Thu, Sep 21, 2023, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Coastal Carolina · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseCCU -4.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close62.5
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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 34–32 | L | O64.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-7 | 31–30 | L | O59.25 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-5.5 | 47–45 | L | O62.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & total |
-4 | 14–40 | L | U61 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 28–31 | L | U66.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & total |
-1.25 | 20–17 | W | U60.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & spread |
-3 | 29–31 | L | O59.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 59–24 | W | O65 |
| Close | 2020 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & situation |
-3.5 | 56–45 | W | O58.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar spread |
-6 | 17–26 | 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.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 33 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 47% of games with totals 58.5–66.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-0 100% | 2-1 67% | 2-1 67% | |
| 2-1 67% | 3-0 100% | 1-1 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#36
Offense
◀ GAST better#66
#67
Defense
Even#63
+2.0 #5
Turnovers
◀ GAST better+1.3 #21
67 plays #66
Pace
Even69 plays #56
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| GAST off | CCU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CCU off | GAST def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.3 #23 | 11.3 #43 | 20.7 #29 | 11.7 #10 | 7.0 #60 | 18.7 #24 | |
4.3 #68 | 3.3 #21 | 7.7 #34 | 2.3 #19 | 6.7 #72 | 9.0 #42 |
CCU scoring against the GAST defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.3 #23 | 11.0 #51 | 20.3 #33 | 13.7 #7 | 2.3 #116 | 16.0 #42 | |
0.0 #1 | 8.0 #83 | 8.0 #38 | 9.7 #120 | 7.0 #79 | 16.7 #116 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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