Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Charlotte
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2-0 · Power #91
41
▲ winner
Final
@
1-1 · Power #124
25
final
Closing spread
GAST -5
✓ GAST W
Total
52
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
GAST 28–23 CLT
✓ GAST (63%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGAST -5
Total52
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseGAST -5
Total52
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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 GAST as a 5-point road favorite at CLT, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: GAST won 41–25; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 52, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 1030%
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 1.6 against an average line of 4.3; 46.2 points a game (usually 54.1). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MRSH @ TROY
2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.257–16 L U51.5
Very close
TOL @ CMU
2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest
-523–26 L U53
Very close
FAU @ MTSU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-5.521–49 L O51
Very close
DUKE @ GT
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-3.520–23 L U54
Very close
TOL @ EMU
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-427–24 L U54
Very close
TOL @ BUFF
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form
-727–34 L O56
Very close
LIB @ ODU
2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.538–24 W O47.5
Very close
TROY @ GASO
2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest
-313–20 L U52
Very close
MSU @ RUTG
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-431–13 W U50
Very close
UK @ SC
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread
-4.516–10 W U49
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
Georgia State have 2 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 135 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GAST−3.6 →−2.6▲ 1.0#82
CLT−0.6 →−8.5▼ 7.9#115
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW2

GAST
Longer bar = better
CLT
#44
Offense
◀ GAST better
#98
#74
Defense
Even
#65
+2.0 #9
Turnovers
◀ GAST better
−0.5 #97
65 plays #83
Pace
◀ GAST faster
60 plays #121
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GAST has the ball
Advantage: GAST offense
GAST offCLT defEdge
Points / game 38.5 #34 20.5 #59 GAST
Yards / play 6.34 #47 5.58 #87 GAST
PPA / play +0.30 #34 −0.01 #48 Even
Success rate 44% #62 39% #65 Even
When CLT has the ball
Advantage: GAST defense
CLT offGAST defEdge
Points / game 22.0 #108 24.5 #75 GAST
Yards / play 5.49 #86 5.83 #101 Even
PPA / play 0.00 #117 +0.07 #79 GAST
Success rate 42% #81 36% #40 GAST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 77 FBS teams
GAST scoring against the CLT defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GAST scored
10.5
10.5
21.0
10.5
7.0
17.5
CLT allowed
0.0
6.0
6.0
4.0
10.5
14.5
CLT scoring against the GAST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLT scored
7.0
8.5
15.5
0.0
6.5
6.5
GAST allowed
0.0
7.0
7.0
7.0
10.5
17.5

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLT +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
80° · 5 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GAST7d
CLT7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 125 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
CLT backup QB started
Not the usual starter