Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Coastal Carolina · Conference game
Weather at kickoff58°F7 mphgusts 17DryWeather watch ›
6-4 · Power #90
26
▲ winner
Final
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5-5 · Power #101
6
final
Closing spread
CCU -1.5
✓ GASO W
Total
59.5
▼ Under · 32 pts
Model before kickoff
GASO 29–31 CCU
✗ CCU (55%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCCU -2
CloseCCU -1.5
Total56.5 → 59.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Georgia Southern
Total
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CCU -2 · closed CCU -1.5 · moved 0.5 toward GASOmodel CCU -2.5
Opened 56.5 · closed 59.5 · moved 3 upmodel 59.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 50%, covered 47% (123 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCCU -2
CloseCCU -1.5
Total56.5 → 59.5
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 CCU as a 1.5-point home favorite against GASO, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: GASO won 26–6 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 32 points stayed under 59.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 9.1 against an average line of 3.3; 53.3 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.514–42 L U62.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-331–9 W U57.5
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & rest
-1.517–45 L O56
Very close
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & season form
-2.514–56 L O61
Very close
SJSU vs USU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-4.517–48 L O58
Very close
UL vs GASO
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.536–17 W U63
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.524–25 L U58.5
Very close
EMU vs NIU
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.510–39 L U64.25
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & spread
-3.538–28 W O57.5
Very close
BALL vs BUFF
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & season form
-620–3 W U59.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Georgia Southern ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Georgia Southern 5-1 ATS as an underdog
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Total moved up 3
56.5 → 59.5. · 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
GASO−6.0 →−6.6▼ 0.6#96
CCU−2.5 →−6.4▼ 3.9#95
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

GASO
Longer bar = better
CCU
#78
Offense
Even
#70
#117
Defense
CCU better ▶
#98
−0.2 #86
Turnovers
CCU better ▶
+0.4 #45
68 plays #57
Pace
◀ GASO faster
65 plays #96
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GASO has the ball
Even matchup
GASO offCCU defEdge
Points / game 28.3 #62 31.4 #110 GASO
Yards / play 5.33 #104 5.83 #90 Even
PPA / play +0.14 #70 +0.14 #90 Even
Success rate 43% #75 44% #103 GASO
When CCU has the ball
Advantage: CCU offense
CCU offGASO defEdge
Points / game 30.4 #50 30.2 #104 CCU
Yards / play 5.94 #61 6.56 #124 CCU
PPA / play +0.13 #72 +0.22 #116 CCU
Success rate 41% #98 47% #124 CCU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
GASO scoring against the CCU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GASO scored
5.2
#83
8.8
#58
14.0
#69
6.1
#66
8.2
#42
14.3
#53
CCU allowed
5.1
#67
12.1
#127
17.2
#118
5.2
#55
9.0
#116
14.2
#102
CCU scoring against the GASO defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
9.0
#15
7.2
#91
16.2
#42
8.2
#25
6.0
#97
14.2
#56
GASO allowed
7.4
#112
7.2
#61
14.6
#94
9.8
#127
5.8
#49
15.6
#113

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CCU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 7 mph
gusts 17 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GASO7d
CCU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast