Thu, Aug 31, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTWeek 1 · at UCF
Closing spread
UCF -33.5
✓ UCF W
Total
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Model before kickoff
KENT 13–41 UCF
✓ UCF (97%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUCF -33.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseUCF -33.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close—
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseUCF -33.5
Total—
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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
Kent State have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
UCF +2.5home-field points in the model
Weather
81° · 1 mph
gusts 7 mph · 0.024 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
KENT1st game
UCF1st game
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