Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 3:30 PM EDTWeek 5 · at App State
4-0 · Power #95
28
projected
@
2-2 · Power #99
31
projected
LIB 43%
57% APP
Spread
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Total
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model 59
Model line
APP -2.5
APP 57% to win

Market

Open → current
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
App State 57%
Projected LIB 28 – APP 31 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
APP -2.5
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
No market line yet
Total
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Model 59
How the model gets there (points from APP’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadAPP rating edge−1.3+Home field+2.5+Travel+1.4=Model marginAPP by 2.6
TotalScoring ratings59.0=Model total59.0

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
App State have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.

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
LIB+3.4 →+1.5▼ 1.9#63
APP−0.7 →−7.3▼ 6.6#97
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

LIB
Longer bar = better
APP
#39
Offense
◀ LIB better
#92
#41
Defense
◀ LIB better
#131
+0.3 #68
Turnovers
◀ LIB better
−1.0 #116
70 plays #35
Pace
Even
72 plays #23
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LIB has the ball
Advantage: LIB offense
LIB offAPP defEdge
Points / game 33.5 #44 35.8 #123 LIB
Yards / play 6.58 #34 7.03 #131 LIB
PPA / play +0.24 #39 +0.39 #136 LIB
Success rate 47% #40 52% #132 LIB
When APP has the ball
Advantage: LIB defense
APP offLIB defEdge
Points / game 23.3 #106 20.5 #53 LIB
Yards / play 6.07 #69 4.93 #48 LIB
PPA / play +0.11 #90 −0.09 #16 LIB
Success rate 40% #104 37% #45 LIB

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
LIB scoring against the APP defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LIB scored
4.3
#95
7.5
#86
11.8
#97
7.8
#50
14.0
#3
21.8
#9
APP allowed
16.3
#133
10.5
#112
26.8
#133
6.5
#83
2.5
#18
9.0
#44
APP scoring against the LIB defense
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APP scored
2.5
#121
10.3
#50
12.8
#91
5.3
#90
5.3
#95
10.5
#100
LIB allowed
7.5
#106
4.3
#27
11.8
#71
5.3
#63
3.5
#38
8.8
#43

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
APP +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
No forecast
Venue not known yet
Rest
LIB7d
APP9d
APP +2 days
Tempo
Fast 142 plays
slowavg 132fast
Altitude
LIB +2,362 ft
Model adds 1.4 pts for travel

News & sentiment

ESPN and Google News headlines
Recent ESPN and Google News headlines for both teams, injury and suspension mentions, and a keyword-based read on the tone of coverage.