Sat, Nov 2, 2024, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 10 · at Clemson · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenCLEM -11.5
no move
CloseCLEM -11.5
No change since the open
Total
Open61.5
▲ 1
Close62.5
Up 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened CLEM -11.5 · unchangedmodel CLEM -6
model CLEM -6
Opened 61.5 · closed 62.5 · moved 1 upmodel 57.5
model 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
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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 ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-10.5 | 42–30 | W | O67.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form |
-10 | 45–38 | L | O58 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar spread & situation |
-10 | 29–27 | L | P56 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & situation |
-12.5 | 52–31 | W | O64.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-7.5 | 10–17 | L | U65.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & spread |
-13 | 48–38 | L | O67.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & total |
-11.5 | 41–31 | L | O65.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar total & spread |
-12.5 | 41–20 | W | U63 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & season form |
-9.75 | 48–14 | W | U65.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & total |
-9.5 | 40–7 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 30 in the 4th quarter and got 21. 45% of games with totals 58.5–66.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% | 7-3 70% | |
| 9-1 90% | 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| LOU off | CLEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CLEM off | LOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.9 #51 | 10.8 #26 | 17.6 #34 | 10.4 #9 | 8.6 #26 | 19.0 #9 | |
1.4 #3 | 7.7 #74 | 9.1 #25 | 4.0 #30 | 9.9 #125 | 13.9 #95 |
CLEM scoring against the LOU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13.3 #1 | 13.3 #4 | 26.6 #1 | 10.3 #11 | 5.1 #113 | 15.4 #41 | |
8.3 #120 | 7.6 #73 | 15.9 #105 | 4.1 #35 | 4.6 #25 | 8.8 #18 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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