU -5.5
Total56.5 → 58.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Florida Atlantic
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ECU -7.5 · closed ECU -5.5 · moved 2 toward FAUmodel ECU -4.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 upmodel 50.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 4.5–6.5 since 2023: won 69%, covered 56% (98 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 46% (70 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenECU -7.5
CloseECU -5.5
Total56.5 → 58.5
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 ECU as a 5.5-point home favorite against FAU, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: ECU won 49–14; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 63 points went over 58.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 62%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 8.3 against an average line of 4.9; 49.9 points a game (usually 53.2). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
EMU vs OHIO
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-626–34 L U61.75
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & season form
-331–9 W U57.5
Very close
BALL vs M-OH
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-3.517–24 L U53
Very close
BALL vs BUFF
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total
-620–3 W U59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-3.538–28 W O57.5
Very close
MEM vs TULN
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form
-5.533–28 L O58
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread
-5.517–20 L U61.5
Very close
M-OH vs BUFF
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total
-745–18 W O58
Close
BALL vs EMU
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & team ratings
-2.516–20 L U57.5
Close
ARMY vs ULM
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & team ratings
-6.548–24 W O55.5
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
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

East Carolina 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Market moved toward Florida Atlantic
2 pts (ECU -7.5 → ECU -5.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved up 2
56.5 → 58.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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
FAU−6.9 →−11.2▼ 4.3#114
ECU−7.2 →−9.2▼ 2.0#105
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

FAU
Longer bar = better
ECU
#99
Offense
ECU better ▶
#83
#78
Defense
ECU better ▶
#57
+0.3 #53
Turnovers
◀ FAU better
−0.8 #115
66 plays #84
Pace
ECU faster ▶
68 plays #53
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FAU has the ball
Advantage: ECU defense
FAU offECU defEdge
Points / game 24.0 #103 28.4 #94 Even
Yards / play 5.58 #86 5.17 #42 ECU
PPA / play +0.09 #95 +0.10 #66 ECU
Success rate 39% #110 38% #26 ECU
When ECU has the ball
Even matchup
ECU offFAU defEdge
Points / game 30.4 #52 30.1 #102 ECU
Yards / play 5.83 #72 5.89 #93 ECU
PPA / play +0.07 #102 +0.07 #52 FAU
Success rate 40% #105 41% #63 FAU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FAU scoring against the ECU defense
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FAU scored
4.8
#96
8.9
#57
13.6
#79
7.4
#42
3.0
#134
10.4
#111
ECU allowed
6.0
#86
9.0
#95
15.0
#96
6.5
#90
6.9
#81
13.4
#89
ECU scoring against the FAU defense
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ECU scored
8.6
#23
5.6
#121
14.3
#66
10.3
#11
5.9
#96
16.1
#33
FAU allowed
5.4
#70
7.8
#73
13.1
#77
7.6
#111
9.4
#119
17.0
#121

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
ECU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
69° · 5 mph
gusts 9 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FAU6d
ECU12d
ECU +6 days
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FAU backup QB started
Not the usual starter