Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Utah State · Conference game
Closing spread
HAW -2.5
✓ USU W
Total
61.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
HAW 30–28 USU
✗ HAW (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHAW -2
CloseHAW -2.5
Total58.5 → 61.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenHAW -2
0.5 → HAW
CloseHAW -2.5
0.5 pts toward Hawai'i
Total
Open58.5
▲ 3
Close61.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened HAW -2 · closed HAW -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward HAWmodel USU -0.5
model USU -0.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 3 upmodel 57.5
model 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 55%, covered 46% (133 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenHAW -2
CloseHAW -2.5
Total58.5 → 61.5
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
HAW as a 2.5-point road favorite at USU, the favorite won 2, covered 1, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: USU won 55–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 9 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 61.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
2 of 1020%
Below normal · usually 57%
Favorite covered
1 of 1010%
Below normal · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Wins below normal, covers below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: underdog by 9.7 against an average line of 3; 65.1 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 45–33 | W | O60.75 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 24–40 | L | O63.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-2.5 | 24–45 | L | O61 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 28–45 | L | O67.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5 | 30–27 | L | U57.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 24–26 | L | U58.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 17–24 | L | U65.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 29–52 | L | O64.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-2 | 21–26 | L | U66.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 35–56 | L | O68.5 |
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Utah State ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Green signals have beaten the market in our backtest; yellow ones only describe the data.
Total moved up 3
58.5 → 61.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Utah State at altitude (+1.4 km)
Hawai'i climb about 4,626 ft to play here; visitors have covered less often than the line expects at altitude. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-41 (61%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 146 earlier overs in games with totals 57.5–65.5, 29% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 5-4 56% | 3-6 33% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-6 33% | 7-2 78% |
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
HAW−11.7 →−7.6▲ 4.1#100
USU−6.9 →−13.7▼ 6.8#120
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#94
Offense
USU better ▶#65
#55
Defense
◀ HAW better#134
−0.6 #111
Turnovers
Even−0.7 #115
67 plays #71
Pace
USU faster ▶73 plays #12
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| HAW off | USU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.0 #111 | 42.3 #135 | HAW |
| Yards / play | 5.23 #111 | 6.82 #132 | HAW |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #95 | +0.32 #135 | HAW |
| Success rate | 44% #57 | 50% #132 | HAW |
| USU off | HAW def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.8 #71 | 22.7 #54 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.20 #42 | 5.43 #61 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.13 #74 | +0.11 #72 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #74 | 38% #34 | HAW |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
HAW scoring against the USU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #41 | 3.3 #133 | 10.3 #117 | 5.8 #75 | 5.9 #97 | 11.7 #93 | |
5.7 #80 | 17.8 #134 | 23.4 #133 | 7.9 #113 | 11.0 #131 | 18.9 #131 |
USU scoring against the HAW defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.8 #75 | 7.2 #92 | 13.0 #83 | 6.6 #54 | 8.2 #36 | 14.8 #45 | |
4.6 #54 | 6.1 #42 | 10.7 #42 | 5.8 #72 | 6.2 #64 | 12.0 #64 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
36° · 1 mph
gusts 5 mph · at kickoff
Rest
HAW7d
USU7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 140 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
HAW +4,626 ft
thin air for the visitors
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