Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Clemson · Conference game
Weather at kickoff66°F8 mphgusts 13DryWeather watch ›
5-3 · Power #14
33
▲ winner
Final
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6-1 · Power #17
21
final
Closing spread
CLEM -11.5
✓ LOU W
Total
62.5
▼ Under · 54 pts
Model before kickoff
LOU 24–34 CLEM
✗ CLEM (77%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -11.5
CloseCLEM -11.5
Total61.5 → 62.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLEM -11.5 · unchangedmodel CLEM -6
Opened 61.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 1 upmodel 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 35% (63 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenCLEM -11.5
CloseCLEM -11.5
Total61.5 → 62.5
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 CLEM as an 11.5-point home favorite against LOU, the favorite won 9, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: LOU won 33–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 54 points stayed under 62.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 52%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14.3 against an average line of 10.7; 64.9 points a game (usually 55.3). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-10.542–30 W O67.75
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FSU vs FLA
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form
-1045–38 L O58
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2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation
-1029–27 L P56
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OU vs TCU
2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation
-12.552–31 W O64.5
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TEX vs TCU
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-7.510–17 L U65.75
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PITT vs UVA
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread
-1348–38 L O67.5
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OKST vs TTU
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & total
-11.541–31 L O65.5
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2023 · Week 5 · close · similar total & spread
-12.541–20 W U63
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CIN vs SMU
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form
-9.7548–14 W U65.5
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2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total
-9.540–7 W U59
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 Clemson ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Louisville away ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Clemson 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
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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
LOU+9.6 →+12.8▲ 3.2#17
CLEM+12.9 →+15.9▲ 3.0#13
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9

LOU
Longer bar = better
CLEM
#17
Offense
Even
#7
#68
Defense
Even
#57
−0.3 #88
Turnovers
CLEM better ▶
+1.3 #8
66 plays #78
Pace
CLEM faster ▶
70 plays #35
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LOU has the ball
Advantage: LOU offense
LOU offCLEM defEdge
Points / game 36.6 #21 23.0 #60 LOU
Yards / play 6.97 #12 5.38 #58 LOU
PPA / play +0.27 #17 +0.09 #64 LOU
Success rate 48% #17 39% #44 LOU
When CLEM has the ball
Advantage: CLEM offense
CLEM offLOU defEdge
Points / game 42.0 #4 24.6 #72 CLEM
Yards / play 7.05 #10 5.45 #65 CLEM
PPA / play +0.43 #4 +0.13 #87 CLEM
Success rate 50% #9 39% #46 CLEM

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
LOU scoring against the CLEM defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LOU scored
6.9
#51
10.8
#26
17.6
#34
10.4
#9
8.6
#26
19.0
#9
CLEM allowed
1.4
#3
7.7
#74
9.1
#25
4.0
#30
9.9
#125
13.9
#95
CLEM scoring against the LOU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CLEM scored
13.3
#1
13.3
#4
26.6
#1
10.3
#11
5.1
#113
15.4
#41
LOU allowed
8.3
#120
7.6
#73
15.9
#105
4.1
#35
4.6
#25
8.8
#18

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
CLEM +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
66° · 8 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LOU8d
CLEM14d bye
CLEM +6 days
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 133fast

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