Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at UConn
Weather at kickoff58°F10 mphgusts 22DryWeather watch ›
2-5 · Power #110
27
final
Final
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5-3 · Power #80
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
CONN -7.5
✓ GAST W
Total
48.5
▲ Over · 61 pts
Model before kickoff
GAST 20–28 CONN
✓ CONN (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -7
CloseCONN -7.5
Total48.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward UConn
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CONN -7 · closed CONN -7.5 · moved 0.5 toward CONNmodel CONN -9.5
Opened 48.5 · unchangedmodel 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 57% (100 games)ⓘ
Moved off 7Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCONN -7
CloseCONN -7.5
Total48.5
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 CONN as a 7.5-point home favorite against GAST, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: CONN won 34–27; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 61 points went over 48.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 50%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.2 against an average line of 8.5; 45.6 points a game (usually 53.7). Of the 2 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & total
-6.517–10 W U47
Very close
TROY vs ARMY
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar situation & rest
-8.510–9 L U45.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & team ratings
-9.535–20 W O51.5
Very close
UTEP vs RICE
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar total & rest
-938–28 W O47
Very close
LIB vs VT
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-10.522–23 L U46.25
Very close
TROY vs GASO
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest
-5.527–24 L O50.75
Very close
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-1031–38 L O47.5
Very close
DUKE vs VT
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar season form & total
-1024–7 W U50
Very close
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-9.517–20 L U43
Very close
UL vs ARST
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & spread
-6.2538–18 W O51.25
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight UConn ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

UConn 3-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GAST−5.1 →−10.9▼ 5.8#113
CONN−11.5 →−4.7▲ 6.8#88
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

GAST
Longer bar = better
CONN
#94
Offense
CONN better ▶
#77
#118
Defense
CONN better ▶
#22
+0.3 #49
Turnovers
◀ GAST better
−0.5 #101
68 plays #62
Pace
CONN faster ▶
72 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GAST has the ball
Advantage: CONN defense
GAST offCONN defEdge
Points / game 21.9 #109 20.4 #32 CONN
Yards / play 5.69 #78 4.80 #17 CONN
PPA / play +0.08 #98 −0.03 #11 CONN
Success rate 42% #90 38% #26 CONN
When CONN has the ball
Advantage: CONN offense
CONN offGAST defEdge
Points / game 31.5 #45 30.7 #108 CONN
Yards / play 5.76 #76 6.39 #122 CONN
PPA / play +0.10 #89 +0.24 #125 CONN
Success rate 40% #98 46% #115 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
GAST scoring against the CONN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GAST scored
1.9
#133
7.4
#87
9.3
#117
7.7
#37
4.9
#116
12.6
#77
CONN allowed
4.3
#44
4.9
#22
9.1
#26
4.1
#31
7.1
#89
11.3
#54
CONN scoring against the GAST defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CONN scored
6.8
#53
8.0
#74
14.8
#57
9.1
#20
7.6
#52
16.8
#22
GAST allowed
6.9
#109
8.1
#80
15.0
#94
6.0
#74
9.7
#122
15.7
#116

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CONN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
58° · 10 mph
gusts 22 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
GAST6d
CONN6d
Even
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 133fast