Sat, Nov 4, 2023, 6:00 PM EDTWeek 10 · at App State · Conference game
Closing spread
APP -3
✓ APP W
Total
58.5
▼ Under · 40 pts
Model before kickoff
MRSH 27–30 APP
✓ APP (59%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAPP -3
Total58.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseAPP -3
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close58.5
Line context
Home favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 54%, covered 43% (69 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseAPP -3
Total58.5
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The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
APP as a 3-point home favorite against MRSH, the favorite won 4, covered 3, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: APP won 31–9; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 40 points stayed under 58.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 0.2 against an average line of 3.4; 55 points a game (usually 54). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-4 | 29–30 | L | O58.75 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 31–20 | W | U59.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar total & rest |
-1.5 | 32–33 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar total & rest |
-5.5 | 33–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 17–26 | L | U55.25 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 14–56 | L | O61 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 23–26 | L | U55.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 7 · very close · similar total & spread |
-4.5 | 24–27 | L | U59 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 48–27 | W | O57.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 23–3 | W | U61.75 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 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 6 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.
Marshall ATS struggles (2-6)
Marshall have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Marshall away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Marshall 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
App State ATS struggles (2-5-1)
App State have covered only 29% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
App State home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
App State 1-5 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 22 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 45% of games with totals 54.5–62.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-4 50% | 2-6 25% | 3-4 43% | |
| 4-4 50% | 2-5-1 29% | 5-3 63% |
Recent meetings
The series
MRSH 5–7 APP
APP leads · 12 games since 1977 · APP has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MRSH−2.3 →−4.8▼ 2.5#93
APP−1.3 →−4.5▼ 3.2#91
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW9
Longer bar = better
#106
Offense
APP better ▶#37
#59
Defense
◀ MRSH better#112
−0.8 #123
Turnovers
APP better ▶−0.3 #92
72 plays #25
Pace
Even73 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MRSH off | APP def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.6 #89 | 30.9 #108 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.19 #98 | 6.27 #122 | MRSH |
| PPA / play | −0.04 #127 | +0.18 #106 | APP |
| Success rate | 39% #108 | 45% #113 | Even |
| APP off | MRSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.4 #25 | 28.1 #92 | APP |
| Yards / play | 6.31 #38 | 5.74 #84 | APP |
| PPA / play | +0.20 #41 | +0.03 #36 | Even |
| Success rate | 45% #42 | 37% #24 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
MRSH scoring against the APP defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 #119 | 8.4 #64 | 11.4 #104 | 7.6 #39 | 5.6 #96 | 13.3 #67 | |
5.3 #71 | 11.5 #128 | 16.8 #114 | 7.5 #109 | 5.0 #35 | 12.5 #75 |
APP scoring against the MRSH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.4 #61 | 8.4 #64 | 14.8 #63 | 9.9 #10 | 8.9 #24 | 18.8 #11 | |
5.6 #81 | 9.6 #105 | 15.3 #102 | 6.0 #72 | 6.9 #82 | 12.9 #79 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
52° · 2 mph
gusts 7 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MRSH7d
APP7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 145 plays
slowavg 134fast
Altitude
MRSH +2,723 ft
moderate climb
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