Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Stanford · Conference game
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6-3 · Power #14
35
final
Final
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2-7 · Power #96
38
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LOU -20.5 · unchangedmodel LOU -20
Opened 58.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 downmodel 53.5
Openline modelKickoff
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.

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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
BYU @ GASO
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2034–17 L U57.25
Close
UTAH @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & season form
-2438–29 L O54.5
Close
UK @ VAN
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-21.534–17 L U52.5
Close
UCLA @ ARIZ
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar season form & total
-1634–16 W U60.75
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-23.531–24 L U60.5
Close
FLA @ SC
2021 · Week 10 · close · similar situation
-20.517–40 L O52
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar season form & situation
-1742–7 W U52
Close
LIB @ UNT
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & season form
-2135–26 L P61
Close
MIA @ DUKE
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-20.547–10 W U67
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation
-23.534–13 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%)
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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 →+13.6▲ 4.0#16
STAN−5.0 →−8.5▼ 3.5#104
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

LOU
Longer bar = better
STAN
#16
Offense
◀ LOU better
#120
#67
Defense
◀ LOU better
#122
−0.2 #87
Turnovers
◀ LOU better
−0.6 #105
65 plays #86
Pace
Even
66 plays #78
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LOU has the ball
Advantage: LOU offense
LOU offSTAN defEdge
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
When STAN has the ball
Advantage: LOU defense
STAN offLOU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LOU scored
6.4
#55
11.1
#20
17.6
#32
10.2
#9
8.4
#31
18.7
#8
STAN allowed
8.9
#127
9.4
#103
18.3
#120
8.4
#119
7.8
#95
16.2
#118
STAN scoring against the LOU defense
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STAN scored
3.9
#108
6.8
#103
10.7
#113
4.6
#100
5.2
#116
9.8
#116
LOU allowed
8.1
#119
6.8
#51
14.9
#95
3.7
#21
5.7
#52
9.3
#22

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
STAN +2.5
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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