Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Pittsburgh · Conference game
Closing spread
FSU -20.5
✓ PITT W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 31 pts
Model before kickoff
FSU 35–14 PITT
✓ FSU (93%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFSU -20.5
Total49.5
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Market
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Spread
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CloseFSU -20.5
Opening line not available
Total
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Close49.5
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseFSU -20.5
Total49.5
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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
FSU as a 20.5-point road favorite at PITT, the favorite won 9, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: FSU won 24–7; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 31 points stayed under 49.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 90%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 22 against an average line of 20.5; 51.4 points a game (usually 56.4). 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 |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 41–16 | W | O53 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-21 | 31–3 | W | U48.75 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-20.75 | 45–14 | W | O53 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-18.5 | 55–10 | W | O45 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-20.5 | 17–40 | L | O52 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 13 · close · similar total & rest |
-22 | 45–16 | W | O50 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-17.5 | 41–7 | W | U53 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar total & rest |
-17.5 | 38–6 | W | U49.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-22.5 | 16–6 | L | U47.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-24 | 38–29 | L | O54.5 |
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Florida State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over 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 State ATS trend (6-2)
Florida State have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Pittsburgh ATS struggles (2-6)
Pittsburgh have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Pittsburgh 1-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Both teams trending Over (10-4 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 19 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 57% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-0 100% | 6-2 75% | 4-2 67% | |
| 2-6 25% | 2-6 25% | 6-2 75% |
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 →+18.2▲ 11.8#6
PITT+3.7 →−2.5▼ 6.2#80
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#19
Offense
◀ FSU better#116
#32
Defense
◀ FSU better#54
+0.6 #27
Turnovers
◀ FSU better−0.3 #91
65 plays #92
Pace
◀ FSU faster61 plays #123
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| FSU off | PITT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 41.5 #5 | 28.8 #96 | FSU |
| Yards / play | 7.00 #8 | 5.32 #51 | FSU |
| PPA / play | +0.27 #17 | 0.00 #28 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #46 | 39% #39 | Even |
| PITT off | FSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.4 #104 | 18.3 #20 | FSU |
| Yards / play | 5.13 #103 | 5.01 #28 | FSU |
| PPA / play | −0.06 #133 | +0.05 #46 | FSU |
| Success rate | 37% #124 | 38% #32 | FSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
FSU scoring against the PITT defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.8 #17 | 12.0 #14 | 20.8 #13 | 9.0 #16 | 10.9 #7 | 19.9 #5 | |
4.8 #53 | 10.4 #115 | 15.1 #101 | 8.9 #122 | 4.8 #32 | 13.6 #86 |
PITT scoring against the FSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #76 | 5.1 #120 | 10.8 #108 | 6.0 #73 | 5.6 #97 | 11.6 #93 | |
3.4 #26 | 7.5 #76 | 10.9 #45 | 4.5 #40 | 2.9 #3 | 7.4 #11 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 6 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
FSU7d
PITT7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
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