Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Florida · Conference game
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6-3 · Power #12
16
final
Final
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4-5 · Power #21
27
▲ winner
Closing spread
LSU -2.5
✓ FLA W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
LSU 30–27 FLA
✗ LSU (59%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLSU -4
CloseLSU -2.5
Total55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1.5 pts toward Florida
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened LSU -4 · closed LSU -2.5 · moved 1.5 toward FLAmodel LSU -5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 57.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 54%, covered 45% (134 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 46% (39 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenLSU -4
CloseLSU -2.5
Total55.5
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 LSU as a 2.5-point road favorite at FLA, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: FLA won 27–16 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 4.8 against an average line of 3.3; 59.2 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.520–39 L O55.5
Very close
ARK @ MIZ
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation
-327–29 L O55.5
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.545–18 W O56
Very close
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-3.528–26 L U60
Very close
MIA @ FSU
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation
-2.528–31 L U61.25
Very close
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread
-3.531–38 L O53.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-314–27 L U50
Very close
FSU @ MIA
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation
-6.545–3 W U54
Very close
WASH @ WSU
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.551–33 W O60
Very close
MISS @ TA&M
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-331–28 P O55.25
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 1 trend and market move behind it
Slight Florida ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (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.

Market moved toward Florida
1.5 pts (LSU -4 → LSU -2.5), through the key number 3. · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (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
LSU+17.5 →+15.1▼ 2.4#14
FLA+8.5 →+7.6▼ 0.9#33
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

LSU
Longer bar = better
FLA
#43
Offense
◀ LSU better
#64
#80
Defense
Even
#91
−0.1 #81
Turnovers
Even
−0.2 #86
69 plays #40
Pace
◀ LSU faster
62 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LSU has the ball
Advantage: LSU offense
LSU offFLA defEdge
Points / game 30.6 #52 27.6 #89 LSU
Yards / play 6.31 #38 5.69 #77 LSU
PPA / play +0.18 #46 +0.13 #81 LSU
Success rate 46% #35 46% #116 LSU
When FLA has the ball
Even matchup
FLA offLSU defEdge
Points / game 28.1 #66 24.9 #71 Even
Yards / play 6.18 #44 5.79 #87 FLA
PPA / play +0.08 #100 +0.15 #92 Even
Success rate 45% #47 41% #68 FLA

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
LSU scoring against the FLA defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LSU scored
6.7
#50
10.3
#31
17.0
#36
5.8
#76
7.1
#65
12.9
#73
FLA allowed
4.9
#57
7.9
#74
12.8
#70
9.1
#126
5.0
#32
14.1
#102
FLA scoring against the LSU defense
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FLA scored
3.3
#120
9.9
#41
13.2
#82
6.6
#55
8.3
#34
14.9
#45
LSU allowed
5.0
#59
8.3
#84
13.3
#80
4.9
#48
6.3
#67
11.2
#56

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
FLA +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
73° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · at kickoff
Rest
LSU7d
FLA7d
Even
Tempo
Average 131 plays
slowavg 134fast
Quarterback
FLA backup QB started
Not the usual starter

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