Sat, Sep 23, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Clemson · Conference game
Weather at kickoff77°F3 mphgusts 14DryWeather watch ›
3-0 · Power #14
31
▲ winner
Final
@
2-1 · Power #19
24
final
Closing spread
FSU -2
✓ FSU W
Total
56
▼ Under · 55 pts
Model before kickoff
FSU 29–27 CLEM
✓ FSU (54%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFSU -2
Total56
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFSU -2
Total56
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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 FSU as a 2-point road favorite at CLEM, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: FSU won 31–24; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 55 points stayed under 56, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 46%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.3 against an average line of 2.7; 58.1 points a game (usually 54.6). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
LSU @ MSST
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1.528–25 W U55
Very close
TCU @ BAY
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest
-229–28 L U58
Close
MSST @ LSU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-316–31 L U53
Close
MICH @ NEB
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.532–29 W O50
Close
SMU @ HOU
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & rest
-137–44 L O61.5
Close
TEX @ KSU
2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & spread
-334–27 W O54.5
Close
PITT @ GT
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-352–21 W O57.5
Close
TEX @ ARK
2021 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & total
-621–40 L O57.5
Close
ISU @ TEX
2020 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & rest
-1.523–20 W U58
Close
MSST @ UK
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.517–27 L U50.5
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 State have 3 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 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
FSU+6.4 →+14.0▲ 7.6#12
CLEM−4.1 →+11.9▲ 16.0#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

FSU
Longer bar = better
CLEM
#35
Offense
Even
#44
#69
Defense
CLEM better ▶
#30
+0.5 #47
Turnovers
◀ FSU better
0.0 #80
63 plays #110
Pace
CLEM faster ▶
79 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When FSU has the ball
Even matchup
FSU offCLEM defEdge
Points / game 43.3 #10 22.5 #62 FSU
Yards / play 6.84 #23 4.22 #9 Even
PPA / play +0.26 #33 −0.06 #25 Even
Success rate 42% #72 34% #22 CLEM
When CLEM has the ball
Advantage: CLEM offense
CLEM offFSU defEdge
Points / game 36.3 #33 22.5 #61 CLEM
Yards / play 6.02 #55 5.72 #90 CLEM
PPA / play +0.13 #72 +0.08 #73 Even
Success rate 53% #15 38% #50 CLEM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 130 FBS teams
FSU scoring against the CLEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
FSU scored
8.0
#37
12.7
#28
20.7
#28
15.0
#2
11.7
#13
26.7
#2
CLEM allowed
5.7
#90
2.0
#6
7.7
#35
2.3
#19
9.7
#113
12.0
#77
CLEM scoring against the FSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
11.3
#13
10.3
#52
21.7
#25
11.7
#10
7.0
#63
18.7
#24
FSU allowed
4.7
#70
5.3
#47
10.0
#56
4.3
#54
7.7
#94
12.0
#77

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 3 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FSU7d
CLEM7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 141 plays
slowavg 134fast

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