Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 3 · at Charlotte
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
Open—
no open
CloseGAST -5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close52
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.25 | 7–16 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-5 | 23–26 | L | U53 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 21–49 | L | O51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-3.5 | 20–23 | L | U54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 27–24 | L | U54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-7 | 27–34 | L | O56 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 38–24 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3 | 13–20 | L | U52 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 31–13 | W | U50 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4.5 | 16–10 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 50 earlier overs in games with totals 48–56, 42% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-0 100% | 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% | |
| 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% | 1-1 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#44
Offense
◀ GAST better#98
#74
Defense
Even#65
+2.0 #9
Turnovers
◀ GAST better−0.5 #97
65 plays #83
Pace
◀ GAST faster60 plays #121
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GAST off | CLT def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CLT off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.5 | 10.5 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 17.5 | |
0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.5 | 14.5 |
CLT scoring against the GAST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | |
0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 17.5 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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