Thu, Sep 21, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Coastal Carolina · Conference game
Weather at kickoff71°F8 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
3-0 · Power #91
30
▲ winner
Final
@
2-1 · Power #70
17
final
Closing spread
CCU -4.5
✓ GAST W
Total
62.5
▼ Under · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
GAST 26–31 CCU
✗ CCU (64%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCCU -4.5
Total62.5
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Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseCCU -4.5
Total62.5
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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 CCU as a 4.5-point home favorite against GAST, the favorite won 6, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: GAST won 30–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 47 points stayed under 62.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 1.4 against an average line of 4; 65.6 points a game (usually 54.2). When games like this go over ›

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FRES vs NEV
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-3.534–32 L O64.5
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APP vs MRSH
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-731–30 L O59.25
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ECU vs MEM
2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread
-5.547–45 L O62.5
Very close
FRES vs BSU
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total
-414–40 L U61
Close
MEM vs UTSA
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation
-328–31 L U66.5
Close
WKU vs UAB
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total
-1.2520–17 W U60.5
Close
MD vs PUR
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & spread
-329–31 L O59.5
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TULN vs SMU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.559–24 W O65
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UNC vs VT
2020 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation
-3.556–45 W O58.75
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BYU vs BSU
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread
-617–26 L U58
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 3 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 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GAST−3.6 →−1.8▲ 1.8#70
CCU−2.7 →+1.9▲ 4.6#52
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

GAST
Longer bar = better
CCU
#36
Offense
◀ GAST better
#66
#67
Defense
Even
#63
+2.0 #5
Turnovers
◀ GAST better
+1.3 #21
67 plays #66
Pace
Even
69 plays #56
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GAST has the ball
Advantage: GAST offense
GAST offCCU defEdge
Points / game 39.3 #26 16.7 #40 Even
Yards / play 6.90 #24 5.93 #104 GAST
PPA / play +0.32 #23 −0.10 #20 Even
Success rate 42% #72 42% #87 Even
When CCU has the ball
Even matchup
CCU offGAST defEdge
Points / game 36.3 #39 24.7 #81 CCU
Yards / play 6.11 #53 5.75 #90 CCU
PPA / play +0.13 #74 +0.02 #60 Even
Success rate 39% #99 35% #37 GAST

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 130 FBS teams
GAST scoring against the CCU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GAST scored
9.3
#23
11.3
#43
20.7
#29
11.7
#10
7.0
#60
18.7
#24
CCU allowed
4.3
#68
3.3
#21
7.7
#34
2.3
#19
6.7
#72
9.0
#42
CCU scoring against the GAST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CCU scored
9.3
#23
11.0
#51
20.3
#33
13.7
#7
2.3
#116
16.0
#42
GAST allowed
0.0
#1
8.0
#83
8.0
#38
9.7
#120
7.0
#79
16.7
#116

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CCU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
71° · 8 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
GAST5d short
CCU5d short
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast

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