Sat, Nov 16, 2024, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Florida · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenLSU -4
1.5 → FLA
CloseLSU -2.5
1.5 pts toward Florida
Total
Open55.5
no move
Close55.5
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
model LSU -5
Opened 55.5 · unchangedmodel 57.5
model 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
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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
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 20–39 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 27–29 | L | O55.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 45–18 | W | O56 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 28–26 | L | U60 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-2.5 | 28–31 | L | U61.25 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3.5 | 31–38 | L | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 14–27 | L | U50 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 45–3 | W | U54 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 51–33 | W | O60 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-3 | 31–28 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 30 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 51% of games with totals 51.5–59.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 3-6 33% | 4-5 44% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-5 44% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
LSU 35–34 FLA (3 tied)
LSU leads · 72 games since 1937 · LSU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 2023 | Florida 35 @ LSU 52 | LSU -16.5 | LSU W |
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
Longer bar = better
#43
Offense
◀ LSU better#64
#80
Defense
Even#91
−0.1 #81
Turnovers
Even−0.2 #86
69 plays #40
Pace
◀ LSU faster62 plays #120
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LSU off | FLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| FLA off | LSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7 #50 | 10.3 #31 | 17.0 #36 | 5.8 #76 | 7.1 #65 | 12.9 #73 | |
4.9 #57 | 7.9 #74 | 12.8 #70 | 9.1 #126 | 5.0 #32 | 14.1 #102 |
FLA scoring against the LSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #120 | 9.9 #41 | 13.2 #82 | 6.6 #55 | 8.3 #34 | 14.9 #45 | |
5.0 #59 | 8.3 #84 | 13.3 #80 | 4.9 #48 | 6.3 #67 | 11.2 #56 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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