Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Stanford · Conference game
Closing spread
LOU -20.5
✓ STAN W
Total
57.5
▲ Over · 73 pts
Model before kickoff
LOU 37–17 STAN
✗ LOU (93%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLOU -20.5
CloseLOU -20.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLOU -20.5
no move
CloseLOU -20.5
No change since the open
Total
Open58.5
▼ 1
Close57.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LOU -20.5 · unchangedmodel LOU -20
model LOU -20
Opened 58.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
model 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLOU -20.5
CloseLOU -20.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
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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
LOU as a 20.5-point road favorite at STAN, the favorite won 9, covered 3, and 2 went over the total.
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This game: STAN won 38–35 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 73 points went over 57.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 91%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
2 of 922%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 14.7 against an average line of 20.8; 54.5 points a game (usually 55.8). When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-20 | 34–17 | L | U57.25 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form |
-24 | 38–29 | L | O54.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-21.5 | 34–17 | L | U52.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & total |
-16 | 34–16 | W | U60.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation |
-23.5 | 31–24 | L | U60.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation |
-20.5 | 17–40 | L | O52 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation |
-17 | 42–7 | W | U52 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form |
-21 | 35–26 | L | P61 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation |
-20.5 | 47–10 | W | U67 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation |
-23.5 | 34–13 | L | U54 |
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
Mixed signals 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.
Louisville away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Stanford 2-6 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 289 earlier overs in games with totals 53.5–61.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% | |
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 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 →+13.6▲ 4.0#16
STAN−5.0 →−8.5▼ 3.5#104
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#16
Offense
◀ LOU better#120
#67
Defense
◀ LOU better#122
−0.2 #87
Turnovers
◀ LOU better−0.6 #105
65 plays #86
Pace
Even66 plays #78
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LOU off | STAN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.2 #18 | 34.6 #123 | LOU |
| Yards / play | 6.89 #8 | 6.51 #123 | LOU |
| PPA / play | +0.26 #14 | +0.25 #124 | LOU |
| Success rate | 47% #24 | 46% #117 | LOU |
| STAN off | LOU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.4 #120 | 24.2 #68 | LOU |
| Yards / play | 4.78 #130 | 5.29 #51 | LOU |
| PPA / play | −0.06 #130 | +0.14 #84 | LOU |
| Success rate | 41% #100 | 41% #64 | LOU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
LOU scoring against the STAN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #55 | 11.1 #20 | 17.6 #32 | 10.2 #9 | 8.4 #31 | 18.7 #8 | |
8.9 #127 | 9.4 #103 | 18.3 #120 | 8.4 #119 | 7.8 #95 | 16.2 #118 |
STAN scoring against the LOU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.9 #108 | 6.8 #103 | 10.7 #113 | 4.6 #100 | 5.2 #116 | 9.8 #116 | |
8.1 #119 | 6.8 #51 | 14.9 #95 | 3.7 #21 | 5.7 #52 | 9.3 #22 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
57° · 6 mph
gusts 15 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LOU14d bye
STAN14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
LOU 1,975 mi
3 time zones
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