Sat, Sep 7, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Nevada
Closing spread
NEV -1.5
✓ GASO W
Total
56.5
▼ Under · 37 pts
Model before kickoff
GASO 28–31 NEV
✗ NEV (57%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGASO -3.5
CloseNEV -1.5
Total55.5 → 56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenGASO -3.5
5 → NEV
CloseNEV -1.5
5 pts toward Nevada
Total
Open55.5
▲ 1
Close56.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened GASO -3.5 · closed NEV -1.5 · moved 5 toward NEVmodel NEV -5.5
model NEV -5.5
Opened 55.5 · closed 56.5 · moved 1 upmodel 59
model 59
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 48%, covered 45% (62 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenGASO -3.5
CloseNEV -1.5
Total55.5 → 56.5
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
NEV as a 1.5-point home favorite against GASO, the favorite won 3, covered 2, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: GASO won 20–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 8 of the 10 similar games. 37 points stayed under 56.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 56%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 47%
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: underdog by 6.6 against an average line of 2.4; 51.8 points a game (usually 53.3). Of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation |
-1 | 21–24 | L | U57 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2 | 16–40 | L | O53 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-5 | 29–26 | L | U56 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 24–20 | W | U50.25 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 14–22 | L | U54.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 18–31 | L | U50.75 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest |
-1 | 38–19 | W | O53.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & total |
-1.5 | 28–52 | L | O55 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-1 | 28–45 | L | O49.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & total |
-2.5 | 10–13 | L | U55.5 |
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
Slight Nevada ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.
Market moved toward Nevada
5 pts (GASO -3.5 → NEV -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Nevada at altitude (+1.4 km)
Georgia Southern climb about 4,429 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
Small sample warning
Georgia Southern has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 20 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 52% of games with totals 52.5–60.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% | |
| 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GASO−6.0 →−8.4▼ 2.4#105
NEV−15.0 →−9.5▲ 5.5#109
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1
Longer bar = better
#72
Offense
◀ GASO better#91
#134
Defense
NEV better ▶#100
0.0 #81
Turnovers
NEV better ▶+0.5 #54
85 plays #5
Pace
◀ GASO faster63 plays #96
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GASO off | NEV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 45.0 #35 | 27.5 #98 | GASO |
| Yards / play | 5.42 #92 | 5.92 #98 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.22 #68 | +0.22 #106 | GASO |
| Success rate | 40% #93 | 43% #99 | Even |
| NEV off | GASO def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.0 #90 | 56.0 #134 | NEV |
| Yards / play | 5.48 #89 | 9.86 #135 | NEV |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #89 | +0.54 #132 | NEV |
| Success rate | 40% #94 | 57% #133 | NEV |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
90° · 9 mph
gusts 24 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GASO7d
NEV7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 148 plays
slowavg 133fast
Altitude
GASO +4,429 ft
thin air for the visitors
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