Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 3:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Utah State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff36°F1 mphDryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
4-6 · Power #109
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Final
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2-7 · Power #106
55
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Hawai'i
Total
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
Opened 58.5 · closed 61.5 · moved 3 upmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CLT @ FIU
2021 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.545–33 W O60.75
Very close
MTSU @ LT
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.524–40 L O63.5
Very close
BUFF @ OHIO
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-2.524–45 L O61
Close
FAU @ UNT
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-328–45 L O67.5
Close
CMU @ OHIO
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-530–27 L U57.5
Close
CSU @ USU
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & rest
-324–26 L U58.5
Close
NIU @ OHIO
2022 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.517–24 L U65.5
Close
TULN @ ECU
2021 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-329–52 L O64.5
Close
LT @ CLT
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-221–26 L U66.5
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-335–56 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%)
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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
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

HAW
Longer bar = better
USU
#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
When HAW has the ball
Advantage: HAW offense
HAW offUSU defEdge
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
When USU has the ball
Even matchup
USU offHAW defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
HAW scored
7.0
#41
3.3
#133
10.3
#117
5.8
#75
5.9
#97
11.7
#93
USU allowed
5.7
#80
17.8
#134
23.4
#133
7.9
#113
11.0
#131
18.9
#131
USU scoring against the HAW defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
USU scored
5.8
#75
7.2
#92
13.0
#83
6.6
#54
8.2
#36
14.8
#45
HAW allowed
4.6
#54
6.1
#42
10.7
#42
5.8
#72
6.2
#64
12.0
#64

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
USU +2.5
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