Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Kennesaw State · Conference game
Closing spread
FIU -8.5
✓ KENN W
Total
41.5
▲ Over · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
FIU 25–16 KENN
✗ FIU (73%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFIU -8
CloseFIU -8.5
Total43.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenFIU -8
0.5 → FIU
CloseFIU -8.5
0.5 pts toward Florida International
Total
Open43.5
▼ 2
Close41.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened FIU -8 · closed FIU -8.5 · moved 0.5 toward FIUmodel FIU -8
model FIU -8
Opened 43.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 2 downmodel 41
model 41
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 7.5–9.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 54% (64 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenFIU -8
CloseFIU -8.5
Total43.5 → 41.5
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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
FIU as an 8.5-point road favorite at KENN, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: KENN won 27–26 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 53 points went over 41.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.7 against an average line of 7.9; 42.9 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 4 overs, 1 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 |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-10.5 | 49–19 | W | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 13–17 | L | U45 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-11 | 42–6 | W | O41.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 24–6 | W | U44 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 21–30 | L | O47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-8.5 | 14–13 | L | U42.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & season form |
-7 | 9–21 | L | U38.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 28–36 | L | O40.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 27–20 | W | O44 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-6 | 21–13 | W | U44 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Florida International ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.
Florida International ATS trend (7-3)
Florida International have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Total moved down 2
43.5 → 41.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 154 earlier overs in games with totals 37.5–45.5, 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | |
| 1-9 10% | 4-5 44% | 3-6 33% |
Recent meetings
The series
FIU 0–2 KENN
KENN leads · 2 games since 2024 · KENN has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
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
FIU−14.7 →−12.5▲ 2.2#116
KENN−17.4 →−22.6▼ 5.2#133
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#107
Offense
◀ FIU better#136
#58
Defense
◀ FIU better#106
−0.4 #95
Turnovers
◀ FIU better−0.7 #118
61 plays #124
Pace
Even62 plays #119
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FIU off | KENN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.5 #91 | 31.5 #111 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.49 #89 | 6.00 #104 | Even |
| PPA / play | −0.04 #131 | +0.15 #94 | KENN |
| Success rate | 38% #116 | 46% #116 | Even |
| KENN off | FIU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 17.1 #133 | 25.8 #76 | FIU |
| Yards / play | 4.02 #137 | 5.19 #42 | FIU |
| PPA / play | −0.12 #137 | +0.07 #51 | FIU |
| Success rate | 31% #136 | 41% #63 | FIU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
FIU scoring against the KENN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.8 #87 | 7.7 #79 | 12.5 #88 | 5.6 #74 | 7.4 #55 | 13.0 #71 | |
6.3 #99 | 8.8 #90 | 15.1 #99 | 8.0 #116 | 6.3 #64 | 14.3 #103 |
KENN scoring against the FIU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.9 #108 | 3.7 #131 | 7.6 #130 | 3.8 #115 | 5.0 #117 | 8.8 #121 | |
3.7 #29 | 9.7 #104 | 13.4 #79 | 5.9 #76 | 5.8 #49 | 11.7 #56 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 9 mph
gusts 21 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FIU7d
KENN7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 134fast
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