Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at East Carolina · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenECU -7.5
2 → FAU
CloseECU -5.5
2 pts toward Florida Atlantic
Total
Open56.5
▲ 2
Close58.5
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
model ECU -4.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 58.5 · moved 2 upmodel 50.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-6 | 26–34 | L | U61.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & season form |
-3 | 31–9 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-3.5 | 17–24 | L | U53 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & total |
-6 | 20–3 | W | U59.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total |
-3.5 | 38–28 | W | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-5.5 | 33–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-5.5 | 17–20 | L | U61.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & total |
-7 | 45–18 | W | O58 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & team ratings |
-2.5 | 16–20 | L | U57.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & team ratings |
-6.5 | 48–24 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 238 earlier overs in games with totals 54.5–62.5, 34% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-6-1 33% | 5-5 50% | |
| 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
FAU 0–4 ECU
ECU leads · 4 games since 2013 · ECU has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 2023 | East Carolina 22 @ Florida Atlantic 7 | FAU -7.5 | ECU W |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| FAU off | ECU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| ECU off | FAU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #96 | 8.9 #57 | 13.6 #79 | 7.4 #42 | 3.0 #134 | 10.4 #111 | |
6.0 #86 | 9.0 #95 | 15.0 #96 | 6.5 #90 | 6.9 #81 | 13.4 #89 |
ECU scoring against the FAU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.6 #23 | 5.6 #121 | 14.3 #66 | 10.3 #11 | 5.9 #96 | 16.1 #33 | |
5.4 #70 | 7.8 #73 | 13.1 #77 | 7.6 #111 | 9.4 #119 | 17.0 #121 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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